How do you prepare students for a science seminar?
Session Goals
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* Extension Discussion: Try it!
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Extension Discussion
If you reflected on current practice, discuss the following questions:
If you brainstormed potential opportunities in the curriculum, discuss the following questions:
- What went well with the discussion?
- What challenges do you think your students will face?
If you brainstormed potential opportunities in the curriculum, discuss the following questions:
- How could this unit incorporate argumentation?
- What challenges will you face?
1. Warm Up: Analyze a Discussion
Directions:
Review the transcript of a classroom discussion.
Discussion questions:
Review the transcript of a classroom discussion.
Discussion questions:
- What role does the teacher play?
- How are students demonstrating their knowledge of the content in this discussion?
- How do students interact with each other in this discussion?
2. Activity: Analyze Data for the Atacama Desert
The task:
Discussion questions:
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3. Video & Discussion: Promoting Student Interaction in the Science Seminar
Watch the video below, which describes strategies for how to promote student interaction during the science seminar.
Discussion Questions:
- Which of these strategies do you think will be most useful to your students?
- Which of these strategies do you think will be most challenging for you to implement?
4. Session takeaways
- In order to effectively engage in the science seminar, students need to know the content and expectations for interacting with their peers.
- Prepare students for the science seminar by giving them the opportunity to analyze data.
- Teachers can support student interaction in the science seminar by establishing norms for student interaction, supporting students in critiquing peer thinking, and encouraging the use of sentence starters.
* Extension - Try it with your students!
The task:
- Engage your students in a classroom discussion utilizing these strategies for promoting student interaction.
- For the next session, be prepared to discuss your experience.