1. 5E & STEM Sharon Schreiber, BTSA Support Provider sschreiber@lbschools.net March 25, 2014

2. Perspectives for Instructional Strategies Perspective Assumptions about students as learners Views of Knowledge Approaches to teaching Transmission (Skinner ‘s Model) Students must be filled with information & concepts. Concepts are a copy of reality. External to internal Maturation (Gesell’s Model) Students must be allowed to mature & develop. Concepts emerge. Internal to external Construction (Piaget’s Model) Students must be actively involved in learning. Concepts are constructed. Interaction between internal and external. Improving Instruction, p. 168

3. The 5E Model The 5E instructional model is based on a constructivists’ approach to learning. In this model, students bring what they know to the learning environment while the teacher facilitates their discoveries. It is organized to allow students to become interested in exploring ideas and developing their own attitudes and skills. The model lends itself to a more inquiry based style whereby students are actively involved in making their experiences meaningful to real life.

5. Teaching Science as Investigations Model lesson on Bones using questioning strategies

6. Resources http://www.lbschools.net/Main_Offices/Curriculum/Prof essional_Development/BTSA/stem_resources_5E.cfm http://www.lbschools.net/Main_Offices/Curriculum/Prof essional_Development/BTSA/stem_resources_5E.cfm Achieving Scientific Literacy from Purposes to Practices, Ridger W. Bybee http://4peetzsake.blogspot.com/2010/11/5-es-stem- strategy-lesson-plan.html http://4peetzsake.blogspot.com/2010/11/5-es-stem- strategy-lesson-plan.html http://www.seenmagazine.us/articles/article- detail/articleid/566/stem-education.aspx