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.
-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