The MAVEN Elementary Teacher Summit was an application based professional development. Housing and registration was covered, but travel was not. The goal of the PD was to develop content knowledge about Mars and space science, as well as how to integrate the content and lessons into elementary curriculum. The organizers were fantastic, but sadly, we were told this was the last year for this teacher summit. Lessons can be found at http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/for-educators/red-planet/. Besides having engaging presentations and lessons shared with us, it was great to network with teachers from across the country.Takeaways:
- "Vote with your feet"- students move to a particular part of the room to show they agree or disagree.
- Mars is similar to Earth - ice caps, topography, etc.
- Still a lot we don't know about Mars...Scientists don't have all the answers. Scientists still disagree and have discussions to come to a consensus.
- Let students self-evaluate themselves before and after the lesson.
- Mystery Bag activity - would be a good lesson for introducing Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning. Students are given a sealed bag that holds mystery items. They have to make a claim and evidence based upon their observations.
- Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) vs. Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI)
- instructional approaches
- practices of science
- share, critique, and revise ideas
- find contextual evidence from text, activities, etc.
- Teaching magnetism goes well with Mars lessons.
- If you pin a location on Google Earth, it will show the similar location for Mars when you choose Mars as an option. Compare where your school would be located on Mars.
- Transition from teaching scientific method to teaching scientific process. Play "Would you Rather" with living in different locations on Mars.
- Have a classroom timeline of Earth's history. Could be compared to Mars or other timelines.
- Print out some of the futuristic NASA travel posters. http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/resources/mars-posters-explorers-wanted/
- Have students learn to create academic scientific posters.
- Plan for full solar eclipse August 21, 2017.
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/for-educators/summit/
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