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Density and Evolution A session that challenges teachers to challenge

Density and Evolution A session that challenges teachers to challenge themselves to evolve and change as a teacher. The activity used to demonstrate the concept is building a density column. Other concepts that are touched on include alternative assessments, provisioning for large

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Density and Evolution A session that challenges teachers to challenge

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  1. Density and Evolution A session that challenges teachers to challenge themselves to evolve and change as a teacher. The activity used to demonstrate the concept is building a density column. Other concepts that are touched on include alternative assessments, provisioning for large science activities, and the idea of coverage vs. involvement. Bill Grosser Golden Apple Foundation-Partners in Inquiry 2013

  2. Define... Evolution A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.

  3. Evolution: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. As teachers we must constantly evolve or we risk becoming mentally extinct! -Is your teaching evolving? -Is your curriculum evolving? -Are your students evolving?

  4. Big questions in life... What’s smaller than a pygmy shrew? ATOMS

  5. What’s smaller than a pygmy shrew? Democritus Atom

  6. Prediction: (What is going to happen.) Hypothesis: Why? Your construction.

  7. How Dense Are You? Game Rules... 1. You must make a prediction before dropping an object into the column. 2. Points- 1 correct prediction in a row = 1 point 2 correct prediction in a row = 2 points 3 correct prediction in a row = 3 points An incorrect prediction = 0 points and... resets point value at 1 point *You don’t lose points already earned!

  8. Evolution: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. -Is your teaching evolving? -Is your curriculum evolving? -Are your students evolving?

  9. A Christmas Story...

  10. Objective/ Mastery Sometimes Involvement Rarely Activities Coverage Inquiry What Students Do What Teachers Do

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