GK-12 Summer Institute for Teachers
and Fellows
The
goals of our 2006 GK-12 Summer Institute are three-fold:
1) to build the foundation for a solid working relationship
between each teacher and fellow, 2) to introduce the teachers
and fellows to the principles of how students learn and
how that knowledge can be applied to scientific inquiry,
and 3) to train the teams in a range of inquiry-oriented
environmental curricula that they will use during the school
year. We anticipate the establishment of strong teacher-fellow
partnerships grounded in the common goal of creating enthusiastic
young scientists in sixth grade classrooms in Bassett, Canyon
Hills, Henderson, Ross and Wiggs Middle Schools in El Paso
Independent School District.
All
texts listed below will be provided by the GK-12 grant.
Week 1 Indio Mountains Research Station
July 24 – 28, 2006
Monday,
July 24
8:30 AM – Noon GK-12 Program
Orientation Geology Building,
Room 201
Team building activities and agenda
review
GK-12 grant overview
Environmental science learning
Indio Ranch rules
Noon
– 1:00 PM Lunch provided
1:00
– 5:00 PM Travel to Indio Ranch via UTEP vehicles
5:00
– 7:00 PM Unload vehicles, dinner preparation,
shared meal, clean-up
7:00
– 8:30 PM Research presentations by 5 fellows
(See page 6)
Tuesday,
July 25 – Thursday, July 27
6:00
– 7:00 AM Coffee or juice
7:00
– 9:00 AM Learning Sessions 1, 4
and 7
Session 1: Introduction to Indio Mountains Research Institute
Indio Ranch Scavenger Hunt
Session 4: Arthropod Diversity using pitfall traps
Session 7: Egg Predation & Bird Behavior
9:00
– 10:00 AM Breakfast, clean-up
10:00
– 11:00 AM Learning Session Debriefing
11:00
AM – 1:00 PM Learning Sessions 2, 5 and 8
Session 2: Bird Identification
Session 5: Ant Behavior
Session 8: Bird Feeding
1:00
– 2:00 PM Lunch, clean-up
2:00
– 3:00 PM Learning Session Debriefing
3:00
– 6:00 PM Mandatory REST TIME
6:00
– 7:30 PM Learning Sessions 3, 6
and 9
Session 3: Effects of Aspect on Temperature and Vegetation
Session 6: Stratigraphic Section Activity
Session 9: Water Infiltration, Soil Compaction & Components
7:30
– 8:00 PM Learning Session Debriefing
8:00
– 9:00 PM Dinner, Clean-up (Prickly
pear syrup-making on Thursday)
9:00
– 10:15 PM Teacher presentations by
5 teacher teams (Tuesday)
Research presentations by 5 fellows (Wednesday)
Game Night (Thursday)
Friday,
July 28
6:00
– 7:00 PM Coffee, Juice
7:00
– 9:00 AM Learning Session 10: Vegetation Monitoring
9:00
– 10:30 AM Breakfast (Pancakes with prickly pear
syrup), clean-up, pack up personal items
10:30
– 12:00 noon Summer Institute Week 1 Review
Learning Session 10 debriefingTeacher/fellow partner survey
Summer Institute/Graduate Seminar topics
12:00
– 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00
– 5:00 PM Indio Ranch clean–up; travel back to
El Paso
GK-12 Summer Institute for Teachers and Fellows
Week 2 UTEP Geology Department
July 31 – August 4, 2006
Monday,
July 31 Geology Building, Room 201
8:30
– 10:00 AM Indio Ranch Evaluation
Identify teacher/fellow teams
Introduction to 6th grade science TEKS, TAKS
10:00
– 10:30 AM Persistent Organic Pollutants
in El Paso, Dr. Wen-Yee Lee
10:30
– 11:30 AM Campus demographics and test
scores
11:30
– 12:45 PM Lunch on your own
12:45 – 1:45 PM
Schoolyard Desert Discovery Program introduction
Dr. Stephanie Bestelmeyer, Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
*Schoolyard Desert Discovery notebook
1:45 – 2:45 PM
Review El Paso ISD Scope & Sequence for sixth grade
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Science lesson planning in teacher/fellow teams
Ø
Choose
inquiry activity
*Teaching Science Process Skills, Ramig, Bailer, and
Ramsey
Tuesday,
August 1
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Water Resources of the El Paso Region, Dr. Richard Langford
9:00 - 11:30 AM
Science Inquiry Introduction, Activity
Dr. Eric Hagedorn, College of Science
11:30
– 12:45 PM Lunch on your own
12:45
– 2:00 PM Evaluating Student Learning
*How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom, National Research Council
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Science Education and Classroom Culture
Dr. William Robertson, College of Education
3:00
– 4:00 PM Science lesson planning
in teacher/fellow teams
Wednesday,
August 2
8:30
– 11:30 AM Addressing Different Learning
Styles
Dr. Eric Hagedorn, College of Science
11:30
– 12:45 PM Lunch on your own
12:45
– 1:15 PM El Paso ISD Calendar
El Paso ISD Employee Standards of Conduct
1:15
– 2:15 PM Measuring Improvement:
Evaluating Teacher/Fellow Teams
Ø
Lesson
Delivery Report
Ø
Science
Teacher Inquiry Rubric (STIR)
2:30
– 3:00 PM Air Quality, Weather &
Climate, Dr. Tom Gill
3:00
– 4:00 PM Science lesson planning
in teacher/fellow teams
Ø
Develop
lesson plan.
Ø
Prepare
a list of required materials.
Thursday,
August 3
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Classroom Management
*Winning Strategies for Classroom
Management, Carol Cummings
10:00
– 11:30 AM GK-12 Program Evaluation
Dr. Kate Miller, Dr. Eric Hagedorn
11:30
– 12:45 PM Lunch on your own
12:45
– 3:30 PM Science lesson planning in
teacher/fellow teams
Ø
Run
through lesson.
Ø
Set
up for Friday’s presentation.
Friday,
August 4
9:00
– 11:00 AM Science presentations to
middle school students
Ø
Two
or more sessions
11:00
AM – 12:00 noon Science presentation debrief
12:00
– 1:00 PM Lunch provided
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Reflections on team lesson planning and teaching
Looking ahead to science classroom work
Ø
The
First Seven Seconds of the First Day
Ø
An
Eight Step Plan for the First Day
Ø
Seminar
Topics: GK-12 program skill sets
