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Welcome get up and roar! It is science galore! fall 2012

Professional Development School Collaboration. Welcome get up and roar! It is science galore! fall 2012. Department of Elementary Education and Reading ~Coralee Smith, Ph.D. West Hertel Academy Mrs. Michelle Brown Mrs. Ann Thomas. EDU 312 Teacher Candidates.

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Welcome get up and roar! It is science galore! fall 2012

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  1. Professional Development School Collaboration Welcomeget up and roar! It is science galore!fall 2012 Department of Elementary Education and Reading ~Coralee Smith, Ph.D West Hertel Academy Mrs. Michelle Brown Mrs. Ann Thomas EDU 312 Teacher Candidates

  2. Think about science for childrenWhat do you see?

  3. You are not alone in your thinking Common responses: a fat textbook white lab coats bubbling beakers • All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but none of them provides a full picture because science has so many facets.

  4. Our question ~ in what ways could teacher candidates “do” science with kindergarten students? • Recipe: • 15 Teacher Candidates ~ Created science experiences • 75 Kindergartners ~ Participated • 4 Teachers ~ Organized groups ~ snacks • 6 Teacher Aides ~ Supervised groups • 2 Administrators ~ Organized times ~ lab coats • 1 School Science Teacher ~ Shared resources • 1 College Professor ~ Facilitated

  5. We Got Up and Roared! We Did Science Galore! An Afternoon of Hands-on, Minds-on Science for Kindergarten Students! What did we do?

  6. What did it look like? Like this ~

  7. What did the kindergartners do? HANDS- ON, MINDS- ON SCIENCE! THEY DID ROAR!

  8. Include this experience every semester! Expand to other grade levels Have this experience at Open House Future plans?

  9. You are invited to “Get Up and Roar! With our Teacher Candidates THE ART OF TEACHING IS THE ART OF ASSISTING DISCOVERY. Mark van Doren

  10. Teacher Candidates

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