1. Teaching is not telling Listening is not learning

2. How do we help all learners? Oh Deer-POE: Predict-Observe-Explain Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY? Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY? PREDICTEXPLAIN PREDICTEXPLAIN OBSERVEEXPLAIN OBSERVEEXPLAIN SO WHAT?? SO WHAT??

3. Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY? Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY? OBSERVEEXPLAIN OBSERVEEXPLAIN SO WHAT?? SO WHAT??

4. Explore First-Explain Later EXPLORE-everyone has a common experience EXPLORE-everyone has a common experience Student explanations should guide the EXPLAIN portion Student explanations should guide the EXPLAIN portion How does this approach compare to your initial ideas for teaching this “big idea” How does this approach compare to your initial ideas for teaching this “big idea”

5. Explore first- Explain Later What will students learn? What will students learn? How Do they know What do they How Do they know What do they they learned it?Know? How will they learn it? How will they learn it?

6. How do I support all learners? What is your preferred learning style? What is your preferred learning style? Move to the appropriate table Move to the appropriate table What do you find helpful when you are learning? What do you not find helpful when you are learning. Record your answers on the white boards provided. What do you find helpful when you are learning? What do you not find helpful when you are learning. Record your answers on the white boards provided.

7. The Earth as An Apple Demo On the POE template provided – record what you noticed about the question the question Predict/Explain before the demo Predict/Explain before the demo Observe Observe Explain after the demo Explain after the demo SO WHAT??? SO WHAT???

8. How do we do a POE Work with a partner. Work with a partner. Walk around the room and record your suggestions on the white boards provided Walk around the room and record your suggestions on the white boards provided

9. How to Talk so Kids can Learn Turn to a different person at your table and share your thoughts about this chapter. Have you used any of their suggestions already? Would you use these suggestions in your teaching? Why? Why not?

10. 1. Read pp. 11-21 in the Grade 9-10 Science curriculum document. Please pay particular attention to the guide on p. 15 2. Which overall and specific expectations would be met using “Oh Deer” and “The Earth as an apple demo”? Instructions for the Demo are on our web site. Which expectations would be met with the activity that you found. 3. Which specific expectations would you leave out if you were running out of time? Why? 4. Read How to Talk-Chapter 2. Use the DICE approach as you are reading it.

12. How are the big ideas from the curriculum guidelines linked to the overall expectations? Use the cards and the white boards provided to demonstrate the connections between the big ideas and the overall expectations. How can you make these connections interesting for your students? Record your ideas on the whiteboards too.