UEN/USOE 6 th Grade “Intel QX3” Microscope Training

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“We educators stand at a special point in time…it is because the ‘art’ of teaching is rapidly becoming the ‘science’ of teaching…” (Marzano, Pickering & Pollack, Classroom Instruction That Works) Robert Marzano

A Brief History of Educational Philosophies and Attitudes Coleman Report (1966) showed that only 10% of student achievement was directly affected by the schools. Student success seemed to be 90% dependent upon natural ability or aptitude, socioeconomic status, and a student’s home environment. These are all factors schools have no control over. This leaves schools, educators and administrators with a fairly hopeless and pessimistic view.

Traditional View of Intelligence For the past 100 years, intelligence, (based on the research of Binet and others,) has been thought of as a general characteristic. That is, an IQ of 140 is indicative of an all-around smart person. Intelligence has been taught as a general capacity which every human possesses to a greater or lesser extent which, for the most part, is set at birth by genetics. NOT TRUE!!!

Multiple Intelligences Verbal / Linguistic Logical / Mathematical Spatial / Mechanical Bodily / Kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist

How Do We Create Powerful Learning? SightHearingTouch TasteSmellBalance VestibularPainEidetic imagery TemperatureMagneticUltraviolet InfraredIonicVomeronasal Proximal ElectricalGeogravimetric Barometric In order to create the rich environment needed to stimulate powerful learning for all students, current research shows that all 19 senses need to be stimulated. YES, 19 Senses (not 5)

Lesson Planning “When teachers plan lessons, they often do not consciously consider activities or strategies they might use to help students develop productive habits of mind. They focus instead on content and on the need to cover the curriculum.” (Marzano, Pickering & McTighe, Assessing Student Outcomes, p.3)

The Role of an Effective Teacher “…more can be done to improve education by improving the effectiveness of teachers than by any other single factor. Effective teachers appear to be effective with students of all achievement levels, regardless of the level of heterogeneity in their classroom.” (William Sanders)

Aligning Assessment Tools & Achievement Targets Traditional Quizzes & Tests Worth being familiar with Important to know & do Enduring Understanding Performance Tasks & Projects Wiggins & McTighe Understanding by Design

Instructional Strategies That Affect Student Achievement (Robert Marzano) Category% Gain Identifying similarities & differences 45 Summarizing & note taking 34 Reinforcing effort & providing recognition 29 Homework & practice 28 Nonlinguistic representation 27 Cooperative learning 27 Setting objectives & providing feedback 23 Generating & testing hypotheses 23 Questions, cues & advance organizers 22

Four Levels of Science Education Textbook Science Students read the chapter answer the questions and do a worksheet. (Involves the fewest senses and intelligences,) “Hands-on” Science Teachers demonstrate or students do labs with known outcomes. (“gee-whiz science” Involves a few more senses and intelligences)Teachers demonstrate or students do labs with known outcomes. (“gee-whiz science” Involves a few more senses and intelligences) “Real-world” Practical Science Students have the opportunity to conduct real experiments with no known outcome. (Students are the scientists. Involves multiple senses and intelligences)Students have the opportunity to conduct real experiments with no known outcome. (Students are the scientists. Involves multiple senses and intelligences) “Real-world” Integrated Science Students see that science does not exist in isolation. Science is taught in conjunction with English, history, art, math, technology, music, reading, etc. (Science becomes part of the students other school work and their everyday world. Involves multiple senses and intelligences)Students see that science does not exist in isolation. Science is taught in conjunction with English, history, art, math, technology, music, reading, etc. (Science becomes part of the students other school work and their everyday world. Involves multiple senses and intelligences) Powerful Learning