Central Ohio Science Modeling Workshop – Curriculum Development/ Advanced Modeling
June 15 – July 2, 2009, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Pickerington High School North
Tentative Syllabus
NOTE: Assigned readings are to be completed for the following day. Other assignments are due at the time noted.
Monday, June 15
AM: Welcome, introductions, orientation, workshop descriptions, distribution of materials, administrivia, expectations & grading
PM: Groups develop Team Agreement and begin review of existing materials. Teams whiteboard general plans: topic, scope.
READING: Hestenes & Wells, "Modeling Methodology” (1998 version)
Tuesday, June 16
DUE: Team Agreements (9:30)
AM: Groups finish review of existing materials, map out work
PM: Discuss reading, teams meet with staff to discuss Team Agreements, teams develop initial story line (What's the model?) and split up development activities according to a Progress Plan, teams select a group liaison for future meetings with liaisons from other teams and staff to discuss formatting, scheduling, etc.
READING: Rice, "Role of Lab Practica"
Wednesday, June 17
Daily Morningboard (from 6/17 on) What am I doing today, what are we doing today, what got done yesterday, requests for input. They will be due at 8:30 each morning and need to be initialed by each team member.
DUE: Initial story line and Team Progress Plan (9:30)
AM: Materials development, liaison meeting
PM: Discuss reading, BIG discussion: what is Modeling? What is the role of the model? Do you need to revise your storyline? Materials development
READING: Maloney, "Ranking Tasks: A New Type of Test Item"
Thursday, June 18
Daily Morningboard
DUE: List of Expected State Science Standards to be addressed (Team) (3:30)
AM: Materials development
PM: Discuss reading, materials development
READING: Van Heuvelen et al., "Experiment Problems for Mechanics”
Friday, June 19
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Team Progress report, revised storyline (9:30)
AM: Materials development
PM: Discuss reading, materials development
READING: Van Heuvelen and Maloney, "Playing Physics Jeopardy"
Monday, June 22
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Group processing worksheet (individual) (9:30) AND
Individual Learning Report # 1 (what did I learn and how did I learn it?) (individual) (9:30)
AM: Materials Development, presentation by Janice Hudson
PM: Discuss reading, materials development. Groups plan interactive activity for Wednesday or Thursday
READING: Etkina, “Weekly Reports: A Two-Way Feedback Tool”
Tuesday, June 23
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Two alternative problems (individual)
AM: Materials development. Liaisons plan interactive activity with staff.
PM: Discuss reading, materials development
READING: TBA
Wednesday, June 24
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Lab practicum outline with science standards included (individual) (9:00)
AM: Materials development, modeling activity w. units (1 group) Two-way feedback [1 hr. total per group]
PM: Modeling activity w. units (2 groups) Two-way feedback
READING: TBA
Thursday, June 25
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Whiteboard set due (individual) for your unit. Set should include what students should know at that point, the main points the instructor wants to reinforce (possible questions), the set of problems, and a brief discussion/indication of how the main points relate to the problems. (1 PM)
AM: Modeling activity w. units (2 groups) Two-way feedback
PM: Discuss reading, materials development
Friday, June 26
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Progress Report # 2 (Team) (9:30)
AM: Materials development, discuss reading
PM: Materials development
Monday, June 29
Daily Morningboard
DUE: Weekly Learning report #2 (Individual) (9:30)
Group Processing Worksheet (Individual) (9:30)
AM: Materials Development
PM: Discussion of group processing feedback [Team and Individual], materials development
Tuesday, June 30: Purchase supply orders due. Red Carpet Day
AM: Liaison meeting (early AM), Kathy/Heidi meet with groups as scheduled from 9-11 AM
AM and PM: Work time to finish materials development
DUE: 'Soft' deadline for units is at the end of the day on Tuesday, allowing 24 hrs for presentation prep.
Wednesday, July 1
DUE: Final deadline for units is 2:30 PM Wednesday, allowing for CD's to be burned. Groups must provide a paper copy and digital copy of the entire unit.
PM: Final revisions and preparation for presentations
Group presentations # 1 & 2 ~ 1.5 hrs each: Group summary + 1 or 2 activities; peer evaluation of presentations
Thursday, July 2
EARLY AM: Last minute preparation for presentations
AM: Group presentation #'s 3 & 4 ~ 1.5 hrs each: Group summary + 1 or 2 activities; peer evaluation of presentations
PM: Group presentation # 5 ~ 1.5 hrs: Group summary + 1 or 2 activities; peer evaluation of presentations
Clerical (paperwork, materials, follow-up?), Modeling reflection, evaluation