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Inquiry, Integration, & Differentiation: A UT Professional Development Institute for Appalachian Educators 2005. Dr. Michael Bentley, PI College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Dr. Susan Hamilton, Co-PI College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources.
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Inquiry, Integration, & Differentiation: A UT Professional Development Institute for Appalachian Educators 2005 Dr. Michael Bentley, PI College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Dr. Susan Hamilton, Co-PI College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
Professional Development at UT ADDRESSING… • The Tennessee science framework • Integrating grade 4-8 curriculum through environmental science • Inquiry teaching • Differentiated instruction • Using community resources & technology
Environmental science in the Tennessee standards involves concepts from life and earth science The inquiry approach is both hands-on AND minds-on Using active learning strategies and differentiation can go hand-in-hand Integrated curriculum doesn’t just mean math and science, but in all areas Use of the outdoors and community resources in teaching can be enhanced by integrating appropriate technologies some details …
The program addresses the Tennessee Curriculum Framework
Field studies at theUT Gardens, McClung Museum,and the Great Smokey Mountain National Park • Interacting with scientists • Hearing about research that supports constructivist pedagogies • Experiencing particular strategies for environmental studies
UT Gardens Established in 1983 by UT’s Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Systems (now the Department of Plant Sciences)
UT Gardens is a site for both horticultural research and environmental education
Blindfold activity, sometimes called a ‘non-sense walk’ or a ‘trust walk’
Luke Moon Garden
Moon Garden Plant Sciences GAs Susan Conlon, speaking Emily Smith, far right
McClung Museum Debbie Woodiel, Asst. Director
Model, reconstruction of prehistoric Cherokee Village, Tennessee
Lucy replica Australopithecus afarensis ~ 3.8 million years old
The 2005 IID Professional Development Institute is sponsored by The University of Tennessee with support from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission through the Improving Teacher Quality Program McClung Museum On the Web… http://web.utk.edu/~appalsci/
Scott and Cocke County’s maps Inquiry, Integration, & Differentiation: A UT Professional Development Institute for Appalachian Educators