Teaching is not tellingTeaching is not telling

Listening is not learningListening is not learning

How do we help all learners?How do we help all learners?Oh Deer-POE: Predict-Observe-ExplainOh Deer-POE: Predict-Observe-Explain

• Question? What could happen to the Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY?number of deer over 6 years? WHY?

• PREDICTPREDICT EXPLAINEXPLAIN

• OBSERVEOBSERVE EXPLAINEXPLAIN

• SO WHAT??SO WHAT??

• Question? What could happen to the number of Question? What could happen to the number of deer over 6 years? WHY?deer over 6 years? WHY?

• OBSERVEOBSERVE EXPLAINEXPLAIN

• SO WHAT??SO WHAT??

Explore First-Explain LaterExplore First-Explain Later

• EXPLORE-everyone has a common experienceEXPLORE-everyone has a common experience

• Student explanations should guide the EXPLAIN Student explanations should guide the EXPLAIN portionportion

• How does this approach compare to your initial How does this approach compare to your initial ideas for teaching this “big idea”ideas for teaching this “big idea”

Explore first- Explain LaterExplore first- Explain Later

• What will students learn?What will students learn?

• How Do they know What do How Do they know What do they they

they learned it?they learned it? Know? Know?

• How will they learn it?How will they learn it?

How do I support all How do I support all learners?learners?

• What is your preferred learning What is your preferred learning style?style?

• Move to the appropriate tableMove to the appropriate table

• What do you find helpful when you What do you find helpful when you are learning? What do you not find are learning? What do you not find helpful when you are learning. helpful when you are learning. Record your answers on the white Record your answers on the white boards provided.boards provided.

The Earth as An Apple The Earth as An Apple DemoDemo

On the POE template provided – record On the POE template provided – record what you noticed about what you noticed about

• the questionthe question

• Predict/Explain before the demoPredict/Explain before the demo

• ObserveObserve

• Explain after the demoExplain after the demo

• SO WHAT???SO WHAT???

How do we do a POEHow do we do a POE

• Work with a partner.Work with a partner.

• Walk around the room and record Walk around the room and record your suggestions on the white boards your suggestions on the white boards providedprovided

How to Talk so Kids can How to Talk so Kids can LearnLearn

Turn to a different person at your Turn to a different person at your table and share your thoughts table and share your thoughts about this chapter.about this chapter.

Have you used any of their Have you used any of their suggestions already?suggestions already?

Would you use these suggestions in Would you use these suggestions in your teaching? Why? Why not?your teaching? Why? Why not?

1.1. Read pp. 11-21 in the Grade 9-10 Science Read pp. 11-21 in the Grade 9-10 Science curriculum document. Please pay particular curriculum document. Please pay particular attention to the guide on p. 15attention to the guide on p. 15

2.2. Which overall and specific expectations would be Which overall and specific expectations would be met using “Oh Deer” and “The Earth as an apple met using “Oh Deer” and “The Earth as an apple demo”? Instructions for the Demo are on our web demo”? Instructions for the Demo are on our web site. Which expectations would be met with the site. Which expectations would be met with the activity that you found.activity that you found.

3.3. Which specific expectations would you leave out if Which specific expectations would you leave out if you were running out of time? Why?you were running out of time? Why?

4.4. Read How to Talk-Chapter 2. Use the DICE Read How to Talk-Chapter 2. Use the DICE approach as you are reading it.approach as you are reading it.

How are the big ideas from the How are the big ideas from the curriculum guidelines linked to curriculum guidelines linked to

the overall expectations?the overall expectations?

Use the cards and the white boards Use the cards and the white boards provided to demonstrate the provided to demonstrate the connections between the big ideas and connections between the big ideas and the overall expectations.the overall expectations.

How can you make these connections How can you make these connections interesting for your students? Record interesting for your students? Record your ideas on the whiteboards too.your ideas on the whiteboards too.