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Russell Sage College: Using the TIDeS module in SCI-104: Physical and Earth Sciences part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Instructor Stories
Prior to my taking over this course, it was a traditional lecture classroom with a handful of hands-on "lab" activities sprinkled throughout. In this TIDeS course, we really push the limits on what can be accomplished in a traditional classroom in a good way. Students get used to completing mini-labs and activities virtually every day and lecture/class discussion are used just for introduction and wrap-up/synthesis. To me, this course excels at modeling what a physical science course in a K-12 classroom SHOULD look like and that is how I approach it. This is a deliberate choice made because I want my students to become teachers who inspire their future students to love math and science, so rather than focusing on making the course "hard" we make it inspiring (though we do make them work!). Throughout the course, we discuss WHY certain instructional strategies are used (ex: how is this material requiring you to engage with your slow brain?) and emphasize that learning is a process by de-incentivizing the idea that you need to have "right" answer in order to make progress on your understanding. FYI: I had not previously taught this course before developing materials for TIDeS, so I can't comment on how I personally changed before-and-after.
Instructor Stories part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials
Explore how instructors from diverse disciplines are transforming their classrooms with TIDeS materials. These stories highlight innovative approaches to engaging students, fostering active participation, and ...
Instructor Stories part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials
Explore how instructors from diverse disciplines are transforming their classrooms with TIDeS materials. These stories highlight innovative approaches to engaging students, fostering active participation, and ...
The University of Montana-Missoula: Using the TIDeS module in Geo 224: Physics and Geoscience part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Instructor Stories
I strongly believe in teaching the practice of science over the listing of facts. The mission of Teaching with Investigation and Design in Science gave me an opportunity to really dig into curriculum development that was flexible with ever more frequent disaster headlines and use those to motivate my students to learn more about the planet they live on. Emphasizing making and interpreting observations, testing hypotheses, and learning through failure creates a safe space for students to build confidence in their scientific abilities, including asking questions and planning investigations that they can use to satisfy their curiosity.
The University of Montana-Missoula: Using the TIDeS module in Geo 224: Physics and Geoscience part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Instructor Stories
I strongly believe in teaching the practice of science over the listing of facts. The mission of Teaching with Investigation and Design in Science gave me an opportunity to really dig into curriculum development that was flexible with ever more frequent disaster headlines and use those to motivate my students to learn more about the planet they live on. Emphasizing making and interpreting observations, testing hypotheses, and learning through failure creates a safe space for students to build confidence in their scientific abilities, including asking questions and planning investigations that they can use to satisfy their curiosity.
Instructor Stories part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials
Explore how instructors from diverse disciplines are transforming their classrooms with TIDeS materials. These stories highlight innovative approaches to engaging students, fostering active participation, and ...
Notes: part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
January 13, 2022 Scientist Spotlights- not a good spot to place in Unit 1 Need to talk about the inclusive strategies we are using (TILT assignments) and talk the students through the first assignment and tell why ...
Howard Community College: Using the TIDeS module in PHYS 106- Earth and Space Science part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Instructor Stories
The original course fell into the common trap of providing a huge amount of information without asking students to engage in the process of science themselves. In this new version, students engage with scientific practices, ask questions, and analyze data many times throughout the semester, helping them to build confidence in their ability as scientists and teachers. We hope that through the TIDeS curriculum, students will feel more comfortable engaging in, and eventually teaching, the basics of science. We use real-world data and place-based examples to motivate students to learn about locations and issues that they care about, bringing science into their lives instead of thinking about abstract concepts.
What is "investigation and design"? part of TIDeS:About
"Investigation and design" is shorthand for a robust, holistic learning process in which students use science and engineering practices and crosscutting scientific concepts in order to deepen their ...
TIDeS Teaching Materials part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials
Jump to: Earth Science | Physical Science | Instructor Stories Overview The TIDeS project developed two full courses of curricular material for introductory undergraduate courses in Earth science and physical ...