1 / 11

STEM Integration Professional Development for Science Teachers

Join José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy on October 25, 2012, for a workshop led by Leanne M. Wells. Explore inquiry-based learning by conducting experiments with nails. Enhance your teaching strategies and engage students in STEM activities.

lincoln-hatcher
Download Presentation

STEM Integration Professional Development for Science Teachers

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. But I am a _______ teacher for a reason! José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy STEM Integration PD October 25, 2012 Leanne M Wells

  2. Make observations about the rubbed nails • What did the rubbing do? • Draw a before and after picture of what you think is happening inside the nail after it has been rubbed.

  3. How can we check if this model is correct? Cut a nail in half. Why? What would this do? OK. Go ahead and do it.

  4. Did it work? • Back to the drawing board. How might you adjust your model? • Finally….

  5. Nature of Inquiry • What did we do? • Observed things • Accessed prior understandings • Made inferences • Tested ideas • Communicated ideas, maybe even argued • Reconsidered ideas after critical analysis • Made some new inferences • Tested ideas again • Got some expert help at a critical moment

  6. How is this different from what you already do? • Context • Explicit nature of the ordering of inquiry. • Expectations of the nature of the end result of the inquiry. • Belief in subjectivity vs objectivity.

  7. So… in integrating STEM into your classroom… • Be explicit when you engage your students in something that is part of the inquiry skillset. AND • Use STEM contexts for activities that you already do. • Examples….

  8. Nightfall by Isaac Asimov • Full text http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/AST389/TEXTS/Nightfall.htm • Story • Ideas

  9. Contact Info: Leanne M Wells Director Secondary Education Programs & Mastery Math Florida International University Phone: 305-348-9305 Email: Leanne.Wells@fiu.edu Office: VH 168, MMC Address: CP 204, 11200 SW 8 St, Miami, FL 33199

More Related