Hi Elementarians!
In light of Trayvon Martin, our talk about Stereotype Threat, and all of our Diversity talk at KSI, when I saw this, I thought of you all. Very intriguing. Hoping to post more information on here as I come across PD items, articles, books, etc.
HAPPY almost-August!
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm
Ana
Monday, July 29, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Dabbling With Inquiry
I (Sarah B) taught a week-long class on insects this week and tried out some inquiry-based / knowledge building strategies, and it turned out to be an enjoyable experience for both the students and me. What I liked most is that the strategy I used took my out of being the expert. Instead, the kids turned to books, articles, and videos to gather information and make sense of it. Below are some photos that illustrate what I tried out this week. Here 's what we did:
1. Post chart paper with research categories
2. Identify an insect to learn about
3. Watch a youtube video about that insect and children jot facts onto post-its
4. Students put their post-its on the chart paper in the proper category
5. Pass out various print material with information about the insect
6. Students read and jot down facts onto post-its, and put post-its on chart paper
7. Gather around chart paper to "prune our tree of knowledge"- read through the facts, take down repeats or inaccurate ideas, clarify confusing post-its, etc
8. Put each student in charge of writing up one of the categories (sometimes with a partner)
9. Students take the post-its for their category and write up a summary of the information
10. Work in groups to put together poster board presentation about the insect (to be shared with parents at the expo)
11. Choose an insect studied, and using the information on the poster board, write a "diary in the life" of that insect
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