MSP August 17

Science and Math: A Natural

LEARN

Doesn't it

seem a natural to include math in science, and to use science for math data? And the presentation in VoiceThread or in a report is writing.

Doesn't it seem like this is the type of learning students enjoy?

Doesn't it seem that this learning is real education: we learn while doing; we think when it's relevant; we progress when it's interesting.

And, more importantly, each person who is engaged learns what that person needs to learn; and that's not what everyone else learned -- but it's what was important.

This project is like Edutopia and ASCD Whole Child suggests would be better for kids and for education.

The VoiceThread shows how easy it is to include relevant technology that enhances the content.

Question

Who will the MSP report to, and will what we are doing influence educational reform in Washington State?

Classroom

In writing class, we can do social studies inquiry as well as science inquiry in simpler terms as we did today.

I would also like to thank Calvin (I think that's who) who introduced us to Interactive Notebooks. I've used a form of that in writing class, but as he explained the process in more depth, I see I can do more.

Here's a set of links for anyone interested; they will be what I will look to for more information also:

http://www.ljhs.sandi.net/faculty/MTeachworth/avid-information/index-avid.htm

A science class AVID page

http://interactive-notebooks.wikispaces.com/

An interactive notebook wiki

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources%5CE02611%5CCarterflyer.pdf

A Heinemann book

http://www.sciencetoybox.com/interactive_notebooks.htm

Another science teacher's resources on notebooks

http://www.slideshare.net/lherzl/interactive-notebook-guidelines-4464463

guidelines and parent letter

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=interactive+notebooks+slideshare&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=#

googles search for slideshares on interactive notebooks

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