Teacher Tools to Facilitating Science Learning

Pedagogy

Professional Development - link

Science Knowledge

What is science mini lecture .
Standards - Science, Mathematics, Technology, and Habits of the Mind
Theories

Development of learning

Piaget learning theory outlined in a web
Characteristics of elementary students' thinking
Early childhood information .
Learning theory related to the Learning Cycle instructional model

Sources other than observation that students use to create science understanding
Activities to identify students' Understanding Directory
Discrepant Events
Fish is Fish and learning
Environmental education and human development- Ideas to know for planning Environmental Education - lessons, units, or curriculum elements
Physical Skills Necessary for Exploration - Words to describe observations through all senses
Visualization
Recognizing student talent in science

Inquiry information

Overview of inquiry and its relationship to science
Inquiry Lessons - student centered to teacher centered Grid and Sample Lessons .

Instructional Models

Inductive teaching - Learning Cycle mini lecture , and Common Knowledge Construction Model electronic presentation
Cooperative Learning Directory
Direct Instruction Directory , and mini lecture on comparison of direct instruction and the learning cycle

Planning

Planning activity sequences
Planning frameworks
Learning cycle - who does what? students or teacher?
Objectives - samples from bad to good .
Worksheet to help teachers plan for student's construction of concepts and generalizations .
Curriculum outline directory
Standards documents
Unpacking the standard - science inquiry - matter
Safety Agreement Form .
Science Fair - Judging 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 .
Graphing Notes Line graphs .
Rubrics .
Challenges .
Discrepant Events

Instructional Assessment Instruments

Instructional Indicators 2001
Assessment and evaluation simulation

Other instructional information

Directions - mini lecture on giving directions
Hands on instruction - good and bad samples
Instructional modes of communication - Bruner video display
Questioning - mini lecture
Discussion on how to plan in the Pedagogy Notebook .
Bloom's Taxonomies
Webs
Kinds of Questions Kids Ask .

Professional Development

Frequently asked questions related to teaching science
Frequently asked science interview questions FAC's .
General Educator Professionalism .
Outlines and webs to unpack the knowledge base for professional science educators .
Rubrics for professional science educator evaluation .

Glossaries and Vocabulary

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