Presidents Day Event at ISU
TEACHING BY INQUIRY WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS AND FIRST COLLEGE EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- Teaching by inquiry workshop: By July 1, 2012 school districts across Iowa will need to implement the Iowa Core Curriculum (ICC) at the high school level. In science the core curriculum emphasizes the importance of student inquiry. This seemingly innocent phrase raises a host of questions for Iowa's science teachers: What does it mean to teach "Science as Inquiry"? Why do we need to teach science this way? How can I possibly teach this way with my students? What tools and resources are available? This workshop will address all of these issues from a practical hands-on approach led by well recognized high school teachers and college professors.
- First college experience for high school students: Students interested in studying sciences or engineering will have a fun and interesting experience about what is it to go to college.
REGISTRATION IS FREE AND MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED.
WE HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET TO PAY FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS IN CASE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY YOU CAN ATTEND THE EVENT (Parking also available for free)
How it works? Register for the event and bring along as many as 3 of your students that are interested in the sciences (Syllabus for the student event will be posted at a later time).
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
QUESTIONS: e-mail
Teaching by Inquiry course syllabus
Monday, February the 15th, 2010
9:00-9:30 Arrival and opening remarks. Coffee will be served.
9:30-12:30 Teaching Science Through Inquiry: Practical Examples and Discussion (Jerrid Kruse)
12:30-1:45 Lunch and round table, Research for students and High School Teachers in College
1:45-2:15 What Does "Teaching Through Inquiry" really mean? (Michael Clough)
2:15-3:00 Moving Towards Inquiry Teaching (Joanne Olson)
3:00-3:45 Q & A with Physics Professors, Teaching by Inquiry at ISU
3:45-4:10 Coffee break
4:10-5:00 Colloquium: Topic "Predictors of College Success"
This event is funded by:
The National Science Foundation (Through NSF DMR-0748475 "CAREER: The Physics of Signaling in Cell Membranes: Phosphoinositides and Small GTPases as a Paradigm." ) and Iowa State University Funds.
