Mr. Dane Jaber Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Science Science ICAD: Middle School Session 4 Mr. Dane Jaber MS Instructional Supervisor Ms. Cindy Jolicoeur Curriculum Support Specialist K-8 Ms. Vanessa Baker Curriculum Support Specialist MS Welcome to the fourth Middle School Science ICAD powercast

AGENDA Welcome and Ice Breaker Reinforcing Nature of Science Standards through Gizmos Unwrapping Standards “Does it fit?” Fostering Open Inquiry through STEM Activities Centers Virtual Walkthroughs This powercast is designed to recap the events of the day, as well as explore practices for continued success from the professional development Department of Science

Session Outcomes Participants will be able to: Incorporate M-DCPS instructional resources to support science teaching and learning Identify how M-DCPS integrates Mathematics and Language Arts Florida Standards for effective science teaching and learning Support Inquiry in science In this session we revisit inquiry based activities that reinforce the nature of science and effective science teaching and learning. Department of Science

Does it fit HR Diagram How does the gizmo fit into the curriculum? Is the content and skill appropriate as in the Item Specifications? Looking at topics 9 and 10 of the Comprehensive Science III pacing guides, we investigated various physical properties of stars using the HR diagram Gizmo from Explorelearning.com. This Gizmo allows the student to discover relationships between characteristics of stars such as luminosity and color, as shown. Other variables that can be examined are temperature and size. Altogether, luminosity, color, temperature and size make up four of the 5 properties of starts that students are required to master based on the related standard seen here. The remaining property, apparent brightness, is easily addressed with a STEM activity that was conducted later in the day as well as an essential lab. Department of Science

Gravity Pitch Embedding Nature of Science How can we reiterate the skills necessary to investigate science into everyday activities and conclusion writing?   Understanding that students have consistently underperformed on the Nature of Science reporting category, what can be done? Since the nature of science is a skill based component of the curriculum, it can and should be applied throughout the curriculum. Mario Junco from explorelearning, presented how to do so using the Gravity Pitch gizmo. Teachers examined content using the technology to ask questions, predict outcomes, test their predictions and develop a conclusion using Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER). Department of Science

Fostering Frequent Open Inquiry in the Science Classroom Engage In order to foster open inquiry in the science classroom, teachers were engaged in a discourse using the four corners strategy to address a formative assessment about stars. Department of Science

Project-Based STEM Activity “Star Brightness” Problem In an effort to better engage students with the concept of stellar properties, a private space agency is funding a project to develop educational technology able to allow students to manipulate a model star. You have decided to apply for the project and well need to demonstrate your invention. Expected Task Develop and demonstrate an adjustable model that can simulate various components of a star to adjust the star’s magnitude. Participants explored a project-based STEM activity called Star Brightness, where they had to create a model that would simulate various components of a star to adjust the star’s brightness. As part of the Essential Lab documents these STEM activities are designed to apply knowledge that was previously developed through exploration. In this professional development session, the content from the H-R Diagram Gizmo is applied to develop various models of stars to distinguish their physical properties. Department of Science

Project-Based STEM Activity “Star Brightness” Teachers used lamps, flashlight and even cell phone apps to power their models. Presenting their models to other groups helped the groups gather feedback to plan for future improvements of their models. Department of Science

Centers H.O.T.S. - EQ Development Open Inquiry-STEM Activity Use of Data- Progress Monitoring Creating Performance Based Tasks Designing Opportunities for Sense Making To focus on the needs of individual teachers, a needs assessment was developed in two parts. First, feedback from exit tickets from the previous ICAD was used to identify five topics. Then teachers were able to select two topics that they felt would best fit their individual needs. Department of Science

Centers EQ Development Open Inquiry Progress Monitoring Performance Based Tasks Sense Making Centers included the exploration and development of essential questions, open inquiry activity, progress monitoring tools, performance based tasks and opportunities for sense making. These five centers were NOT stations where each participant worked on each task. To maximize our day’s instructional time and impact on the participants, each participant only worked on the topics of his/her greatest need. Department of Science

Virtual Walkthrough We ended our day with a virtual walkthrough of practices and products in science classrooms. Participants evaluated the images for effective science teaching and learning with a focus on how the nature of science is being embedded into appropriate content. Department of Science

February 16th STEM Conference Finally, on the February 16, 2016 non-opt day, the Dade County Science Teachers Association and Miami Dade County Public Schools will host a STEM Conference at Miami Senior High School. Sessions will be available on My Learning Plan soon. Department of Science

Science Department Dr. Ava D. Rosales Executive Director Elementary Middle School High School Dr. Millard Lightburn Supervisor Mr. Dane Jaber Mr. Sebastian Oddone Ms. Mary Tweedy Curriculum Support Specialist Ms. Cindy Jolicoeur Curriculum Support Specialist Mr. Daniel Gangeri Ms. Noreyda Casanas Ms. Vanessa Baker Ms. Yusimi Osteen Ms. Mildred Farber District Administrative Assistant Phone: 305- 995-1939 Thank you for viewing this powercast. We look forward to seeing the products of this session applied with students. Department of Science