Science+Academy+2009-2010

Welcome Back! Another exciting year for our investigations of teaching and learning science in our classrooms!

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 * Day 1 Science **** Academy **

I) What does Inquiry mean to you? II) What is Inquiry and Why Do It?  III) An Inquiry Experience Generating Investigable Questions with Ice Balloons!
 * Video Avaibilale at: []
 * Consider an Inquiry Classroom: What is the teacher doing? What is the student doing?

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 * For Day 2:**
 * Journal --> What happens in your science classroom? What do your students do? Where is inquiry taking place?
 * //What Children Gain by Learning through Inquiry,// Hubert Dyasi
 * // An Introduction to Inquiry //
 * Readings and Resources:** //

Ice Balloons:

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 * Day 2 Science Academy**

I) Marshmallow Engineering II) Revisit // Creating a Learning Community //


 * Video Avaibilale at: []
 * What would you expect to see in a classroom where students are part of a "Community of Learning?"

III) CCIU Science Bank: [] IV) PDE Standards Aligned System: []

**Resources and Readings: ** Workshop Facilitation Guide: Day 3 Science **** Academy ** I) Updates - Keystones, PSSAs and Opportunities polleverywhere.com II) Debrief of Reading - Setting the Stage - Selecting strategies that work! III) Inquiry lesson and observation: Liquids and Mixtures and Observation Protocol  IV) Favorite Things and Networking
 * For Day 3: **
 * //Setting the Stage for Inquiry,// Doris Ash
 * Bring your favorite thing!
 * Wednesday, February 25, 2010, 9 am to 2:30 pm **
 * Video Avaibilale at: []
 * How do you motivate students when starting a new topic? How do you engage students? How do you assess their understanding?


 * USA Today Snapshots: []
 * [[file:Analyzing a SNAPSHOT.doc]]
 * Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS): []

For Day 4: **

The Process Begins: Launching the Inquiry Exploration
 * How do you motivate students when starting a new topic? How do you engage students? How do you assess their understanding?
 * Launching an Inquiry! (KWL or other!)
 * // Recognizing Inquiry: Comparing Three Hands on Techniques, // Barry Kluger-Bell
 * // Questioning Strategies, // Exploratorium


 * Readings and Resources:**



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