1. New Teacher Workshop Chris Chiaverina Diane Riendeau

2. The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

3. Engage Hooks – Create Interest – Generate Curiosity – Raise Questions – Discrepant Events

4. The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

5. Explore Explorations or Smorgasbords – Provides common base of concrete experiences – Fosters engagement, interest and curiosoity – Reduces scientific anxiety – Students work together with little or no teacher instruction. – Encourages student constructed explanations – Brings misconceptions to light

6. The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

7. Explain Classroom discussion – Teacher draws on students’ experiences and questions – More teacher directed – May include video, computer simulations, people demos – Structured labs

8. The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

9. Extend Large scale labs Practical applications Make and Takes – Fosters a deeper understanding of material – Allows students to express understanding to peers – Allows for peer review

10. The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

11. Evaluate Formal and Informal Assessments – LISTEN – Lab write-ups – Procedureless Labs – Traditional summary – assessments