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Recent Posts by Michael
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 5:07 PM in Teachers as Researchers
I am one of Carolyn Mohr's preservice teaching students that participated in the STEM webinar and she is right, it was fascinating. I have also been involved in research in my career at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. I have been both a human subject and an assistant to the scientists for various studies involving exercise science. I really feel my experience is going to go a long way to...
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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 4:57 PM in Sharing the Research & Best Practices in Science Teaching & Learning
Strategy 6: Challenge your students with different levels of questioning.
What the research says: Teachers are going to get answers based on the way their questions are asked to students. If they ask one word answer questions, they should expect to get one word answers. If they ask higher level questions that require thought and higher cognitive thinking, they can expect to get a more a mo...
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Recent Reviews by Michael
Shampoo, Soy Sauce, and the Prince's Pendant: Density for Middle-Level Students
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 4:53 PM
Apply science every day.
The authors of this article use the 5E approach to help middle school students understand density and mass. They argue that students have a tendency to be confused by the concept, and it needs to be presented in a different manner that allows the students to relate the concepts to every day life. The article is the authors’ presentation of 4 lessons that are covered in up to 7 class periods. Each lesson offers hands-on science activities and extensions that students can relate to. The experiments in the lessons can also be easily and safely repeated at home.
The authors include in their discussion the difference between density and viscosity and introduce the equation for density. By the end of the lessons, students will be able to apply their new understandings of density. The lessons offer the students an opportunity to apply science to every day life.
Guest Editorial: Action Research—Expanding the role of classroom teachers to inquirers and researchers
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 4:52 PM
Empowering Teachers
The authors of this article present the idea of empowering teachers and their students with action research. Teachers become teacher-researchers and ask questions of their curriculum and the results they are getting from their students by way of their pedagogical methods are obtained through more than just letter grades. What the students are learning, how they are learning it and involving them in their learning are elements continuously being researched. The feedback helps to ensure that the best possible approach to teaching and learning is being pursued. The greatest benefit outlined by the authors may be the fact that teacher-researchers take their discoveries and share them with their colleagues. In this way they are able to develop an academic support group for guidance and encouragement.
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