NC Teach Summer 2009

EDN 495 – Teaching in the Content Area

Agenda #1 – Standard Course of Study; Higher Order Thinking Skills

1. Introductions

· Round Robin

2. KWL and Objectives

· Front Marker Board

3. Instructional Lecture

· PowerPoint Presentation

4. Discussions

· Reaction to the Position Paper

5. Hands-on Activity

· Research a content area specific to the lesson plan you want to develop and report back to the class what the nation and the state says needs to be addressed

i. National Documents

ii. State Documents

iii. Reflection

6. Complete “Integrating the Curriculum” from the website: www.curriculumassociates.com

· http://www.curriculumassociates.com/professional-development/topics/default.asp?Type=SCH&CustId=6350858418106301709493

7. Student Presentations

· Lesson Plan

Complete readings from The Science Teacher for next week

• Connery, Keely (February, 2007). Graphing predictions: Enhancing higher order thinking skills.
• Petto, Sarah (February, 2009). The Potential da Vinci in all of us: Integrating learning in the arts and Sciences.
• MacDonald, James and Dominguez, Lynn (March, 2009) Reflective writing: Developing patterns for thinking about learning science