Georgia Science Teachers Association

Using the Climate Debate to Teach Chemistry

• Presentation (pdf)
• Handouts (pdf)
• Worksheets (pdf)

Active Learning Strategies for Teaching Environmental Science

• ecological footprint (pdf)
• Ethanol Debate Main Points (pdf)
• Ethanol debate Student worksheet (pdf)
• interpreting graphs (pdf)
• Mapping Activities handout (pdf)

Resources for Science Course Design

Course Design

• McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. The Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook (2004).
• Designing Effective and Innovative Courses (Tutorial) – http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign/tutorial/
• SENCER Model Courses – http://sencer.net
• Backward Design template available at: http://digitalliteracy.mwg.org/curriculum/template.html

Setting Goals / Writing Outcomes

• Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised (html)  (pdf)
• L. B. Nilson, The graphic syllabus and the outcomes map: Communicating your course (2007).

Activities

• Jigsaw (html)
• Think-Pair-Share (html)
• Chalk Talk (html)
• Anticipation Guide (html)
• Periodic Trends Jigsaw (pdf)
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science – http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/
• Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse (U. Delaware) – https://primus.nss.udel.edu/Pbl/
• ChemConnections Modules (some are outdated) – http://chemconnections.org/
• POGIL – http://www.pogil.org/
• Concept Tests for General Chemsitry – http://people.brandeis.edu/~herzfeld/conceptests.html
• General Chemistry Case Studies – http://www.chemcases.com/

Assessment

• Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) Survey – http://www.salgsite.org/
• AAC&U Value Rubrics – http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics
• Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide – http://www.flaguide.org/

Advertisements