Teaching Students to Love Science and Technology

Monday, October 22: Secondary Effects from Climate Change Tonight, the third group presented on the secondary effects of climate change. This group included an interesting approach at teaching, which gave me some ideas for when I become a teacher. Direct instruction included teaching the students about effects on the body due to a result from climate change. I liked the use of Google Forms that this group used, but the students did need more visuals to deeper understand the concept being taught. In the inquiry lesson, the group began with a PowToon of a chairwoman on the board for Climate Change. All of the students were engaged and ready to learn. The scientific method was reviewed in depth before creating a hypothesis or starting research. The students took a couple minutes to turn and talk about their hypothesis, this was a great method to use to get students thinking. If a student was unsure about their hypothesis, a turn and talk could allow them to hear another idea and mak...

Monday, October 15: Tonight the second group presented their lesson plan at fieldwork. The lesson included direct instruction as well as an inquiry based lesson. The future teachers put in a lot of effort creating this lesson to fit with the variety of students we have at Bishop Dunn School. All different types of technology were incorporated in this lesson, which made it very engaging for the students. Powtoon, Peardeck, FlipGrid, and Kahoot were some of the websites used to make this a successful lesson. The topic introduced was Weather and Climate. I felt all of the students grasped what climate and weather were during the direct instruction. I do think climate/ biomes should have been touched upon a little bit more because students seemed to need a better understanding of climate before moving on. Before diving into the inquiry lesson, the scientific method was reviewed. I felt all steps were followed by the teachers to make this a successful lesson followed by all the neces...

On Monday October 1, Maria, Tori, and I had our first lesson plan. I learned a lot from delivering this lesson plan. It is so different to actually give a lesson, compared to observing one. I felt all types of emotions as we only had a week to prepare and did not have time to run through our lesson beforehand. We had a wide range of students from elementary school to middle school. I believe we accommodated as best as we possibly could due to the different levels we had in our class. The students reacted positively to using Pear Deck on the computers. I think it would have been helpful to give them a mini-lesson on Pear Deck before using it in our lesson, as it took time away from our lesson when students needed assistance. I felt our inquiry lesson was interesting and interactive. The students enjoyed researching to see what caused the fire in the house. Powtoon is an awesome tool to make lessons engaging and exciting for students. I plan to use it for all subjects when I have my own...

After having some difficulties figuring out how to get onto the link for Study.com , I finally got on and got to see what it had to provide for students of all ages on all subjects and topics. I played around with The Scientific Method and Making a Hypothesis. First the lesson provides a video with great visuals and information. Below the video is even more information. When the video is over the student then goes on to take a brief quiz on the lesson. I could see myself using this in my classroom as a homework assignment or an in class activity after introducing a new topic. This would be a great way to assess my students on how well they understood the lesson without giving them a grade. I could tell if I had to go over the topic again, if the students were ready to move on, or if I had to work with a small group of students to catch them up. It seems this website could be pricey, but if the school I worked for provided this website, it would be a great tool to use as assessments...

"Not a very happy situation, it's hard to turn back now." ☾ ☀ Dr. Edelstein ☁  The Climate Reality Project ☂ We had the pleasure of having the guest speaker Dr. Edelstein come into our classroom and discuss his expertise on climate change. He is part of the The Climate Reality Project. I knew minimal information on climate change before his presentation. I was introduced to new words and information I was unaware about, how to teach climate change to my future students, why and how climate change is occurring, as well as what we can do. I feel much more comfortable being able to discuss this topic with my future classrooms after listening to his presentation.  One word I took away from Dr. Edelstein's presentation was adaptation.  He described adaptation as: "adjustments we need to make to deal with climate change." We as teachers must be prepared to teach our students how to adapt and make adjustments to deal with climate change. He mention...

Science… where do I start? My earliest memories with science are exploring the outdoors on my own. I have always been curious of creatures, forests, and the weather. Second grade is my first memory of science in school. I remember learning about the solar system. It fascinated me. I like to think this is where my passion for science developed. I remember making planets out of clay; I put my heart in sole into this project. I loved art already so being able to tie in my love for art helped me develop a love for science. I was full of questions about science then, as well as now. Through elementary school I remember doing few science experiments/ lessons such as the life of a butterfly, electricity, and the solar system. It wasn’t until middle school when I realized science would be my favorite subject in school. Science never came easy for me, I had to work at it, but I have always loved it because there is so much to learn, so many questions to ask, and it is always changing.  ...

On Monday, August 27 I attended my first class of Methods of Science and Technology. I quickly learned this class would be much different than other courses I have taken in the past. Dr. Smirnova is very engaging, just like the educator I inspire to be one day. Right off the bat we were provided with videos and resources we can use as future educators and she even brought in guest speakers! Immediately in class, my brain started flowing with excitement and ideas on what I could do to make science engaging and interactive in my classroom. After watching the videos provided in class, questions started brewing in my head such as: How would I teach that in my classroom? What can I do to help? What can I do to make science engaging and purposeful? How will I make a difference in the future of science as a whole?  When I found the quote above by Edward Teller, it made me think that the science I teach my students will be the science and technology of the future . It it is impor...