Social Unit Design for Middle School Science

Calling all middle school science teachers! Ever used a Wiki to design a unit with collaborators from all over the world? It's about time you did! I'm looking to create a science unit over the summer, and I'd like to do it using my Science Wiki. Please let me know if you would like to be part of the team. I'm going to be using a UBD Backwards Design template. I'd like to write about the process, and track the success of all of our classrooms. We'll post the vids and pics here as well, when we're done. Do you have any experience doing this, or would you be new to this process? Are you interested?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Smith on June 10, 2008 at 8:13pm: Hi Daniel,

I'm interested! I just finished my first inquiry unit using backward design in a social studies unit on justice with my Gr. 6 students. I am also using enactment strategies (Jeff Wilhelm--Action Strategies to Deepen Comprehension) as part of the inquiry process and have used them in a recent diversity of life unit. I need to put more time into that one to make it a richer learning experience all around. Looking forward to working together!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shaun Fletcher on June 11, 2008 at 9:17am: Sounds like a great idea Daniel. I wonder if designing a unit around scientific literacy, design and process would work for all involved, rather than a content specific unit. Maybe that is what you had in mind? This sounds like it could be alot of fun if there is adequate interest. I'm going to bookmark the site and share it on Diigo with other science teachers. All the best.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rezac on June 11, 2008 at 1:13pm: No- this should be a content specific unit. We all have activities- lab activities, reading activities, data activities- you name it. What we need to do is just put our heads together, decide on a topic, authentic goal, choose the standards, and then arrange the classroom activities to support the goal. It will work if we use backwards design, because UbD depends on teachers to do the designing of the unit.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shaun Fletcher on June 11, 2008 at 4:55pm: Okay, I have some resources loosely gathered around the units I teach in Grade 6 science( New Brunswick, Canada Curriculum) http://fletcherwiki.wikispaces.com/Science+6+2007-8

Any of these units topics coincide with your curriculum?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rezac on June 11, 2008 at 6:14pm: Yes we could start with something like that...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Scott Beiter on June 12, 2008 at 7:52am: I'd like to participate in this development process. I do need to make sure the topic is included in my curriculum. I haven't done something like this before and would like to have the experience. Any links for UBD I could check out to become familiar with what its all about?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rezac on June 12, 2008 at 5:41pm

Cool! We're going to decide on a topic, so hopefully we can keep it inclusive.

Here's UbD in a nutshell.

I need an email address to invite you to the wiki!

DR

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UbD_Nutshell.pdf, 269 KB

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Permalink Reply by Jane Krauss on June 12, 2008 at 6:39pm: I'm teaching a pbl design course this summer and might have some students (practicing teachers) who might want to dig in with you. And... I'm interested in this model of collaborative program development. I'd like to lurk. Could you ping me around July 8? Thanks, Jane; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rezac on June 17, 2008 at 10:00am: email me, and I'll invite you to the wiki, so you can make comments and suggestions!

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Permalink Reply by Jane Krauss on June 25, 2008 at 12:39pm: Thanks I'm signed up. Are you coming to NECC? There's a session you ought to attend 12:20-1:30 Monday in the Edublogger Cafe. I DON'T know if this will be ustreamed, but I can ask (would like others to participate this way too); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chris Lehmann on June 25, 2008 at 4:50pm: We'll uStream it! :)

And if you're there, introduce yourself!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rezac on June 30, 2008 at 5:41am: what channel will it be on in ustream?; ▶ Reply to This

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