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Summer Workshop Agenda

submitter: WV-Handle on Science
published: 10/29/1998
posted to site: 10/29/1998

Agenda for the WV-Handle 0n Science Project

Summer Science Institute 1998

August 17-20, 1998

Day One (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

A.M. (8:00 a.m. to noon) P.M. (12:45 to 4:00 p.m.)
Registration and Coffee (8:00-8:30 a.m.) Kit-specific workshops by grade level and by topic (in assigned rooms)
(12:45 - 2:15 p.m.)
Introduction (8:30-9:00 a.m.)
(Elizabeth Strong, Dave Leavitt, and Dr. H.A. Cook)
Overview of WV-Handle On Science Project
(9:00-9:15 a.m.)
(Dr. H.A. Cook, Elizabeth & Robert Strong)
Kit-specific workshops by grade level and by topic
Ice Breaking Activity (9:15-10:00 a.m.)
(Linda Fonner)
Kit-specific workshops by grade level and by topic
Break (10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.) Teacher to Teacher video: Change Came to Mesa (large group session)
(2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Kit-specific workshops by grade level and by topic (in assigned rooms)
(10:15 a.m. - noon)
Leadership team and pilot teacher comments (large group session)
(3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Day Two (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

A.M. (8:00a.m.to noon) P.M. (12:45 p.m. to 4:00p.m.)
Constructivism/Learning Cycle (8:00 - 9:00 a.m.)
Magnet Activities
(Deb Rockey and Robert Strong)
Kit-specific workshops for grades K- 6 (12:45-3:00 p.m.)
Internet Overview and tour of web site (9:00-10:00 a.m.)
(Debra Keddie)
Kit-specific workshops for grades K- 6
Break (10:00-10:15 a.m.) Overview of Alternative Assessment (3:00-4 00pm)
(Bonnie Mueller)
Kit-specific workshops with grades K- 6 (10:15 a.m.-noon)

Day Three (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

A.M. (8:00 a.m. to noon) P.M. (12:45 to 5:00 p.m.)
Kit -specific workshops for grades K-6 Kit-specific workshops by grade level and by topic
Kit -specific workshops for grades K-6
Break (10:00 to 10:15 a.m.)
Kit-specific workshops for grades K-6 Content Development Sessions (2:00-3:00 p.m.)
Content Extension Trips (3 00-5:00 p.m.)

Day Four (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

A.M. (8:00 a.m. to noon) P M. (12:45 to 4:00 p.m.)
Safety Demonstration (8:00-9:00)
(large group session)
Content Development Sessions
(12:45-2:00 p.m.)
(in assigned rooms)
Equity and Access Overview a.m. (9:00-10:00 a.m.)
(large group session)
(Dave Goodwin)
Correlation of kits to West Virginia
Instructional Goals and Objectives Overview
(2:00-2:30 p.m.)
(in assigned rooms)
Break (10:00 -10:15 a.m.) Extensions and Resources (2:30-2:45 p.m.)
(in assigned rooms)
Content Development Sessions
(10:15 a.m.-noon)
(in assigned rooms)
Debriefing and forms (2:45-3:15 p.m.)
(Elizabeth Strong) (in large group session)
Evaluation (3 :15-3:45 p.m.) (in large group session)
Door Prizes

 

WV-Handle On Science Project

Modules and Schedule of Implementation

Summer Science Institute 1998 Module Matrix - Group A

GRADE KIT
KINDERGARTEN ANIMALS TWO BY TWO
FIRST SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS / SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
SECOND WEATHER / AIR AND WEATHER
THIRD EARTH MATERIALS
FOURTH SOUNDS / PHYSICS OF SOUND
FIFTH MICROWORLDS
SIXTH MIXTURES AND SOLUTIONS

FOSS six kits (three are for Ohio County only) STC four kits

 

 

Summer Science Institute 1999 Module Matrix - Group A

GRADE KIT
KINDERGARTEN TREES
FIRST NEW PLANTS
SECOND LIFE CYCLE OF BUTTERFLIES / INSECTS
THIRD CHANGES
FOURTH LANDAND WATER / WATER
FIFTH MAGNETS AND MOTORS
SIXTH LEVERS AND PULLEYS

FOSS five kits (two are for Ohio County only)STC four kits

 

 

Summer Science Institute 2000 Module Matrix - Group A

KINDERGARTEN PAPER
FIRST SOILS / PEBBLES, SAND, AND SILT
SECOND ORGANISMS
THIRD STRUCTURES OF LIFE
FOURTH MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY
FIFTH MODELS AND DESIGN
SIXTH ECOSYSTEMS / ENVIRONMENTS

FOSS six kits (two are for Ohio County only) STC three kits

 

 

Summer Science Institute 2001 Module Matrix - Group A

KINDERGARTEN FABRIC
FIRST COMPARING AND MEASURING
SECOND BALANCING AND WEIGHING / BALANCE AND MOTION
THIRD LIFTING HEAVY THINGS
FOURTH ANIMAL STUDIES
FIFTH LANDFORMS
SIXTH MEASURING TIME

FOSS three kits (one F or Ohio County only) STC four kits INSIGHTS one kit

 

*Group B will begin professional development in year two (1999) and will follow the same kit training but begin a year later.