Secondary: Why is Science Talk Important? Individual Work
Overview
On Your Own
Components: Instructions on how to learn from video, video, and reading. Preparation:
"The proposed reasons for engaging students in discussion include a range of goals such as supporting students in developing a deeper understanding of science content, participating in scientific practices such as argumentation, and changeing their views of science...Learning how to talk science requires thay students are taught how to put together workable science sentences and paragraphs, how to combine terms and meanings, how to speak, argue, analyze or write sentences." - Conducting Talk in Secondary Science Classrooms (no need to read article, but it is linked)
Please take a minute to read over this short document to get the most out of the video below.
As you watch the video below, please look for how the teacher works with students who may be struggling to get or stay engaged. What can you relate to from this segment? How do you move students beyond one word responses?
This is one video is a multi-part series utlizing the secondary-focused Ambitious Science Teaching Tools found here. Although it runs for over 16 minutes, it ends at about 14:30.
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Secondary: Why is Science Talk Important? Individual Work
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On Your Own
Components: Instructions on how to learn from video, video, and reading. Preparation:
"The proposed reasons for engaging students in discussion include a range of goals such as supporting students in developing a deeper understanding of science content, participating in scientific practices such as argumentation, and changeing their views of science...Learning how to talk science requires thay students are taught how to put together workable science sentences and paragraphs, how to combine terms and meanings, how to speak, argue, analyze or write sentences." - Conducting Talk in Secondary Science Classrooms (no need to read article, but it is linked)
Please take a minute to read over this short document to get the most out of the video below.
As you watch the video below, please look for how the teacher works with students who may be struggling to get or stay engaged. What can you relate to from this segment? How do you move students beyond one word responses?
This is one video is a multi-part series utlizing the secondary-focused Ambitious Science Teaching Tools found here. Although it runs for over 16 minutes, it ends at about 14:30.