tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.comments2012-10-26T14:14:38.909-06:00Science Is As Science DoesJane Dinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18152249619367023324noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-90254238472481870782012-10-26T14:11:01.453-06:002012-10-26T14:11:01.453-06:00Hi Jane,
I don't have any screencasts yet but...Hi Jane,<br /><br />I don't have any screencasts yet but I wrote a blog entry (http://sci-educ.blogspot.ca/2011/10/problem-based-learning.html) about a year ago about my initial impressions when I first started. Now that things have settled down a bit from the start of the school year I'll create a post that has more examples and specifics. Mr. Doktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824368564640692748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-5363966719624559772012-10-23T13:48:20.881-06:002012-10-23T13:48:20.881-06:00I would love to see some of your screencasts. Do ...I would love to see some of your screencasts. Do you have a link you could share?<br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849170879591693510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-27757948680220592782012-10-23T10:30:08.721-06:002012-10-23T10:30:08.721-06:00Very exciting idea. I've been trying for year...Very exciting idea. I've been trying for years to move away from a lecture based format for my AP Physics classes and the hold-up is always with the content. The last few years I've started working with the idea of a flipped classroom and my initial impressions are exceedingly positive. It takes the students a few classes to get comfortable with the different mode of delivery, but ultimately it makes it substantially simplier to interact with the students, do formative assessment and work closely with struggling students. Mr. Doktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824368564640692748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-85099617871552984332012-09-07T19:54:18.885-06:002012-09-07T19:54:18.885-06:00Biology
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Project Noah...Biology<br />3D CellStain<br />Vcell <br />LeafSnap <br />Project Noah <br />Chemistry<br />Molecules <br /><br /><br />Physics<br />Vernier Video Physics <br /><br />General<br />Science 360 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-19679289951427375902012-06-21T09:00:23.594-06:002012-06-21T09:00:23.594-06:00Sometimes the lecture works against us. When lect...Sometimes the lecture works against us. When lecturing, it becomes very easy to deliver quantity rather than quality. With a burgeoning science curriculum, we are fooled into thinking this is a good thing, but students find it very difficult to pick out what really matters and then cannot build their learning on a solid foundation. Flipping will only solve this problem if we are very selective about what we choose to deliver to our students. Keeping vodcasts and online delivery of content short and sweet forces us to do that. We can then use the freed up class-time to help students actively build upon and make meaning out of that basic information.tstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974590251026573051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-40939247580426056022012-06-21T08:47:51.458-06:002012-06-21T08:47:51.458-06:00Great post Jane! Flipping not only affords teache...Great post Jane! Flipping not only affords teachers the time they need to engage their kids in class, but it also encourages teachers to be more selective about what content and concepts need to be delivered directly and what concepts can be developed through student activities. Flipping moves us away from "just in case" delivery of content and towards a "just in time" model that allows students to scaffold the extras upon they key ideas.tstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974590251026573051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-10805157699763239942011-12-17T08:13:53.884-07:002011-12-17T08:13:53.884-07:00As a new science teacher I find that students are ...As a new science teacher I find that students are never more excited and interested as when they have freedom to explore during a lab. Granted I do not yet know how to enable students to create genuine scientific investigations, something I am sure this blog author will help me with, but I do remember how boring following the text book lab procedure steps was when I was in school, and I can see how interested students become when they are allowed to play and mix and explore outside of the step-by-step textbook rules. <br />I know I am missing something in the genuine inquiry and scientific discipline side of things (good thing I am jr. high), but I can see the potential for real science coming out of student excitement when they have the freedom to explore their world.<br />Thanks for the post.Steven Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408607254060316007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-83798961933467931262011-12-08T21:31:09.115-07:002011-12-08T21:31:09.115-07:00Awesome Melissa! How did the assignments go?Awesome Melissa! How did the assignments go?Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849170879591693510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-81518735253844436862011-12-08T21:27:58.881-07:002011-12-08T21:27:58.881-07:00Screencasts - check
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Assi...Screencasts - check<br />Homework complete - check<br />Assignment time - yup!<br />I'll keep you posted!MelissaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234362134511822491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-90576016860443624802011-08-25T15:18:45.343-06:002011-08-25T15:18:45.343-06:00Hmmmm I like this idea of getting the kids to com...Hmmmm I like this idea of getting the kids to come up with a testable question. I have Grade 3's and will try this out on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940047384038729575.post-50231184532705911742011-06-14T20:58:19.342-06:002011-06-14T20:58:19.342-06:00Jane - good article. Very helpful ideas for us in ...Jane - good article. Very helpful ideas for us in Sky Scan to build this approach into our program planning. DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com