Chapter 5 Planning and Managing Inquiry Instruction

Being a first or second year teacher, I don't think I will be writing my own instruction or lesson plans for science. I don't know if I will have the confidence to do that right away. I will tweak or put my own spin on them if the school allows. I fall into the category of teachers whose knowledge of science comes to an understanding after I start teaching it. I like the tips the book gives about developing my background knowledge. I found the ABC's of objectives helpful. Audience, behaviors and conditions. It makes writing objectives so much easier and manageable. I am using it in my other classes. Grouping students for learning can be a little tricky. I have never liked working in groups, until I came to college. I then realized how cooperative groups are more beneficial to students. You can bounce ideas off each other, or get each other thinking. In my other class we use think, pair, share and it is a great way to view others beliefs and get several understandings of a problem. Safety in the classroom - I think when I was in high school the classes were so over crowed that many experiments were unable to be taught. Like the start of anything new, rules need to be established the first day and followed closely all year. I need to remember to not punish the whole class for what one or two students might do. Disruptive students should be dealt with individually.