Science Education Spring 2007 Methods I Planning Calendar
(Many of the links are password protected for NERDS use only)

                                           

Monday
4:00 - 5:50
January 8

Tuesday
4:00 - 5:50
January 9

Thursday
4:00 - 5:50
January 11
Weekly Activities

Forming Family

First day of class
Getting acquainted

VARK

Student information form in html

Drawing Assignment

Syllabus Review

FM Computers (to set up e-mails, enter profile information, & review NERDS)

UNL Teaching Standards & Competencies

Read: Teaching without Coercion

Task Coordinatorships






 January 15, deadline for NSTA regional presentation 
January 15
January 16
January 18
  
Martin Luther King Day
(No class)

Bad Teaching Movie

Teach Different movie

Our Goals for Teaching Science


Pictures of teaching Due

Video taping of lessons



Due:  On-line Profiling filed & lesson plan for your ten minute


  
January 22
January 23
January 25
  

Video taping of lessons (If necessary)

Link to class
Goals
(to be linked)
Snacks:
Denise Wally

 

Computers and Manila Activity with Kirsten


Due:  reminder On-line Profiling filed & lesson plan for your ten minute







Blooms and Questioning


Read Red Book selection, Ask, Think and Listen & Blooms Guide or PDF
(questioning Video & Sara activity))
January 29
January 30
February 1
  


Review of questioning and analysis of teaching printouts

Updates on class projects


Review of NERDS officers election for next week
 snacks
Complete Questioning developement

Knowing yourself and Others

Team Building & The role of personality Profiles (Bring both printouts)

Additional printout information

Read:
DISPOSITION PAPER

 snacks


Here is the whole "Picture a Science Teacher" article 

NERDS election discussion


 snacks
 Feb 3, Call Greg V. at Paramount for lab coats
February 5
February 6
February 8
  
NERDS election discussion

TanGrams and Learning Styles
Paradigm Shift


Read: Richard Feynman,

Constructivism article

Read Red Book selection (lost at C or PDF version) & Confessions of a Frustrated Student or PDF version


Due: Critique of video teaching


NERDS elections

 

 

 



Reform Overview

Blocks to develop patterns

Spinners to develop inquiry

Inquiry & process skills

Read: Inquiry Editorial & Review National (chapter 6) and NE State Science Standards other State Standards

Read: Oklee Lee article: Conceptions of Science Achievement in Major Reform Documents, plus Process verse Content, & Inquiry notes, & NRC Inquiry material
February 12
February 13
February 15


Please print this and keep it where you can work toward the vision.

Inquiry in the classroom

 

Constructivism as a Philosophy

More on Constructivism (This is an awesome site!!)

Fermintation in a Bag

Read: Conceptual Change among Students in Science



Watch one of the Private Universe videos.

 


Integrating History of Science

Internet History of Science Sourcebook

General History of science

History of Science Resources

Institute and Museum of History of Science , Florence Italy

Museum of the History of Science, Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street, Oxford

Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine

Famous Chemists

Due: Draft of Rationale paper

 Hill Science fair
Location: Hill Elementary school
Address: 5230 Tipperary Trail, 68512 (southwest lincoln)
Date: February 15, 2006
Time: 6:30 - 8pm (judges arrive at 6pm)
Paul Brinkman
Home:  420-1256
Work: 610-2582
Email: psbrinkman@windstream.net

Jennifer Robinson is the event coordinator!!!!!!
February 19
February 20
February 22

 





Read Red Book Creativity



Angels on a Pin



Need Ideas for EarthWellness!

Paradigm Shift Video

rope couples activity

Due:
Journal articles due: see syllabus for guidelines


Practicum Logistics 

Creativity

 "Why Man Creates"

 

divers activity

Earth Wellness Planning
February 26
February 27
March 1


Demo:

Activity :


Activity :

FAT City Video

NAEP Tape

5E Learning Cycle - Lesson Planning

Japanese Learning Model

**Bring in an example of a lesson plan**
 -Snacks!:
 
  
March 5
March 6
March 8
  

Deanne Wiebe-Bishop coming to class
to present her Masters Project


- Snacks!-

 
Project Wild Training


 -Snacks! -

PROJECT WILD Part 2

 



 


complete Project Wild

 -Snacks!




 


March 12
March 13
March 15
  
Spring Vacation

Spring Vacation

Spring Vacation

 
March 19
March 20
March 22
  March 20-24


 


-Snacks!


Activity:

Time to work in groups to plan presentations for Jurisprudential lesson: What to Teach during the Evolution Unit?


 -
Snacks!

Evolution Board Hearing

Draft Letter to Nebraska Supt.

 

- Snacks!


Demo:




 
March  26
March 27
March 29
  


 -Snacks!


Demo:

Activity:

ESL Learners in Science & Equity Issues

Re-Read: Oklee Lee article: Conceptions of Science Achievement in Major Reform Documents

Gender:First paper

Gender:Second paper

*ESL Preparation*




 

March 31, Sat.

March 31
elementary students can bring their science fair projects to the Museum to display
We have an opportunity to do at least two things.
1. position ourselves by key displays and explain the content behind the display
2. present a short prepared set of science demonstrations on the Museum Stage.

Michelle is coordinating
More later





April 2
April 3
April 5
  

 

Demo:

 

snacks

 Demos

 Thursday's class has been moved to Weds. and Tristan will explain this option.
April 9
 April 10th
 April 12






April 16
 April 17
 April 19

 




 

 Project Wet
 Project Wet
April 23
 April 24
 April 26
 

Presentations by Student Teachers
 

 
Presentations by Student Teachers

 snacks

 

Presentations by Student Teachers
May 1
 May 2
 May 3
 May 5
1 hr meetings
8:00-
9:00 -
10:00-

1:00 -
2:00
3:00
4:00
 1 hr meetings
8:00
9:00-
10:00

1:00
2:00-
3:00-
4:00-

1 hr meetings
8:00
9:00
10:00

1:00
2:00
3:00
 4:00        

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