Implementing POGIL into theImplementing POGIL into theHigh School Chemistry High School Chemistry

ClassroomClassroom

VAST 2007Jill Barker

James Wood High SchoolWinchester, VA

barkerj@frederick.k12.va.us

Nuclear Atom ActivityNuclear Atom ActivityManageractively participates; keeps the group on task; distributes work and responsibilities; resolves disputes; assures all members participate and understand

Spokespersonactively participates; presents reports and discussion to class

Recorderactively participates; keeps a record of the assignment and what the group has done

Strategy Analystactively participates; identifies strategies and methods for solving problems and questions; identifies what the group is doing well and in what areas the group needs additional help

What is POGIL?What is POGIL?

• Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning

• Developed by college professors

• Helps students understand content and process skills

• Promotes critical thinking and teamwork

• Based on research

• Teacher acts as facilitator instead of as an information source

POGIL ActivitiesPOGIL Activities

• Focuses on 1-3 concepts per activity

• Model for concepts (text, equation, diagram, table, graph, figure, etc…)

• Key Questions used to guide students to identifying, applying, and/or analyzing key concepts

• Exercises or Problems to practice concepts

• Process Skills developed throughout activity

Learning CycleLearning Cycle(Karplus, Piaget)

E I A inductive deductive

Exploration Concept Invention Application (Term Introduction)

•Data Acquisition

•What did you do?

• Is there any pattern in the data?

•What did you find?

•What does it mean?

•Apply developed concepts

•Test hypotheses

•Higher level of thinking

Karplus and Thier, A New Look at Elementary School Science, Chicago: Rand McNally (1967).Piaget, J. J. Res. Sci. Teach. 1964, 2, 176.

Implementing POGILImplementing POGIL• Groups (3-4 students) can be generated several ways:

- randomly- heterogeneous groupings based on grades 1) high, low, and middle 2) high and middle; middle and low

• Group members rotate through group roles over a period of time

• I keep groups together (unless major problem) for a unit

• I give incentives to make sure all group members understand concepts – bonus point on quizzes all students in a group earn a B average or higher

POGIL and ClassesPOGIL and Classes

• Compounds Unit – Honors/General- development - implementation- student response

• Kinetics Unit – AP- development - implementation- student response

POGIL ResourcesPOGIL Resources• www.pogil.org (free high school resources)

- one and three day introductory workshops- lab workshops- writing activity workshops- grants

- print resources

• MADCP – Mid-Atlantic Discovery Chemistry Project (origins of POGIL)- group meets annually

last meeting June 2007: Washington College (MD)

www.geocities.com/jmbalaya