Poster Notes Shared by Groups-

Please note that some groups had more than one school represented.  All nine schools were represented - Goffstown, Milford, Nashua, Oyster River, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rochester, Salem, and Somersworth.

• Labwork:

  -Turning "book" labs into more open-ended inquiry

  -Time concerns regarding curriculum, etc.

• Inquiry as Engagement Tool

  -Start with Freshman classes?

  - Restructuring/scheduling freshman curriculum

  -Getting Colleagues to agree to changes

• Relevance to real life problems

• Student-designed experiments

  - Do we sacrifice control over the curriculum + Use of time?

  Worth it?  Can we make it more effective?

• Connecting Math/Science Curricula

• Update Semester/Quarter Long Projects

• Student Choice

     -Practical Application

     -Authentic Assessment

   

• Scientific Method

• Eliminate misconceptions (prior science experiences)

• Math Applications

  - changing math view - asset not liability

• Outside view - for the students & for the teachers

• Make connections within dept and within schools

• Book labs to "open-ended questions"

• Teaching:  Less is more

• Lessons that generate essential questions and are "free-flowing"

• Try to connect to state framework

• Inquiry is NOT a habit of mind

• What is inquiry?

• How to provide time for inquiry with the demands of AYP (No Child Left Behind)

• Need help doing more interdisciplinary collaboration - time, coordination

• Real world applications

• Developing "inquiry skills" in the non-motivated learner

• Personalize applications to students

• Develop quantitative reasoning

• Provide support & expertise for research, project development, mentor/assist/provide feedback

• Provide an alternative perspective to the teacher's - another ear and voice

• Resources for field experiences

• Concerns:

  - Privacy - cc: teachers on all communications, Fellows will need criminal background check

  - Concern about matches/mismatches and how to work them out.

  - Desire to access other Fellows