1. Chicagoland Stem Cell Science Education Symposium Breakout Discussion Session…

2. Preparing a Lesson Plan using an integrated curriculum C

3. Why do you I want to do that? Lack of time? Lack of motivated colleagues? Teaching controversial science is hard enough?

4. Why not? Share the work? Find new ideas? Share the blame? Show connections?

5. Identify learning goals By discipline By teacher Is this lesson part of a larger unit?

6. Identify Objectives What do you want the students to accomplish? Research? Writing? In “Science”? In “English”? Presenting? ESL students?

7. Any prerequisites? Reading level Writing level Speaking skills Computer skills Research skills

8. Materials Books? Newspapers? Magazines? Websites? Search Engines? Databases? Others?

9. Lesson description Unique? Points of View? Shared thoughts/ideas?

10. Lesson Procedure Introduction Main Activity Closure/Conclusion Follow up activities

11. Assessment Writing a paper? Producing a newspaper article? Poster presentation? Oral presentation? Debate?