This page is dedicated to NU's Secondary Science Methods Class. The class meets on Thursday Nights. Students are encouraged to share their lessons and units with other students and teachers. Class Syllabus and contact information
Expectations:
Lesson planning
DO's and don'ts -- class management, structure
Fit curriculum-->time management (missing days, etc.)
Make lessons interesting -- best practices
Application process Day 2 and 3:Classroom management, creating your syllabus...
Assignment..use the website above..as a primary resource..search the internet for more information. You will need to teach your strategies to the class..explain the process, give examples of how you would use it in your class (AND) what technology could be used to enhance this strategy!
Day 4, 5 and 6: Lesson PlanningHow to write and teach a lesson...(PLE)
I. Go over unit plan coverpage..peer review..group review -- finish for next week
II. Best practices: For SKILLS and Vocabulary
Card Game -- scientific method
Puzzle -- evolution or evidence and inference
Observations (Powerpoint)
Hands-On and Kinesthetic -- mitosis
6 Steps Vocab. -- Environment --Will I Am
Delicous (create)...put in resources (wiki's) -- create annotations for 10 websites with tags. Link to ME (monicabd) and each other.
Create an on-line book marking account and find 7-10 websites that have animations, activities or interactive lessons – save the sites with a summary of each and connect to the other students and to the instructor– 10 pts. assignment
Day 9th -- Assessment Alignment:Peer review Unit Plan sketches Go over how to properly create summative and formative assessments for you unit.
Analyze State Assessment
Assignments and Rubrics --
Lab Reflection Assignment: Use the rubric and these questions to guide your reflection: Critique yourself as your cooperating teacher would do – Did you engage the learners?Did exploration take place?How did you encourage deep understanding?Was the classroom under control?Was their transitions and closure?Do you have any idiosyncrasies? What did you do well?What could you improve on?
Sweta - Introduction to Homeostasis. (The zip folder includes all the files for the unit plan and also other assignments, rubrics, and extra info that I found but didnt use in my unit plan)
Class Syllabus and contact information
E-mail me: **mdaigler@e1b.org**
Students:
http://fc2009vincenzo.wikispaces.com/
http://fc2009lori.wikispaces.com/
http://fc2009meaghan.wikispaces.com/
http://fc2009shaun.wikispaces.com/
http://fc2009goran.wikispaces.com/
Standards/Curriular Guides:
NYS Science Standards
Click on your curricular area to open pdf on content AND skills in standard area.
NYS --
Ontario Standards
**CST Prep**
**NYS Science Website**
CLASS #1
Attibutes of a good teacher:
Day 1 -- Syllabus and Getting to Know Each Other...building a classroom culture!
Sample Philosophies
Attributes:
Patience
Creative
Respect
Enthusiastic
ENERGY
Innovative
Life-Long Learner
Trustworthy
Relationship-builder
Resourceful
Com-passionate
Supportive
Expectations:
Lesson planning
DO's and don'ts -- class management, structure
Fit curriculum-->time management (missing days, etc.)
Make lessons interesting -- best practices
Application process
Day 2 and 3:Classroom management, creating your syllabus...
**Classroom Management**
Literacy Strategies: http://web.utk.edu/~access/strategies.htm
Assignment..use the website above..as a primary resource..search the internet for more information. You will need to teach your strategies to the class..explain the process, give examples of how you would use it in your class (AND) what technology could be used to enhance this strategy!
Day 4, 5 and 6: Lesson PlanningHow to write and teach a lesson...(PLE)
[[file:planned learning experience lesson.doc]]
[[file:Week 4.ppt]]
Class 7 -- Unit Planning: Understanding by Design
SIX FACETS OF UNDERSTANDING/DEEP UNDERSTANDING
Song Link
Week 8-- Best Practices
I. Go over unit plan coverpage..peer review..group review -- finish for next week
II. Best practices: For SKILLS and Vocabulary
Card Game -- scientific method
Puzzle -- evolution or evidence and inference
Observations (Powerpoint)
Hands-On and Kinesthetic -- mitosis
6 Steps Vocab. -- Environment --Will I Am
Delicous (create)...put in resources (wiki's) -- create annotations for 10 websites with tags. Link to ME (monicabd) and each other.
Day 9th -- Assessment Alignment: Peer review Unit Plan sketches
Go over how to properly create summative and formative assessments for you unit.
Analyze State Assessment
Day 10, 11 : Labs and Lab Safety
Lab Rubrics and Safety -- Week #7
Science lab safety documents...
Assignments and Rubrics --
Lab Reflection Assignment: Use the rubric and these questions to guide your reflection: Critique yourself as your cooperating teacher would do – Did you engage the learners? Did exploration take place? How did you encourage deep understanding? Was the classroom under control? Was their transitions and closure? Do you have any idiosyncrasies? What did you do well? What could you improve on?
Day 11: Assessment Alignment =
FINAL UNIT PLANS!!!!!
Sweta - Introduction to Homeostasis. (The zip folder includes all the files for the unit plan and also other assignments, rubrics, and extra info that I found but didnt use in my unit plan)