| Week | Date | Class Topics | Reading | Project-Related Due Dates | Links to Assignments | ||||||
| 1 | Jan 16 |
Introduction to the Course Implementing Inquiry: Analyzing the FOSS Approach |
Familiarize yourself with
some part of the FOSS curriculum, if you have not already done so (using a
FOSS Teachers Guide). Also see some of the FOSS-related links on the class resources page. |
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| 2 | Jan 23 |
Learning from Reflections
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Krajcik pgs 493-495 National Science Education Standards, Ch 3, Teaching Standard C (pgs 37-43) |
Assignment 1 Due | |||||||
| Jan 25 | Academic Content Standards, Benchmarks and Curricula |
Ohio's Science Academic Content Standards Hassard, Ch 4, pgs 112-115, 119-127. National Science Education Standards, Ch 6, pgs 143-148, 158-161. |
Assignment 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jan 30 |
Class Projects
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| Feb 1 | FOSS Investigation Round Robin | FOSS Teacher Guides | |||||||||
| 4 | Feb 6 |
Deconstructing and
Reconstructing a FOSS Investigation
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FOSS Teacher Guides | ||||||||
| Feb 8 | Academic Content Standards, Benchmarks and Curricula | See reading for Jan 25 | Assignment 2 Due | ||||||||
| 5 | Feb 13 |
Deconstructing and
Reconstructing a FOSS Investigation - Small Group Work Note class time today: 4:05-5:00 pm (to accommodate the Geography Dept Review) |
FOSS Teacher Guides | Project 1: Summary Statement Due | |||||||
| Feb 15 | Deconstructing and Reconstructing a FOSS Investigation - Group Presentations and Large-Group Discussion | Reconstructions of FOSS Investigations - Group Presentations | |||||||||
| 6 | Feb 20 |
Dr. Joseph Ortiz - Assessment:
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Hassard, Ch 8 Wiggins and McTighe, Chs 7-8
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| Feb 22 |
Dr. Joseph Ortiz - Bridging the Gap Between
Inquiry and Standardized Assessments Reflections on weeks 1-6 (small group discussions) |
See reading for Feb 20 | |||||||||
| 7 | Feb 27 |
Designing and Using Web-Based Science
Activities Project 1: Peer Feedback |
Hassard, Ch 12
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Reconstructions of FOSS Investigations Due | |||||||
| Mar 1 |
Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk Developing a Successful Field Trip: Engagement, Practical Considerations, and Scalability Alternative "Field" Experiences |
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| 8 | Mar 6 | Designing a Curriculum Mini-Unit |
Hassard, Ch 7 Wiggins and McTighe, Chs 9-11 |
Project 1 Due | |||||||
| Mar 8 | Designing a Curriculum Mini-Unit | See reading for Mar 6 |
Project 2: Summary
Statement Due |
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| 9 | Mar 13 | CDCU: Working Session 1 | |||||||||
| Mar 15 | Guest Lecture - Dr. Andrew Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Science Education, KSU College of Education | ||||||||||
| 10 | Mar 20 | Project 2: Peer Feedback | CDCU: Summary Statement Due | ||||||||
| Mar 22 |
CDCU: Working Session 2 Reflections on weeks 7-10 (small group discussions) |
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Spring Break: Mar 27 - 31 |
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| 11 | Apr 3 | Identifying and Learning from Student Misconceptions | IDCU: Summary Statement Due | ||||||||
| Apr 5 | CDCU: Working Session 3 | Project 2 Due | |||||||||
| 12 | Apr 10 | Fostering Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Classroom | Hassard, Ch 9 | ||||||||
| Apr 12 | CDCU: Working Session 4 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Apr 17 | CDCU: Presentations (20 minutes per group, 3 groups) | CDCU Due | ||||||||
| Apr 19 | IDCU: Peer Feedback | ||||||||||
| 14 | Apr 24 |
CDCU: Presentations (20
minutes per group, 1 group) IDCU: Peer Feedback |
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| Apr 26 |
TBA Reflections on weeks 11-14 (small group discussions) |
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| 15 | May 1 | IDCU: Presentations (15 minutes per person) | IDCU Due | ||||||||
| May 3 | IDCU: Presentations (15 minutes per person) | ||||||||||
| 16 |
Tuesday May 9 10 am |
Portfolios Due - These can be dropped off in my office (McGilvrey 235C) or in my Dept. of Geology mailbox |
