1. I TOUCH THE FUTURE
I TEACH!

2. So….what do you want to learn?
MY FAVOURITE COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY
THINK-PAIR –SHARE
1.THINK- Read the questions on your sheet.

3. THINK-PAIR-SHARE con.
Please choose AT LEAST 3 questions that interest you.
Rank the questions from 1 to 3.
1 interests you the most
2 is the next most interesting question
3 is the next most interesting question
Continue ranking the questions if they genuinely interest you !
2. Record your responses on the sheet. When you are finished- please turn your paper over.

4. THINK PAIR SHARE con.
3. PAIR- Turn to a partner. Discuss your responses. Try to generate 3 questions that interest both of you. Be persuasive.
4. SHARE-Work with everyone at your table. Try to generate 3 questions that interest everyone. Rank those questions from 1 (most interesting) to 3.
5. SHARE with the class. See what emerges!!

5. WHAT DOES NOT INTEREST YOU?
Create a legend on the top of your page indicating which colour of pencil records the questions that do interest you.
Use a different coloured pencil to indicate which questions DO NOT interest you. Record your responses on the page and the colour of pencil in the legend at the top of your page

6. What does NOT interest you?
____What is science?
____How can I make science interesting for students?
____Where do I find the binder that tells me what to do when I go to my placement?
____How do I plan a lesson?

7. CURRICULUM GUIDELINES
One person from each table can pick up the Grades 1-8 guidelines.
One person from each table can pick up the Grade 9-10 guidelines
One person from each table can pick up the Grades guidelines.
LEAVE THESE DOCUMENTS AT HOME. WE HAVE CLASS SETS HERE!!!!

8. Homework
Read your course outline and bring your questions to our next class.
Complete the FOR NEXT CLASS sheet provided
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9. CURR303 Assignments
Workshop. You will prepare and teach one 60 minute workshop with a partner in January and February 2008.
Learning Activity: You will submit one learning activity that allows students to explore one question from your unit. Your learning activity will follow the format from the Promoting Authentic Secondary Science web site (
What is Science Project? You will complete a small project on a self-selected topic that you will share with a small group in April 2009.
Detailed instructions for all of these assignments is found at
If you would like to complete alternate assignments- please talk with me ASAP