Teacher Tools

Professional development

• Essay Thinking about Science Education - Clyde Freeman Herreid
• Process of profesional development for science educators.
  • What is science
  • What is science literacy
• Teaching for Conceptual Change - Kappan article
• Standards, benchmarks, frameworks - science plus
• Private Universe - 4 video series on construction of science ideas, video access & study sheets
• My relationship to science - Personal science exploration story
• Real life example of science and technology - MacCready article
• Frequently asked science interview questions FAC's
• General Educator Professionalism

Children's development of scientific ideas and reasoning

• Constructivist learning theory references | model | Variables for intellectual develpment model - Piaget |
• General characteristics of| childrens' thinking and development
• Children's development of scientific ideas and discrepent activities to assess them
• Science misconception - sources
• Fish is Fish - picture book and how people learn
• Physical Skills Necessary for Exploration
• Words to describe observations through all senses
• Science for All Children - ebook on line at the National Academies Press
• Visualization
  
• Development & recognition of science talent

Inquiry Science

When teachers talk about inquiry they are usually refering to one of three kinds of inquiry. Review the three kinds in the overview.

• Overview of inquiry and its relationship to science ß
• Inquiry - Scientific Inquiry, Investigation, or Experimenting: Misconceptions and Unpacked for Ethnographic and Experimental Concepts and suggestions
• Inquiry lessons grid - describes range of teacher - student centered
• Sample inquiry lessons that range from teacher - student centered

Nature of science

• Questions about the nature of science (NOS).
• Discussion of questions.

Health resources

• Health concepts
• List of teacher resources

Facilitating science resources

Inductive teaching model -

• Learning cycle - Relative to a constructivist learning theory
• Learning cycle - As an Instructional Theory
• Learning cycle - Video of traditonal electrical circuit Learning Cycle lesson
• Learning cycles - Five different with instructional and learning theory notes
• Learning cycle - who does what? students or teacher?
• Learning cycle lesson summaries to review and make suggestions to improve as hands on and constructivists
• Common Knowledge Construction Model electronic presentation
• Support for | facts concepts and generalizations | Generalizations | Disequlibration | standards concepts outcomes |

• Cooperative learning resources

• Direct instruction procedure

• Article comparing direct instruction and the learning cycle

• Teaching science assessment an dreflection suggestions

• Research and applications for planning Environmental education ideas, lessons, units, & curriculum elements

Planning - Discussion on how to plan see Pedagogy section Planning.

Concept mapping

• Considerations for Planning to Teach Concepts and Generalizations
• Category Explanations for Planning to Teach Big Ideas, Concepts or Generalizations
• Blank Concept Map
• Sample Concept Map for Sound
• Sample Concept Map for Classification
• Sample Concept Map for Mathematics Topic of Area
• Proof and reasoning
• Sample Concept Map for Dystopian Society
• Creation of concept map across grade levels (K-8) for magnetism, unpacking standards, connecting concepts to child's understanding and outcomes
• Sample planning map for internal combustion four cycle engine

Science big ideas unpacked - See also Science Concepts

• Concept measurement unpacked
• Concept science inquiry unpacked
• Concept matter unpacked
• Mapping the unified processes into content areas - electricity, seeds, matter and solutions blank,

Sample plans

• Early childhood planning information .
• Plastic bag piercing
• Planning template
• Learning about Acid Rain. A Teacher's Guide

Assorted planning resources

• Challenges
• Discrepant Events
• Format for an evidence based argument
• Data analysis, variables, relationships, and graphing notes (line graphs)
• Groups and self evaluation sample .
• Rubrics and scoring guides.
• Safety resources
  • Safety Agreement Form.
  • Safety in the science classroom
  • Chemical safety information at the National Institutes of Health
  • Storing chemicals safely
  • Exploring safely - A guide for elementary teachers
  • Breakerspaces safery guide
  • Alcohol safety procedures
• Science fairs - Judging suggestions, scoring guide construction suggestions, & sample investigation scoring guide / rubric.
• Science career related information - List of Science Careers -
• Interview Questions for Scientists
• Scientists - List of Scientists - Scientist MacCready photos to go with his story .
• Science theories and discoveries
• Standards documents

Year curriculums

• Parts and pieces

Activities

Use the Investigations Navigation Button (top left) to see actvities or tasks for students to participate in to facilitate their science literacy.

Assessment

Assessment and evaluation tool

• General assesment tool box
• Instructional Indicators
• Evaluation simulation - includes assessment scenario with assessment and simulated student assessments to evaluate
• Suggestions for Reflecting on instructional practice

Rubrics or assessment ideas to evaluate instruction or facilitation of student learning

• Assorted scoring guides and rubrics
• Inquiry student observation based
• Inquiry environmental observation based
• Inquiry teacher observation based

Other Instructional Information

• Professional Development: Technology - Using the computer for: photos, audio, and video --->>> directions and tutorials...

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