From: Herminghaus_Trisha (herminghaus_trisha@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us)
Date: Fri Sep 08 2000 - 10:51:05 PDT
Message-ID: <n1243715323.64016@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us> Date: 8 Sep 2000 09:51:05 -0800 From: "Herminghaus_Trisha" <herminghaus_trisha@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us> Subject: RE: "short" Foam
Anchorage did a brief three-kinds of hands-on but our timeframe was more like
2 1/2 hours. We used the topic of spinning tops rather than foam to keep clean up to a minimum.
We found this an effective segment of our PD. Of course we could have used more time, but the 2 1/2 hours allowed time to develop the teachers thinking not only about the spinning tops, but about the pedogogy behind three-kinds of hands on. We allowed time for teachers to have conversations between the building activities and at the end of the session so they could develop their thinking on this topic.
We also did a very effective 1 hour session on using a more inquiry based approach to teaching versus a more guided hands-on approach. We did this for a workshop where we had limited time, with great results. This 1 hour workshop has been used successfully with elementary and secondary teachers, professional developers and principals.
Send me an email if you would like more information on how we did our workshop. Or you can call Trisha Herminghaus at 907-787-3058.
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From: IFI listserv on Thu, Sep 7, 2000 6:17 PM
Subject: "short" Foam
To: ifi-list@exploratorium.edu
Hello IFIers!
I'm wondering if anyone has successfully done a "short" Foam (1 to 1-1/2
hours) or other Three-kinds of hands-on activity with teachers.
We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with ALL of the staff of a
newly opened 6th grade school (principal, teachers, specialists). Our
original plan was to do a complete series of Inquiry workshops: Three kinds
of hands-on, the role of questioning (ice balloons), personal inquiry with
pinhole phenomena, and evaluating and adapting activities (parachutes).
After these workshops the teachers will work together, and with us, to
modify/create their own inquiry based kits and curriculum.
Unfortunately professional development time is much more limited than we had
anticipated and we must eliminate one of the workshop sessions. Based on
prior experiences we are considering modifying the Foam activity (time &/or
materials).
Several options we've considered are:
1) Brief 3 kinds of hands-on experiences (materials?) and discussion during
one of the teacher staff meetings (about 1 hour).
2) Assigning something for the teachers to do on their own time that would
prepare them for a group discussion on distinguishing inquiry-based learning
from other kinds of hands-on learning (before we begin the Ice balloons
workshop). These could be:
--reading articles, or watching video on learning in classrooms
--reflections on their personal experiences: What is their hobby? Why? How
do they go about it?
--reflections on their classroom/students learning experiences: When have
their students been most motivated? most eager to learn more? When have
their students continued experimenting, gathering information and materials
on a subject on their own initiative (outside of the classroom and/or after
the subject is no longer being taught).
--clever, creative teacher homework incorporating three different kinds of
instructions (paper folding, art, bag of material, ????)
I'm really going out on a limb here!!!!! One idea--
Guided: make a straw reed following directions
Challenge: find a way to make high and low sounds using only one straw
Inquiry: explore different ways to make sounds with straws, tubes, etc.
Please give any feedback, or additional suggestions!
Thank you,
Denise LeBlanc
IFI'97 Explore & Discover, Uxbridge,MA
Education Director
Science Discovery Museum
177 Main Street
Acton, MA 01742
978-264-4201
www.ultranet.com/~discover/
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