Methods One Tentative Summer Schedule of Events
(Reading assignments will be discussed ON THE DAY of the assignment.)
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July 10 Forming Family Getting acquainted |
July 11 Syllabus Review Computer Lab time (to set up e-mails and review NERDS) |
July 12 Our Goals for Teaching Science Student generated Outcomes & Guy Doud tape Read: Teachers Poem |
July 13 Video taping of lessons (Must bring VCR tape and lesson plan) |
July 14 Blooms and Questioning Read Red Book selection, Ask, Think and Listen & Blooms Guide or PDF Due: Nature of Science survey, Picture of science teacher |
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July 17 Reform Overview Blocks to develop patterns Spinners to develop inquiry Inquiry & process skills Read: Inquiry Editorial & Review National (chapter 6) and NE State Science Standards other State Standards Read: Oklee Lee article: Conceptions of Science Achievement in Major Reform Documents, Process verse Content, Inquiry notes, & NRC Inquiry material
Due: Critique of video teaching |
July 18 Paradigms in Education
Review Competency and Skill list Skill Assignments for Fall Semester
Read: Red Book selection (Saber Tooth Curr) & Plato's Allegory of the Cave |
July 19 Knowing yourself and Others Team Building & The role of personality Profiles (Bring both printouts) |
July 20 Your Portfolio UNL Teaching Standards & Competencies
You are to have read the Portfolio Book by this date
Please use National Board Portfolio Guidelines for captioning |
July 21 Report on items below Read at least three reviews from NARST Research Matters Due: Journal Article Review
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July 24 Teaching for what goal? & for whom? Read: Richard Feynman, TanGrams and Learning Styles Read Red Book selection (lost at C or PDF version) & Confessions of a Frustrated Student or PDF version |
July 25 Concept Mapping as a tool What we have learned from "Good Practice" Computer Lab Read: Concept Map Article Also review: Alternative Assessment Strategies & these links to other Concept Map pages |
July 26 Creativity "Why Man Creates" Read Red Book Creativity Due: Draft of Rationale paper |
July 27 Equity Issues Instructor: Nancy Ehlers Gender:First paper |
July 28 Project Wild/Wet
Instructors: Richard Levy and Jason Morphew
More on Constructivism (This is an awesome site!!) |
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July 31 Project Wild/Wet Day 2
Instructors: Richard Levy and Jason Morphew |
Aug 1 The Nature of Science Instructor: Cindy Larson-Miller Read: What is Science, & What is a Theory? What is a Law? Also read: Nature of Science & Teaching Evolution look at Evolution web page |
Aug 2 Visiting Instructor Jason Krska
Download and review Harry Wong Guide Notes plus McNuggets for Teaching |
Aug 3 Share draft of portfolios and idea book items
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Aug 4 Lesson Planning format from Japan Read: Beyond Fourth-Grade Science: Why Do U.S. and Japanese Students Diverge? LPS curriculum material review OPS Curriculum material review (use Japanese Format to help students decide on content for their curriculum lesson plan requirement)
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Aug 7 Misconceptions Sinkers & Floaters, Private Universe
Read: Conception Article Due: Fact Sheets for out of classroom experiences |
Aug 8 Demo Day Due: Inquiry based Science Demo & Lesson Plans Fall practicum placements
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Aug 9 STS Readings from Red Book Due: Unit Lesson Plans Due: Due: Final draft of Rationale paper Due: Draft Portfolio |
Aug 10 Each student will schedule one hour with Dr. Bonnstetter Setting up MST programs |
Aug 11 Each student will schedule one hour with Dr. Bonnstetter Setting up MST programs |
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