C LASS #3: P LANNING TO T EACH S CIENCE P ART 1 Chapter 5: Teaching Science Chapter 9: Differentiated Instruction Chapter 10: Learning in Secondary Schools

F ROM L AST W EEK Collect Classroom Management Plan Day 1 (of course) Lesson Plan Anticipatory Activities Return/Discuss: Lab Rules UPDATE FOR PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION!!!

NSTA S TANDARD #5: G ENERAL S KILLS OF T EACHING “Teachers of science create a community of diverse learners who construct meaning from their science experiences and possess a disposition for further exploration and learning. They use, can justify, a variety of classroom arrangements, groupings, actions, strategies, and methodologies.” NSTA, 2003 Why is this important for us to do on a daily basis in our classroom?

T EACHING S CIENCE Focus for each Science Class Highly engage student learning Teach for understanding Represent student thinking (not just yours) Accommodate for diverse learning Different instructional strategies Varied teaching skills Reinforcement of successful techniques Chapter 5

W HAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE … Teach science as INQUIRY Understanding of content Make interesting & relevant Be enthusiastic Have a sense of humor Invest in helping students to learn Introduction Directions Guiding Questions Teaching Aids Management Closure Assessment Personal TraitsTeaching Skills Read the sample scenario on p and answer the following questions: -How interested is the teacher in teaching science? -How invested in helping the students be successful is the teacher? -What teaching skills were used? -How effective do you think the teacher was? Chapter 5

E FFECTIVE I NSTRUCTIONAL S TRATEGIES Lecture Discussion Demonstration Lab Work Reading in the Curriculum Group Work Simulations & Games Computers & Internet (21 st Technology) Recitation (student demonstration of knowledge) What instructional strategies did the teacher use in the sample scenario? Chapter 5 See Fig 5.1, p. 76Fig 5.1, p. 76

N OW L ET ’ S T EACH S CIENCE ! 1. Design a lesson appropriate for the audience. 1. Actively engages thinking, is interesting, and meaningful, and is challenging 2. Focuses on science concept, principle, law, or theory 2. Target time = 90 minute lesson 1. Write a complete lesson plan 2. Before LP, write a paragraph stating the purpose and intended outcome of the lesson 3. Teach the lesson as you would a normal class, but during activity session just give overview of what the students would be doing. Chapter 5 You will do this for each lesson you teach in this course. However for Lesson #1 the focus will be on your Anticipatory Activity. So … what is an Anticipatory Activity ?

U NIT P LAN Create/Finalize Unit Plan Outline (just keep in notes) Listing of topics/concepts to teach Get an idea of how many labs / activities you are going to do How many quizzes and/or performance-based assessments are you going to do? Unit Assessment (yes) – What & How In the coming weeks your homework will be to complete all lesson plans for your unit. You will present several of your LPs based on the particular focus on that class.

D IVERSE L EARNERS & D IFFERENTIATED I NSTRUCTION Brief Multicultural Discussion ( take notes on what we discuss here ) Teaching Resource Guide Fig 9.1, p. 151 – Variables in Science Class Fig 9.1, p. 151 Fig 9.2, p. 152 – How women learn Inclusion & IEPs (Table 9.1, p. 156 – Disabilities & Accommodations) Fig 9.4, p. 159 – Performance Assessment Options Podcast, Lecture, Song, Story; Concept Map, Photo Gallery, Model, Cartoon; Blog, ‘How to’ Manual, Poem, Fable Differentiated Instruction Handout & Discussion Chapter 9

L EARNING IN S ECONDARY S CHOOLS * Much of the information in Chapter 10 is a combination of topics we have and will discuss and what you have learned in your EdPysch course. To test the connections between your prior knowledge and what you are learning now, complete the following task for c.10: Read Chapter 10, p , and answer the following questions: #1, 2, 4, 5 What can you do to provide positive motivation for your students WITHOUT bribes such as extra credit, no homework slips, candy, etc… Chapter 10

F OR N EXT C LASS – #4 Chapter 10 Questions: #1, 2, 4, 5 Day 2 Lesson Plan – for your Unit Plan Write a complete Lesson Plan Base your total LP on a 90 minute class You will present this Lesson Plan to the class Your presentation will only cover minutes of the lesson FOCUS on this LP will be on your Review of LP 1 and Analysis of Prior-Knowledge Should take about minutes of LP2 Be engaging and interactive Quick to set-up, quick to execute, quick to discuss … be sure that it is an appropriate and accurate transition into the Unit and the day’s lesson

L OOKING A HEAD … Class 5 – Planning to Teach Science Part 2 Mini-Lesson – Notes Session from either Day 1 or Day 2 LP Inquiry & Project-Based Learning Class 6 – Lab Work Part 1 HW: Teacher Demonstration (you will do this!) & Model Lab Activity (this can be Lesson #2) I need to know by Thursday 14 th what supplies you may need. Class 7 – Lab Work Part 2 (Presentation #3) ON SITE VISIT TO CB SOUTH Do Teacher Demo, Model Lab Activity HW: Day 3+ Lessons Class 8 – Technology Integration HW: Finish Lesson Plans & Begin to Assessment Process Class 9 – Assessments Presentation #4 – Technology Integration Lesson Quizzes/Exams (Traditional) Performance-Based (Authentic)