Last school year, to teach 7th grade science, I used Interactive Notebooking almost exclusively. From this, I created a lot of great resources and learned how to create diagrams and graphic organizers on many topics. This school year, I am now teaching 8th grade science to many of those same students. Here is why I am no longer exclusively using interactive notebooking:
5. Many students enjoyed the time to cut, paste, and color various foldables; however that time ate up so much valuable activity and lab time. 4. Interactive note-booking seems "babyish" to advanced students of this age and it is the opposite for struggling learners. They have trouble keeping a notebook for the entire school year organized and in one piece. 3. Lab activities and inquiry-based learning is so much MORE FUN than cutting and pasting!!! 2. I attended the BWISER (Buckeye Women in Science and Engineering Research Institute at the College of Wooster, which is a science camp for 7th and 8th grade girls. This camp was life-changing in my role as teaching intern. I really learned how valuable inquiry-based learning can be, especially when helping girls become interested and successful in science careers. 1. I earned my master's degree in 2016. It is a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Science Education. This program was 100% focused on using inquiry and research to teach science. I have read countless research on the best ways to teach science, and a proven model, based on research of Piaget and Vygotsky, is the Learning Cycle Model. Learning and applying this teaching model to my classroom has transformed me as a teacher. My students love coming to science and are begging for more activities. Instead of just memorizing facts and diagrams, they are doing science and retaining concepts, because they have first-hand experience. Its amazing to watch a student discover and define a concept before my formal instruction because of an exploration I have planned. I firmly believe all subjects should be taught using the Learning Cycle Model, which is also know as the 5e Model. Watch for resources using this model.
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Kristy ShearerI earned my teaching degree in 2007 and was hired immediately. In 2016, I earn a Master of Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Texas at Arlington. In this degree, the focus was science instruction using the inquiry-based Learning Cycle Model. This degree forever changed how I will teach. It was an amazing program and really taught me how to effectively have an active, hands-on class. SCIENCe interactions
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