LCS Science Team Sharing

This is why we teach... teachers are special people!

A proactive list of things that will help diminish teacher burnout.

"There's talk aplenty in schools these days about formative assessment. That's encouraging, because formative assessment has great potential to improve both teaching and learning. Listening to the conversations sometimes, however, reminds me that it's easier to subscribe to a word than to live out its fundamental tenets." this is the long version of the article that Mike contributed recently. Both are articles are informative...

Optics Unit: (from the Khan Academy) How do you make colored shadows? What happens when you mix red, green & blue colored light?

Bringing our lectures into the 21st century.

" In particular, scientific readers need to hone their skills for: -inferential thinking -activating prior knowledge -recognizing technical terms, academic language, and scientific vocabulary (e.g., Sutherland, 2008) -scientific exploration and reasoning"

Some interesting apps (ipad and android) for Science lessons and demos.

Asking the 'Why' question. TED Talk

The interest in inquiry-based learning seems to ebb and flow based on-well, it's not clear why it ever ebbs. In short, it is a student-centered, Constructivist approach to learning that requires critical thinking, and benefits from technology, collaboration, resourcefulness, and other modern learning skills that never seem to fall out of favor themselves.

"This post will look at what habits exist among innovative educators. While the conditions in education are not ideal for our disruptive educators, there are individuals working hard from within the system to create change. Whether you are looking to join them, better understand them, or you are one of them, this post is for you."

Explore first, then explain. Changing our teaching habits.

21st century learning and it's connection to future success.

Technology and the use of the SAMR model. A good starting place to discover more conversation on the model and how to implement in the classroom.

Great overview of UbD. Lots of Science examples (though some elementary).

Inspiring Story - Thanking a Science Teacher.

Video Lessons from MIT instructors (Math, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering) on many topics connected to real world applications.

A new take on the Scientific Theory - " So whether you're researching, observing, experimenting, or just exploring, the Cycle still works and provides a good framework for scientific skills, while also teaching students that scientists approach questions in different ways."