Here are some things that got my attention:
1) It is important to time things so we don't have hogs and logs
2) Private Universe is a great resource
...while discussing this I thought of a possible way to teach sesons...put a fan on one side of class and a heater on the other side of class like the Norther and Southern Hemispheres on Earth. Explain that this is like the tilt that gives us seasons. Is the whole world hot with us? Students can research average temperatures of different places through out a year's time
3) Introduce vocabulary through a hands-on activity(experience), do not define vocabulary first
--Say for example you have an apple...make observations of that apple using your senses and write them down. Then what observations could you make of a model of an apple...then a picture...then just the word "apple." How much would you know about an apple if you had the real thing to observe compared to just the word?
--Same with vocab, giving someone a word before they have any background/prior knowledge/experience does not stick
The 5-E model contains: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate
--If time is an issue in your classroom, the first 3 are a must!! I suggest to evaluate as well.
Some cool new parts about STEMscopes are:
- Teacher Background=Mini-lesson information because it talks about key concepts
- Standard Correlations=tells you what other TEKS the lesson correlates with
- Scope Summary=tells you what students will be doing in each part of the 5E
- Standards Unwrapped=dissecting the standards with verbs, nouns, misconceptions, and STAAR questions
- In the teacher Toolbox they have objective signs...and other cool things
- Under ASSESSMENTS you can make your own test
- Planner allows you to plan out your week/month, just drag what you want on each day or it can be dragged over for multiple days
I'm sure a lot of this stuff is copyrighted, so I'm not using pictures, but this is an AWESOME program and I look forward to using it next year.
Ta ta for now!
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