College
Course
2004 Communicating
Ocean Sciences Workshop Agenda
Wednesday, June 2
INTRODUCTION TO “COMMUNICATING OCEAN SCIENCE”
Overview of COSEE
Rational for developing the course and course goals
Group Discussion: How do you envision using the course?
Activity:
An example of the activities students take into schools
PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK
TEACHING APPROACHES: The Learning Cycle
Activity: Salinity Currents
Overview of learning cycle - foundation for course and activities students take
into schools.
Discussion: Application of learning cycle in course & K-12 classroom
QUESTIONING STRATEGIES
Overview of questioning strategies and approaches used to present strategies
to students.
PROMOTING DISCUSSION
Activity: Oil on the Beach
Students apply questioning strategies and learn techniques for promoting discussion.
Discussion: Modeling questioning strategies and discussion techniques
Implementing course: schedule and checklist
Comment cards
Brief overview of outreach curricula
Distribute syllabus
Thursday, June 3
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
PROCESS OF SCIENCE
Activity: Science or not science?
Students discuss and try to define the nature of science.
Activity: Ice Cubes
Students are introduced to science as inquiry.
Discussion: Understanding ocean science through exemplars and
providing ocean science content
BLANK SLATES OR CLEVER MINDS?
Video: “Private Universe”
Overview of constructivism
Discussion: Identifying and addressing misconceptions in ocean
science
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
DESIGNING A LESSON
Overview of student assignments
Table discussions: Critique of student work from Spring ’04 and '05
Discussion: Helping students design and refine lessons
OUTREACH
AND MANAGEMENT
Placing students in K-12 classrooms
Addressing K-12 science standards
Implementing course: checklist and schedule
Group discussion:
Tailoring course to your program
(1) What would you change? How would you change it? Why would you change
it?
(2) What information do you think others will need if they are considering
offering the course?
Forces Exhibit and Happy Hour
Group dinner
Friday, June 4
MORE PEDAGOGY
ASSESSMENT
Overview of role of assessment in learning
Examples of work from K-12
Group assessment
INCLUSION
Activity: Apples and Oceans
Preparing students for the real-world classroom; Promoting student
understanding of how language, economic background, cultural experiences,
special needs, etc. affect learning
IMPLEMENTING THE COURSE
FACILITATING COURSE APPROVAL
How do you envision using the course?
How can we help?
What information do you think others will need if they are considering
using the course?
2:00 End
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