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Strategies for Scientific Success

Strategies for Scientific Success. Todd Williamson NCMSA 2011. Topics. Interactive Notebooks Strategies/Rationale Challenges Project Based Learning Sample PBL Activity Podcasting Activity Pringles Challenge Middle School Portal. What are Interactive Notebooks?.

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Strategies for Scientific Success

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  1. Strategies for Scientific Success Todd Williamson NCMSA 2011

  2. Topics • Interactive Notebooks • Strategies/Rationale • Challenges • Project Based Learning • Sample PBL Activity • Podcasting Activity • Pringles Challenge • Middle School Portal

  3. What are Interactive Notebooks? • A method for organizing student work • Help generate creative understanding of classroom topics • Allow for student choice • Allow students to make connections • Help maintain a portfolio of yearly work • A student-created textbook personalized to learning styles

  4. The Basics • Notebook activities are completed on a two page spread • One side is teacher material, the other side is student processing • Students are given a list of processing activities to start the year • Self-selected processing

  5. In, Through, Out Example

  6. What You’ll Need • Notebook – can be a binder or a 3 to 5 subject notebook • Colored Pencils – markers bleed through • Glue – handouts are glued in so they can’t “fall out”, glue sticks or bottles • Highlighters – to encourage review of notes • Activities List

  7. Common Activities (Right Side) • Teacher/Book Notes…bullet, Cornell, concept map, etc • Title Pages • Pre-reading activities • Articles for summarization/extension

  8. Sinker Activities • These are the typical activities you would use throughout the year • Rather than being assigned a particular activity, students select from a list of 20 to 30 • Early on, assigning can help build a collection of examples

  9. Sinker/Out Activities • Comic Strips/Illustrated Timelines • Current Event summaries • Illustrations • Mnemonic Devices • Haiku • Song Lyrics • Advertisements/Magazine Covers • Hero/Wanted Posters • Sensory Figures • Concept Maps • Charts/Graphs • Lab Write-ups • Verbal, Visual, Vocabulary • Section Review Questions

  10. Challenges • Set-up – overcome with time and planning • Choice – students often don’t know how to choose “right” activity • Absent students – easiest challenge • New Students…second biggest challenge • Grading – biggest challenge

  11. Additional Notebook Resources • http://www.sharetabs.com/?ians

  12. Project Based Learning Major Topic Which are more dangerous: hurricanes or tornadoes?

  13. Sub-Questions • REQUIRED How is your group defining “dangerous”? • How is each type of storm classified? • What is the frequency of each type of storm in the US? • What type of damage is associated with each storm? • What are considered the historical “worst” storms of each type? • What conditions are necessary for each storm to form? • What areas/states in the US are threatened by each type of storm? • What precautions are necessary for preparing for each type of storm? • What differences are there in forecasting each storms approach? How much time is there between formation and impact? • What is the relative economic impact of each type of storm on the US each year? • What fallacies, myths, or legends are there about each type of severe weather?

  14. Pick or Stick • Note cards with final project activities • Group leader comes and picks a card • Group can either keep it, or put it back • If they put it back, they choose another one, and are stuck with it

  15. Activities • PowerPoint • Glogster • Skit: Old folk sitting around talking about the weather • Skit: Meteorologist presenting to a school class • Jeopardy Game Board • Children’s Book

  16. Podcasting Project When you have way more to cover…and your kids have way too many questions…

  17. Middle School Portal http://www.msteacher2.org

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