Initial Publication Date: June 26, 2018
Earth and Environmental Science Educator's Institute: Connecting Models and Evidence Agenda
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Day 1
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Icebreaker
- Throw a skein of yarn while asking table topic questions
- Toastmasters Table Topics (Acrobat (PDF) 143kB Jun26 18)
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Logistics
- Paperwork and such
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Linking Scientific Models and Evidence: Science in the News
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- Linking Scientific Models and Evidence (Acrobat (PDF) 912kB Jun26 18)
- Model Evidence Classification Task (Acrobat (PDF) 66kB Jun26 18)
- New Study Zeros in on Plate Tectonics
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
10:15 AM to 12:00 PM
More Linking Scientific Models and Evidence
- New Jersey State Climate Summary
- Greenland's Growing Deltas
- The Flat Earth Theory has seen a resurgence with people trying to prove our planet is not a sphere
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Lunch!
12:45 PM to 1:15 PM
Plausibility and the Plausibility Ranking Task
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- Plausibility (Acrobat (PDF) 2.2MB Jun26 18)
- Plausibility Ranking Task (Acrobat (PDF) 94kB Jun4 18)
1:15 PM to 2:15 PM
Climate Change MEL
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- Climate Change MEL (Acrobat (PDF) 402kB Jun26 18)
- Climate Change MEL Teaching Resources
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
MEL Architecture: Theory to Practice
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- MEL Architecture (Acrobat (PDF) 2.3MB Jun26 18)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Jigsaw Activity: Articles from "The Earth Scientist"
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- MEL TES Jigsaw (Acrobat (PDF) 2MB Jun26 18)
- Teaching Resources
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Wrap Up
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Day 2
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Wetlands MEL
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- Wetlands MEL (Acrobat (PDF) 353kB Jun27 18)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Analyzing Student MELs
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- Analyzing Student MELs (Acrobat (PDF) 1.5MB Jun27 18)
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Analyzing Student MELs continued
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Lunch!
12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Lesson Screener: Evaluating MELS for 3-dimensional Instruction
- NGSS Lesson Screener (Acrobat (PDF) 327kB Jun27 18)
- NGSS Appendix E (Acrobat (PDF) 282kB Jun27 18)
- NGSS Appendix F (Acrobat (PDF) 615kB Jun27 18)
- NGSS Appendix G (Acrobat (PDF) 481kB Jun27 18)
1:00 PM to 1:30 AM
MEL Research Activities
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- Educational Research Involving the MELs and baMELs (Acrobat (PDF) 1.6MB Jun27 18)
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Freshwater Resources baMEL
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- Freshwater Resources baMEL (Acrobat (PDF) 507kB Jun27 18)
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
MEL Teacher Guide overview
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- The MEL Project Teacher Guide Overview (Acrobat (PDF) 1.4MB Jun27 18)
- The MEL Project Teacher Guide (Acrobat (PDF) 932kB Jun27 18)
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Wrap Up
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Day 3
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Fossils baMEL
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- Fossils baMEL (Acrobat (PDF) 2MB Jun28 18)
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Compare and Contrast: MELs and baMELs
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- Compare Contrast MELs and baMELS (Acrobat (PDF) 253kB Jun28 18)
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Developing a Model-Evidence Task
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- Constructing a MEL (Acrobat (PDF) 410kB Jun28 18)
- Construct a MEL Template (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 20kB Jun28 18)
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Developing a Model-Evidence Task continued
- Click each image for a larger view.
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12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Lunch!
12:45 PM to 2:15 PM
Review of additional baMEL activities
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- Practice with Remaining baMELs (Acrobat (PDF) 58kB Jun28 18)
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Break
- Coffee, tea, and a light snack
2:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Implementation & Expectations
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- Implementation and Expectations (Acrobat (PDF) 183kB Jun28 18)