Sara has not updated the personal profile information on this page. Please contact Sara and make this suggestion!
Have you updated your profile?
Become part of the NSTA professional learning community, sharing digital resources, ideas, and classroom strategies, and connect and learn about those with whom you are collaborating!
Updating your profile is easy to do and allows others to learn more about you as part of the NSTA community, just click the "My Profile" link located at top of this page and begin entering your information. This professional profile space serves as the destination where you can find your NSTA certificates, NSTA conference transcripts, online activity log, total activity points, and the NSTA badges that you have earned for your online work. We encourage you to add your photo or image and to update your "Notification Preferences" for community forums discussions.
- Public Collections
-
No Public Collections
- Forum Posts
-
No Posts
- Reviews
-
Recent Reviews by Sara
Down by the Bay
Sun, Dec 10, 2017 10:37 PM
Excellent Example of Using Local Resources
This is a great article about how using local resources can provide students with an exceptional opportunity for hands-on science experiences. The article lets the reader know that the natural resources of the community can be used to provide an engaging learning experience. An important note to make, so teachers know that they are not confined to just the spaces of the classroom. Parts of the article discuss how everyone can engage in hands-on learning. Not only are the teachers and students involved, but even the parents are encouraged to participate in the investigation. The way the teacher began to engage the students in the lesson was by revisiting prior knowledge. Prior knowledge is a great way for teachers and students to review the concepts they have previously learned. The lesson plan used made great use of the engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate model. The article demonstrated how important it is to give students the opportunity to explore and investigate through observation and even handling some of the specimens being studied. One of the most important aspects the article talks about is when the students returned to the classroom and continued their discussion and exploration of what they just experienced. The explain and extend parts of the lesson plan. Once back in the classroom, students engaged in discussion about what they observed and continued to explore specimens, this time knowing the meaning of the vocabulary and facts about the marine life. What I love about this article, is that students are investigating a familiar setting, allowing for more relevance and meaning of science concepts.
View all reviews by Sara