ED586A

ED586A Methods in STEM and Social Studies II

Period: Jan 13, 2015 to Apr 28, 2015

First Class

Jan 14, 2015

Introduction to Methods in Stem and Social Studies II for grades 4-8. This was our first class in which we were introduced to the Livebinder.

First Online Class

Jan 21, 2015

Project Based Learning

Essential Questions

Jan 28, 2015

This was supposed to be our second class, but was canceled due to snow. Instead, we had online learning where we learned about essential questions.

Formative Assessment

Feb 4, 2015

Formative Assessment

Civics, using graphs with students

Feb 11, 2015

Creating Graphs with KidsM&M Graph

Citizenship/Globalization, Text Dependent Questions, Geography

Feb 18, 2015

Text Dependent Questions

Economics/Current Events

Feb 25, 2015

Top Audio ToolsYouTube Kids50 Ways to Teach with Current Events

Why Text Books are Not Enough

Mar 4, 2015

For this online class, we read several articles that spoke of not just using the text books that are assigned to the grade by the school district, but to teach beyond the text books.

STEM

Mar 18, 2015

Presentation on STEM

Life/Earth Science and Inquiry Tasks

Mar 25, 2015

We had a great guest speaker, Kelly Homes for this class. We learnt how to create inquiry tasks using articles and questions.

Social Media in Education

Apr 1, 2015

Social Media in Education
For this online class, we discussed how to use social media, and how to use it safely, in the classroom.

Guest Speaker: Tanya Ackerman for STEM and Social Studies Resources

Apr 8, 2015

Tanya's LivebinderTanya Ackerman Guest Speaker
Today Tanya presented us with a great many tools and tasks that could be implemented in the classroom to support STEM and Social Studies.

Last Online Class

Apr 15, 2015

For our last online class, we read different articles pertaining to differentiation.

Our Last Class, Portfolio Work Session

Apr 22, 2015

For this last class, we worked on our eportfolios to pass in next week!