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Elementary Science Leaders Dialogue # 1 September 24-28, 2012

Elementary Science Leaders Dialogue # 1 September 24-28, 2012. Division of Science Dr. Millard Lightburn, Supervisor Elementary Science Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist Sylvia Viquez, Curriculum Support Specialist. NAME TENT. Use blank sheet of paper to make name tent

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Elementary Science Leaders Dialogue # 1 September 24-28, 2012

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  1. Elementary Science Leaders Dialogue # 1September 24-28, 2012 Division of Science Dr. Millard Lightburn, Supervisor Elementary Science Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist Sylvia Viquez, Curriculum Support Specialist

  2. NAME TENT • Use blank sheet of paper to make name tent • Front: First Name • Back: School Name, Grade, and Subject(s) taught

  3. NORMS • Participate actively • Ask questions • Learn by doing • Set your own learning into action

  4. Agenda • Welcome Remarks • Introductions • Data/Assessment • The Science Classroom • What Do Scientists Do? • Supplemental and Online Resources • Grade 5 Year at a Glance (Pacing Guide) • What is Inquiry? • Essential Labs • Science Fair Information • SECME • Essentials for a Great Year • Reflections • Evaluation/Follow-up

  5. DATA

  6. Grade 5 Baseline Assessment Results (District 2012-2013)

  7. Science PreTest Results MDCPS 2012

  8. Elementary Science Pretest Performance by Reporting Category

  9. Assessment • Interim Assessments (IA) for Grade 5 (All benchmarks assessed for Baseline, Fall and Winter assessments) • Quarterly Science Benchmark Assessments (QSBA) for Grades K- 4 will assess benchmarks covered in each quarter. (Pretest/Post-test, Quarters 1, 2, 3, 4) • Weekly Briefing # 12329 specify dates for administering QSBA • First Quarter Assessments K-4: Available: October 22 Administer: Oct 29-Nov 9, 2012

  10. Students engaged in inquiry Students doing hands-on activities Students using technology Students thinking and writing critically Students’ science work displayed Most importantly: Students doing science & communicating the outcomes! What Should a Science Classroom Look Like?

  11. Good Science Instruction Plan with the goal in mind using the 5 E’s Instructional Model the Pacing Guide and Data Driven Instruction Develop High Order Questioning Strategies to increase higher order critical thinking Implement a routine of inquiry based, hands-on activities that promote the practice and understanding of science relating what is happening in the classroom to the real world Use successful teaching strategies

  12. Successful Strategies to Use The 5 E’s HOT Questions (Web’s Depth of Knowledge) Inquiry Hands-On Activities/Labs Demonstrations Virtual Labs Notebooks (IAN/JOSE) Graphic Organizers Models & Visuals Cooperative Learning Think-Pair-Share Jigsaw Centers / Stations Internet / Video Differentiated Instructional strategies

  13. What Do Scientists Do? S is for Scientists:A Discovery Alphabet

  14. Accessing Online Resources • District Science Website http://science.dadeschools.net/default.htm • edmodo http://miamidade.edmodo.com/ • CPALMS http://www.floridastandards.org/ • Pacing Guides: Learning Village through Teacher Portal • Check out the Supplementary Resources • www.earthsciweek.org

  15. Learning Village

  16. Grade 5 Year at a Glance 5th Grade Quarter 1

  17. What is Inquiry? • A step beyond the process skills in which content, process, and reasoning are synthesized as a way for students to learn. (National Science Educational Standards). • An active learning process in which students answer research questions through data analysis. • Importance of Inquiry Inquiry incorporates the scientific practices of hypothesizing, investigating, observing, explaining and evaluating.

  18. Types of Inquiry • A scaffolded inquiry (TM Scott Foresman) or continuum inquiry that consists of three levels of inquiry. 1. Directed (Structured) Inquiry 2. Guided Inquiry 3. Full (Open) Inquiry

  19. Teacher & Students Teacher directs the activity. Teacher guides students to build their conceptual understanding of scientific knowledge. Students explore science concepts through hands-on inquiry based experiences. Students learn process skills and follow step-by-step instructions. Scott Foresman pp. xxii – xxv Activity Book Each Chapter Opening Activity Flip Book Other Resources Pacing Guides – Supplementary Resources (AIMS, Discovery,C-PALMS) Gr. 5 Essential Labs – Science.dadeschools.net Quarter 1 Lab 1 #’s 1 & 2 Directed/Structured Inquiry

  20. Teacher & Students Teacher poses the question and guides the activity. Students take more ownership of the inquiry process by formulating and testing hypotheses to solve the problem, last evaluating and communicating their explanations. Scott Foresman Closes each chapter Activity Flipbook Pearsonsuccessnet.com – Take it to the Net Other Resources Pacing Guides Essential Labs AIMS Modules Quarter 1 Lab 1 #3 Guided Inquiry

  21. Teacher & Students Teacher facilitates full inquiry Students take the lead in conducting an inquiry - based investigation using the scientific method. Students establish and refine the methods, materials, and data they will collect. Students develop inquiring attitudes that prepare them for Science Fair projects and middle school curriculum. Resources Gr. 5 Essential Labs Quarter 1 Lab #4 Gr. 4 Pacing Guide Quarter 1 Topic VI District Science Web Site: Elementary Science Fair Handbook & Resources Full/Open Inquiry

  22. Essential Labs • LABORATORY # 1 SEPARATING SALT, SAND AND IRON FILINGS PG.7 • LABORATORY # 2 MARTIAN FUEL (Physical and Chemical Changes) PG.17 • LABORATORY # 3: FORCES IN ACTION PG.28 • LABORATORY # 4 WHICH BRAND OF PAPER TOWELS DO YOU THINK IS BEST? PG. 38

  23. FORCES IN ACTION

  24. SCIENCE FAIR INFORMATION • School Science Fair and Selection of best projects in December (First week) • District Science FAIR on January 26, 2013 at Miami Dade College (North Campus) • Number of Projects per School: 4 (either 4 science projects or any combination of projects and inventions for 4 entries per school). • Online registration Dec 3-12 , 2012 • Deadline: Fees and paperwork for district science fair due: Dec.14, 2012 at MDCPS.

  25. Science Fair Resources • Elementary Science Fair Handbook • A Science Fair Project Guide • Science Fair Project Template • Elementary Science Fair Site • http://www.archimedesinitiative.org/

  26. Incorporating Full Inquiry:Which Paper Towel is Best?Adapted fromScience and Children March 2011By Jann Joseph • Gr.5 Quarter 1 Topic VI • Gr. 5 Q1 Paper Towel Full Inquiry.ppt

  27. Essential Labs • LABORATORY # 1 SEPARATING SALT, SAND AND IRON FILINGS PG.7 • LABORATORY # 2 MARTIAN FUEL (Physical and Chemical Changes) PG.17 • LABORATORY # 3: FORCES IN ACTION PG.28 • LABORATORY # 4 WHICH BRAND OF PAPER TOWELS DO YOU THINK IS BEST? PG. 38

  28. SECMEDiversity in STEM Education • SECME Presentation • http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html

  29. Essential Labs • LABORATORY # 1 SEPARATING SALT, SAND AND IRON FILINGS PG.7 • LABORATORY # 2 MARTIAN FUEL (Physical and Chemical Changes) PG.17 • LABORATORY # 3: FORCES IN ACTION PG.28 • LABORATORY # 4 WHICH BRAND OF PAPER TOWELS DO YOU THINK IS BEST? PG. 38

  30. Essentials to a Great Year in Science Pacing Guide Scott Foresman Science AIMS Science Resources (hands-on) Discovery Gizmos Internet Access Common Grade Level Planning Science Notebooks 5 E’s Lesson Plan LCD digital projector Inquiry Directed Guided Full Designated School Science Leader

  31. Announcements • Dade County Science Teachers’ Association (DCSTA) Fall Meeting Thurs. Sept. 27th at 5 PM at Museum of Science • Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST) http://www.fastscience.org/ STEM U LATING Science Conference Oct. 25th–27thConference fee: $60 • Information on Severe Weather conditions (National Weather Service) http://www.srh.noaa.gov/media/mfl/articulate/school%20NHC%20portion/HurricanePresentation/player.html (Share with students Sept 24-28, 2012) • The Great Water Odyssey Online Training (8 MPP,COMING SOON) (Sponsored by FAU and South Fla Water Management District) • PD RESOURCES http://science.dadeschools.net/elem/professionalDevelopment.htmlth • Earth Science Week Oct. 14 – 20 www.earthsciweek.org • MDCPS Fall Virtual Conference Registration Form Saturday, October 20th at Lakeview Elementary

  32. 3-2-1 Reflection

  33. Follow-up is due: OCTOBER 12, 2012 Submit via Fax 305-995-1991 attention Dr. Lightburn , via email as an attachment to mlightburn@dadeschools.net or via school mail: 9628

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