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STEM Curriculum STEM Curriculum IntegrationsIntegrations
The The Mathematician’s/Mathematician’s/
Scientist’s/Engineer’Scientist’s/Engineer’s Notebooks Notebook
What is it?
• An adaptation of the Scientist’s Notebook– East Bay Educational Collaborative
http://www.ebecri.org/custom/toolkit.html
Student’s Model the Way Mathematicians, Scientists,
and Engineers Work
• Each notebook is unique to that person, that problem, that situation
• The notebook is a collection of thoughts, ideas, sketches, data, equations – a running record of the mathematician’s/scientist’s/engineer’s thoughts
Student’s Model the Way M/S/E Work
• It is not necessarily organized or neat
• There is no “right way” or format• Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Brown University
Why use the M/S/E Notebook?
“From Galileo to today’s scientists and mathematicians …, notebooks have been used to document …discovery. Notebooks are also effective tools in the classroom. They make science and mathematics experiences more meaningful and authentic for students as they observe, record, and reflect on what they've learned.”
Students use notebooks during class
• As a guide and/or reference• As a place to record
data, observations, illustrations, reflections questions,ideas while working
• As a place to collect and record claims and evidence to support their inquiry
• To make thinking visible• To document their organizational
growth over time
Notebooks make
students accountable
for their
learning…Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Brown University
Using the M/S/E Notebook
Thinking strategies
Before……….
Entries from the notebook template
During…….
After……..
Content reading and writing related to inquiryMaking connections
Activating prior knowledgeAsking question
…Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Brown University
BEFORE…..
I Know/ I Wonder chart
Visualizations
VIP/MVPFQR
Quick writes
Anticipation guide
KWLConcept maps
…Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Brown University
DURING…Implementing the M/S/E notebook template
• Focus questions• Predictions• Planning• Data/observations• Claims and evidence• Making Meaning Conference• Conclusions
…Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Brown University
AFTER…..
• Summarizing• Making connections• Note taking from a reading/ exemplar • Key word/key idea drawings• Compare/contrast charts• VIP/MVP• Information circles• Revisit KWL and I wonder charts
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Let’s Begin
• Materials:– Notebook– Post-it® notes– Post-it® flags– Scissors– Tape, glue– Handouts
Bell Ringer
What Year Am I?On January 30 of this year, the first radio broadcast of The Lone Ranger was heard in the United States. The song played at the beginning of the program was the “William Tell overture” from Rossini’s
opera. The program started and ended with the phrase “Heigh-ho, Silver.”
What Year Am I?
• The product of my tens and units digits is equal to my hundreds digit.
• My tens and units digits could be the sides of a square with a perimeter of 12.–What year am I?
• 1933
A Task…
Counter examples
A Formative Assessment
Beliefs About Inquiry& Problem Solving
For all students!
Chaotic!
Easy to implement! Eats up valuable time and money!
1. For students to be truly engaged in
scientific inquiry they have to be doing
hands-on activities.
2. With all of the Learning Expectations that students need to meet, teachers often conclude that there
really isn’t enough time in the day for problem
solving or inquiry.
3. Scientific inquiry and mathematical
inquiry are essentially one and the same.
4. Students typically hesitate to begin representing a
problem unless they can see a sure
method for solving it.
5. Inquiry and problem solving both involve step-by-step processes that must
be followed.
6. What students learn through inquiry
or problem solving cannot be accurately
assessed.
7. Student success in inquiry and problem solving is very much
age-dependent.
8. Solving a multi-step problem can be
discouraging because students have difficulty identifying the piece to work on first or work on too many parts at
once.
9. Students believe that there is only one correct way to solve a problem and only one
correct answer.
10. Students believe that a problem can
either be solved quickly or that it’s
not possible to solve the problem…end of
story.
Why Do We Need STEM Education?
Paper Cup Challenge
MATERIALS: • small paper drinking cups• 2 cardboard squares 24" X 24" each
INQUIRY:• Can you make a platform with cups and a piece
of cardboard that will support your weight?
Instructions
• Place one cardboard square on the floor, and put a bunch of cups face down on top of it.
• When you think you have enough cups to support your weight, put the other cardboard square on top.
• With a friend to spot you, carefully stand on the platform.
• Did the platform hold you? If it did, try using fewer cups.
• Try to determine the minimum number of cups that are needed to support your weight.
The Results?
• How would you go about finding the smallest number of cups needed to support your weight?
• Why do you think cups are often tapered so they are a little wider at the top that at the bottom?
• Is the round shape important?
The Results?
• What do you think would happen if you tried this activity with milk cartons or some other shape?
• When columns are used to support a building, what are the advantages of using hollow columns? What are the disadvantages?
THE INQUIRY WHEEL
George Pólya
Inquiry vs. Engineering Design vs. Problem
Solving
Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Levels
Assessments
• Assessment – What comes to mind?– Pre-Assessment– Formative Assessment– Summative Assessment
Assessment Card Sort
• In your group study briefly the assessment flow charts
• Divide the assessment cards and classify them according to– Pre– Formative– Summative
Exploring Websites: Function and Fun
STEM Resources
http://www.stemresources.com/
Stem Resources
• Standards:– User’s Guide– Standards/Learning Progression
• Apps:– Assessment Collection– Inquiry Teaching Strategies– Standardized Test Item Finder
TN Electronic Learning Center
http://www.tnelc.org/ Curriculum ResourcesStandards Aligned Podcasts
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
NSDL/Shodor
http://www.shodor.org/
AIMS
http://www.aimsedu.org/
Vocabulary
• Visuwords:http://www.visuwords.com/
• Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/
History of Math
Mac Tutor
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/
Texas Instruments
http://education.ti.com/
Trade Books
Other Resources
Time to investigate….
Formative Assessment:
Concept CartoonsA typical Concept Cartoon™ has the following features:1. Visual representation of scientific ideas2. Minimal text, in dialogue form3. Alternative ideas about the situation4. Ideas are applied in everyday situations5. The scientifically/ mathematically acceptable viewpoint is included in the alternatives6. Alternatives are given equal status
Next Steps…
• Needs….• Time available….
– Suggested dates are one day during intersession (March 15th or March 18th) and Saturday, May 7th.
– Follow-up meetings, once a month, via webcast/satellite, can be held to work with the teachers in small groups as they begin the process of reviewing resources available for stem curriculum integrations.
Next Steps…
• SUMMER TRAINING• 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR• 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
Q & A
Tammy L [email protected]