Memo
To: Environmental and Biology Institute Teachers
From: Princeton Discussion (Williams)
To summarize our discussion, the group focused on the 3 components of
the framework- teaching, assessment, and content.
Comments about:
Content
* Organize by themes
* Organize by grade levels
* Organize by subject matter (life science, chem, bio)
* Prerequisite info for teacher
* Backdrop info for teachers and students
* Teacher Reflections (helpful hints, possible outcomes to
experiments, pitfalls to experiments)
* Resource page for students (links, sources, communication with
others)
* List of appropriate student sites
Assessment
* Rubrics (background into, samples, software (rubricator)
* Concept mapping software
* Advance organizers
* Pre/post Assessment
* Correlation to standardized tests
* National Standards
* Performance assessment included in student portfolios
* Student technology presentation ideas (ie. Power point)
* Journal questions, reflection ideas, electronic portfolios
Teaching
* Used as a resource page for activities- teacher feedback area
"bulletin board"
* Resource page for teachers (needed info to teach concept including
links to experts, woodies, sources)
* Alternate teaching strategies for a lesson (various teaching models
and grade level appropriateness)
* Teacher background (information and concepts needed)
* Collaboration between schools- interstate and international (share
data, questions, etc)
* Collaboration across disciplines
Great Sites
* woodrow wilson
* Registration template
* Global monitoring
* NABT
* NSTA
* ECO
* Discovery
* PBS
* NASA Space link
* Weather. com
* Newton's apple
* Bill Nye
* Exploratorium
* Wet Net
Web Page Ideas
Format
keep it simple language and graphics
link to graphics for those who desire
include teacher and student activities, background info
list of standards pertaining to projects
Main page includes clearly displayed links
"Premium Plan" and 'Economy Plan" -Different levels of technology
capabilities and time constraints
Vary grade levels or organized by
Link to faculty professors, university teachers, and preservice edu
***Necessary link to science groups (local, state, and national)
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Memo
To: Environmental and Biology Institute Teachers
From: Princeton Discussion (Williams)
To summarize our discussion, the group focused on the 3 components of the framework- teaching, assessment, and content.
Comments about:
Content
Assessment
Teaching
Great Sites
Web Page Ideas
Format
keep it simple language and graphics
link to graphics for those who desire
include teacher and student activities,
background
info
list of standards pertaining to projects
Main page includes clearly displayed links
"Premium Plan" and 'Economy Plan" -Different levels of technology
capabilities
and
time
constraints
Vary grade levels or organized by
Link to faculty professors, university teachers, and preservice edu
***Necessary link to science groups (local, state, and national)
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