tier3 - cfergui

Tier 3
Student Centered Learning Classroom

Tier 3 topics

Tier Model was developed by The Educational Technology Support Center, WA

Authentic Student Centered Activities
Inquiry Based Instruction
Project-based learning
Constructivist Learning
- Communication, Teaming, Collaboration
Multi-Media or online presentation

Multi-Media - this is most powerful since students have grown up in a visual/auditory world. Digital content is easy for students to collect and construct knowledge. Tools - PowerPoint, Inspiration, KidPix, MovieMaker, iLife, paint software, digital cameras/camcorders, scanners, etc.

Writing and Publishing - Move from the teacher to peers, family and community

Webquests - Inquiry-based model developed by tachers for student-directed learning. A web-based lesson plan written directly to students with the following sections (established in 1995 by Centerpiece of EMints project in Missouri):

Introdution -includes essential question(s), this is the "hook"
Task- project students will do or job of students
Process - steps students will follow and links to resources
Evaluation - Rubric
Conclusion - congratulations and extensions
Teacher Page - tips for other teachers

Problem-solving Activities: Create a problem-solving scenario in which students use online resources to acquire background information, gather evidence to evaluate competing points of view and use their critical-thinking abilities to work out a well-reasoned solution.

Decision-making Activities: Create a dilemma or frame a controversy. Ask students to use online resources to gain perspective on the issue, test alternatives and recommend a course of action.

Real Research - Software analysis tools that allow students to explore and question (probes, handhelds, graphing calculators, digital microscopes, excel)

Discovery through experimentation - students can explore a system by altering variables and monitoring the results. Tools: Decisions, Decisions, Tom Snyder Software (we have both)