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Summer training August
3-4, 2011 ~ from 8:30-3:30 at the Science Hall on the
WLC campus
Each summer Operation Science has a 2-day training session
to introduce teachers to strategies for teaching science
concepts, skills and attitudes. One of our goals is to
encourage teachers to get students actively involved in the
learning process. We also encourage teachers to use a
variety of strategies other than textbook reading or teacher
demonstration.
Day one of training is a general session for all teachers.
Model inquiry lessons are presented so that teachers can
learn ideas for encouraging student participation and
improving problem solving skills. Teachers will be able to
gain insight from the student perspective as they are
engaged in hands-on learning using the skills of science.
(observing, communicating, measuring, inferring, making
models, and using the scientific method)
The second day is spent studying a specific unit of the
teachers choice. Teachers receive
training to use STC or FOSS units listed below. A master
teacher guides participants through about 15 hands-on
lessons of that unit preparing teachers to rent it for use
in their own classroom.
Teachers that have used the science units have reported
successful classroom experiences and that they felt well
prepared by the training.
This summer we are offering training in the following
units: (unit descriptions are on the registration form)
K-1 Wood
K-1 Fabric
1-2 Organisms
1-2 Solids and Liquids
2 Butterflies
2-Balancing and Weighing
3-4 Rocks and Minerals
3-4 Sound
4-Motion and Design
4-Electric Circuits
5+ Magnets and Motors
5+ Mixtures and Solutions
5+ Technology of Paper
5+ Floating and Sinking
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