Insegnare Biologia Un’esperienza internazionale tra presente e futuro

Teaching Strategies for the

Biology Classroom

Strategie per insegnare biologia

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6.Flipped classroom

7.Inquiry method

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

• Scienziati vs. non-scienziati 2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6. Flipped classroom

7. Inquiry method

Ancestral

general

biology course

Future scientists

• Content driven

• Broad and deep

Subjects

Future scientists

• Content driven

• Broad and deep

Ancestral

general

biology course

Future scientists

• Content driven

• Broad and deep

Non-scientists

• Issues driven

• Big picture

Subjects Future scientists

• Content driven

• Broad and deep

Subjects Non-scientists

• Issues driven

• Big picture

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

• Obiettivi generali 3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6. Flipped classroom

7. Inquiry method

Curriculum

Issues/Topics/

Current events

Popular culture

Personal Core themes

3 Primary goals

1. The scientific method and critical thinking

• Il etodo scientifico e il pensiero critico

2. Evolution

• Evoluzione

3.Biology and society

• Biologia e societa

5 Core Concepts for Biological Literacy I nuclei fondanti per l'alfabetizzazione della biologia

1.Evolution

2.Structure and function

3.Information flow, exchange, and storage

4.Pathways and transformations of energy and

matter

5.Systems (interconnections and interactions)

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6.Flipped classroom

7.Inquiry method

What we teach

How we teach

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

• Imparare con temi di attualità 4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6. Flipped classroom

7. Inquiry method

Biological

Macromolecules Nutrition

Cell cycle Cancer

DNA structure Forensics

DNA function Biotechnology

Topics:

• Agriculture

• Athletic cheating

• Biofuels

• Cancer

• Climate change

• Cloning and stem cells

• Diabetes

• DNA profiling

• Evolution in action

• Genetically modified foods

• Nutrition

• Weird life

• Endangered species

• Illegal drugs

• Ebola

• Measles and vaccination

• HIV and AIDS

• Bioremediation

Topic Guides (Programmazione tematica):

• Textbook readings

• Class lectures

• Laboratory exercises

• Homework assignments

• Newspaper articles

• News videos

• Class activities

• Guest speakers

Spring 2012:

1. DNA fingerprinting

2. Nervous and Sensory

systems

3. Athletic cheating

4. Kidneys and liver

5. Viruses and AIDS

6. Human reproduction

Fall 2013:

1. Illegal drugs

2. Nutrition

3. Athletic cheating

Fall 2012:

1. Biodiversity

2. Illegal drugs

3. Nutrition

4. Cancer

Spring 2014:

1. Illegal drugs

2. Nutrition

3. Athletic cheating

4. DNA profiling

Spring 2013:

1. Illegal drugs

2. Athletic

cheating

3. Nutrition

4. Cancer

5. DNA profiling

Fall 2014:

1. Nutrition

2. Cancer

3. Ebola

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

• L'apprendimento attivo 5.Group activities

6. Flipped classroom

7. Inquiry method

Traditional delivery

method:

Un sensore indossabile di valutazione discreta a

lungo termine dell'attività elettrodermica

Traditional delivery

method:

1.Post a question (Formulare una richiesta)

• Name every part of the cell you can

• List factors that contribute to global warming

• Name a food that is high in carbohydrates

2. Collect responses (Raccogliere le risposte)

• Cumulative list on board

• Identify gaps

Focused Listing

liste mirate

1.Think Pensare

• High-level question

• 1 minute: think individually about the problem

2.Pair Lavorare a coppie

• 2 minutes: Share thinking with partner

3.Share Condividere

• Whole class discussion

Think/Pair/Share

Minute paper 1 minuto per scrivere

• At end of class:

• “What was the most important thing you

learned during this class?”

• “What was most unclear to you from today’s

lecture?”

• During class:

• High-level thought question

• Index cards

• Hand them in

• Shuffle

• Read them, discuss

Minute paper

1 minuto per scrivere

Classroom response systems

Classroom response systems

Sistemi per raccogliere risposte in automatico in classe

• Provide continuous feedback

• Opinion polling

• More during technology talk

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities (Attività di gruppo) 6. Flipped classroom

7. Inquiry method

Extra credit as a group

Credito extra per attivita di gruppo

• High-level question

• Small bonus

• Bonus only granted if >80% of class knows the

correct answer

Battery +

-

What would

happen if you

accidentally

hooked up the

power supply to a

gel backwards?

Extra credit as a group

Extra credit as a group

According to this phylogenetic

tree, the spectacled bear is most

closely related to the... (Check

all that are correct)

giant panda

sloth bear

sun bear

polar bear

brown bear

Group exams

Verifica di gruppo

• Turns an exam into a learning experience

• Short, objective exam

• Students hand in for grade

• Redistribute the same exam in groups

• Group earns bonus if group score > highest

individual score

Group exam

• Individual average = 67.4

• Range = 38-95

• Group average = 85.3

• Range = 77-93

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6.Flipped classroom (aula “capovolta”) 7. Inquiry method

Mode Lecture Homework

Traditional In school At home

The flipped classroom

L'aula capovolta

Mode Lecture Homework

Traditional In school At home

Flipped At home In school

The flipped classroom

L'aula capovolta

The flipped classroom

Part 1

• Gli studenti studiano a casa le basi disciplinari

• Students prepare at home, learning the lowest-

level material (definitions, etc.)

• Book

• Recorded lectures (5-10 minute videos)

• Online materials

The flipped classroom

Part 2

• It tempo in aula viene cosi liberato per

approfondimenti, discussioni, e apprendimento

attivo

• Classroom time is then freed up for higher-

level learning, discussions, and active learning

• Teachers guide and advise students rather

than lecture

The flipped classroom

Benefits

• Aiuta gli studenti ad assumersi la responsabilità

del proprio apprendimento

• Helps students take responsibility for their

own learning

• Allows teachers to spend class time on hardest

material and interactions

http://flippedclassroom.org/

Just-in-time teaching

• Adattare la lezione per discutere solo gli

argomenti che gli studenti hanno più bisogno di

imparare

• Adapt lecture to discuss only material that

students most need to learn

• Requires technology

Peer instruction

• Obiettivo: aiutare gli studenti ad

assimilare e applicare le informazioni

in modo che capiscano veramente

• Goal: help students assimilate and

apply information so that they truly

understand it

• Requires feedback

Peer instruction

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6. Flipped classroom

7.Inquiry method (Metodo di indagine)

Inquiry-based learning

• Porre domande, problemi o scenari per gli

studenti; il docente agisce da facilitatore

dell’indagine

• Pose questions, problems or scenarios to

students

• Teacher facilitates investigation

Inquiry-based learning

http://www.teachinquiry.com/

Case studies

• L'esame dettagliato di un caso di studio

particolare, in modo che gli studenti possono

applicare le conoscenze a una situazione del

mondo reale

• Detailed examination of a particular subject

• Used to apply knowledge to a real-world

situation

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/

Classroom strategies

1.Scientists vs. non-scientists

2.Broad goals

3.Issues-based learning

4.Active learning

5.Group activities

6.Flipped classroom

7.Inquiry method

What we teach

How we teach

Teaching Strategies for the

Biology Classroom

Insegnare Strategie per la

Classroom Biology

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