new teacher workshop chris chiaverina diane riendeau
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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
Explain• Classroom discussion– Teacher draws on students’ experiences and questions– More teacher directed– May include video, computer simulations, people demos– Structured labs
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