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Strategies for Scaffolding SEPs
Instructional strategies, structures, and tools to scaffold students thinking and support implementing Science and Engineering Practices, especially Constructing Explanations, Developing and Using Models, Engaging in Argument with Evidence, and Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Strategies denoted with * are highly supportive of language development & academic engagement for Emergent Bilingual students
All strategies are intended to promote discourse, collaboration, and higher-level thinking as students make sense of and apply content
Strategies may be linked to or adapted from the Lead4ward Instructional Strategies Playlist and Kagan Collaborative Structures
Featured Resource:
Quality and Alignment Checklist (and Protocol)
Checklist for reviewing lessons and activities for alignment to standards and vision and quality of engagement, including integrating SEPs and engaging in discourse and collaboration
Optional short and adaptable protocol (15 min) to use to efficiently review and decide as a team whether to keep, adjust, or archive a lesson or activity (great for teams with limited time or who are looking for ways to more efficiently and systematically review and make decisions about lessons and activities)
Taught Curriculum Quality and Alignment Checklist.pdfFocus on Engagement
Focus on Engagement
Just as authors and videographers use storyboards to plan their work, educators chunk and sequence learning experiences for students to maximize engagement and conceptual understanding in our design of lessons. We use this approach because we understand that
students' attention spans about about as long as their age... at best.
students need to be reengaged every 5 - 7 minutes.
if students' attention isn't captured in the first 7 minutes of class, their engagement and attention throughout will be significantly less.
In general, we use storyboards or "6 Boxes" to design lessons by:
breaking our lesson into about 6 chunks (depending on length of class)
designing intentional and engaging hooks to start the lesson and relevant and informative activities for closure
sequencing learning experiences in a meaningful way throughout the lesson to promote sense-making and conceptual understanding
From storyboards and sketches of product concepts for the MIT Museum Shop @ https://web.mit.edu/2.744/www/Project/Assignments/conceptSketches/design-o-mite/storyboard/mitt-story.html
Resources
from Professional Learning Sessions
Day 3 - Sec Sci New to Humble Lesson DesignChunks6 Box ExamplesPlate Tectonics Lesson Design TemplateHook Ideas - NT 22-23Explore Before Explain: Sequence for Lesson Design
Explore Before Explain: Sequence for Lesson Design
In addition to engagement, instructional SEQUENCE matters! We believe in "Explore Before Explain" every day!
QECR
QECR
Question - Evidence - Claim - Reasoning
Promote critical thinking and scientific processing skills with content, including
Organizing and analyzing data
Developing and communicating explanations
Engaging in respectful scientific argumentation using evidence
Sample Lesson
TRTW
TRTW
Talk - Read - Talk - Write
Promote discussion, scientific literacy, analysis and argumentation with content using
Relevant data and stimuli tied to phenomena
Intentional structures for discussion and writing
Strategic opportunities for reading and discussion
Sample Lesson
TRTWOverview-NancyMotley.pdfPage updated
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