WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?
HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE?
WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
Ready or not...here they come. As I face a new school year it also comes with a new closet full of anxieties...new teacher evaluations, bring your own device...working on inquiry..
The bottom line is this...every day I have to try and create an educational moment for the students. In trying to be an "inquiry" teacher. The idea is that students should learn science in kind of the same way in which it is done. In the middle of the storm...focus on the students.
So here is the plan...make the first day the most important day of the year. The last thing that I want to do is to give the students tons of paperwork to fill out. I also want to be able to set their mind at ease about the class and myself. Here is my plan for the first day for academic and accelerated chemistry.
First, I want to make sure they are in the right place and have instructions on the board about where they will sit and the information they are going to fill out on a card they will give me about themselves. I want them to know that every day they come in that they need to start the "Problem of the Day". The expectation is that each day we come in and start work. Second, I am going to do the Flinn experiment with the 5 glasses of clear fluid that I turn into a rainbow. I will be able to ask them about predictions and hypothesis and questions. It will be a mini formative assessment.
First, I want to make sure they are in the right place and have instructions on the board about where they will sit and the information they are going to fill out on a card they will give me about themselves. I want them to know that every day they come in that they need to start the "Problem of the Day". The expectation is that each day we come in and start work. Second, I am going to do the Flinn experiment with the 5 glasses of clear fluid that I turn into a rainbow. I will be able to ask them about predictions and hypothesis and questions. It will be a mini formative assessment.
After this I plan on having the homework as a online assignment where they will get to know the procedures of the class. Academic will start in on observations and conclusions and measuring. We will probably do the candle lab and start with that in Accelerated as well. In accelerated I will go into classification of matter, chemical reactions and then do the lab with copper(II) chloride and aluminum. I certainly will use the flinn activity with this...and above all...probably have to stay flexible. I will keep you posted.
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