Teaching and Learning

"There is a considerable body of research that suggests that the ability of a teacher to teach may be one of the most important variables determining what and how well students learn. For this reason we have made best practices in math and science teaching an integral part of the project since its inception. These include areas such as inquiry learning, multiple intelligences, and alternative assessment."

Overview of the characteristics of "best practices"

Learning Activities to Support Student Inquiries or Research about the Local Environment

• Water
  • Properties of Water (in html)
  • Heat Flow in Water (in pdf)
• Snow
• Air
• Plants and Animals
• Soil
• Seasons
  • Investigating Leaf Pigments Inquiry (in pdf format ,in html format)
  • Seasonal Leaf Changes Inquriy (in pdf format, in html format)

Teaching to the Standards

• Matrix of science standards addressed in OLCG
• Learning cycle model
• Process skills

Strategies for Integration

• Language Arts
  • OLCG Elementary-Middle School Bibliography
• Sample Plant Unit Integration Suggestions
• Overhead Circle Calendar

Supporting Diverse Learners in OLCG Classsrooms

• Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum
• Multiple Intelligences
• Constructivism as a theory of knowing

Assessing Diverse Learners in the OLCG Classrooms - Alternative Assessment

• Alternative Assessment Ideas
• Sample Generic Rubrics
• Assessment of GLOBE Atmosphere Strand
• Assessing Your Assessments

The Website for National Science Foundation Grant No. ES1-9910219

Last Modified on January 27, 2004 by Sidney Stephens