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    A great science lesson is one that intrigues a student's curiosity, says dr. Sanjay gupta. Allowing students to question "how and why" is driving force behind learning, he says. He says this course opened my eyes to how much there is to know about science.

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    A great science lesson is one that intrigues a student's curiosity, says dr. Sanjay gupta. Allowing students to question "how and why" is driving force behind learning, he says. He says this course opened my eyes to how much there is to know about science.

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    Dr.

    McKenziesScienceInstructionalMethodscourseprovedtobehelpful,informative,
    andfun.Ilearnedthatagoodsciencelessonallowsstudentstoaskquestions,dohandson
    experimentation,andconverseabouttheirfindings.However,agreatsciencelessonisonethat
    intriguesastudentscuriositythroughdiscrepanteventsandallowsstudentstohypothesize
    reasonableanswerstosolutions,allowingthetoquestionsandexperiments,whileguidingthem
    toconceptsandfactualknowledgeofhowscienceworks.
    Throughthisclass,Ihavelearnedthereisabalancebetweenaninquirydesigned
    investigationsandinstructionalguidinginconcepts.Allowingstudentstoquestionhowand
    whyisthedrivingforcebehindactuallearninginscienceandmath.Ihavelearnedtoallowtime
    forstudentstoquestionthephenomenaandtoconceiveideasofhowtheconceptsofscience
    areatplaythroughexperimentation.Ialsohavelearnedthatitisimportanttofollowupon
    studentideas,makingthemresponsiblefortheirlearning.Theopportunitiesforfreereflection
    eachweekhashelpedmesolidifymyquestionsandownlearningofconcepts,aswellas
    commentandabsorbtheinquiryactivitiesmyclassmates.
    OneotherimportantaspectIhavelearnedthroughthisclassaboutbeingabletoteach
    scienceismyownlearningandunderstandingofscience:contentmaterial.Thiscourseopened
    myeyestohowmuchthereistoknow,tobeabletoanswerquestionsstudentshave.Being
    abletounderstandthecontentonadeeperlevelthanfactualknowledgeispertinenttobeing
    abletoexplaintheprocessestostudentswholittletoknowformalbaseknowledgeonthe
    subjectmatterotherthanwhattheyexperienceintheworld.
    Inothermethodscourses,therearemultiplewaystoassessstudentlearning.Inthis
    course,theprofessorhasemphasizedtheimportanceofassessingthehandsonlearningofthe
    studentsinmultipleformsallowingstudentstodoscienceisthewaytomakethelearninga
    memorableandmeaningfulexperience.Studentscanbeassessedontheirlabwriteupsand
    participation,shortanswerandessaytests,charts,tables,diagrams,presentations,journals,
    learning/lablogs,creativeexpressions(posters,books,etc),discussions,andothermeansof
    productsforstudentsdemonstratetheirunderstands(orexpresstheirconcernsor
    misconceptions.)Ifeel,insciencelearning,thegradeisntnecessarilywhatisimportant.Itisthe
    processoflearningaconceptthoroughlythroughdifferentmediumsandhavingthestudentbe
    abletorelayconcepts/processesintheirownwordsintheirownway.
    Scienceisexcitingandmysterious.Havingunderstandinginhowournaturalworld
    worksandtheknowledgeoftheprocessesandconceptsthatoccuraroundusdailyallowsusto
    haveadeeper,richerappreciationforthewonderintheworldwelivein.Ibegantolearnand
    appreciatescienceinlatehighschoolandthroughmycollegecourses.However,inthisclass,I
    feelIhavedevelopedagreaterappreciationforteachingscienceonalevelstudentscan
    understand.Childrenarecuriousandwillappreciatethegivenresponsibilityfortheirlearningif
    weaseducatorsmakeitinterestingandworthwhile.Scienceshouldbeanauthenticexperience,
    fullofdeeplearningandintrigue.

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