Phenomenal Toolbox

Phenomena in Teachers' Work • 3D Task Design • Sources of Tasks • Learning Activity • Practical Measures

Phenomenal, 3-D Work that Teachers Do

Connecting 3-Dimensions + Phenomena to Students' Lives

Understanding & Using Phenomena that Drive Tasks/Units

Websites devoted to finding Phenomena

3-D Task Design

Task Alignment

Task Design/Modification

    • STEMtool #30 (design tasks that engage students in the Science & Engineering Practices)
    • STEMtool #41 (design tasks that engage students in the Crosscutting Concepts)

Sources of Phenomenal, 3-D Tasks

Sources of Phenomenal, 3-D Tasks

    • Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS) - Tools for analyzing NGSS-designed tasks...numerous examples of assessment tasks designed for learning activities.SNAP (Stanford...
    • Bethel SD item clusters
    • et.al.

Learning Activity with Phenomenal, 3-D Tasks

Learning Activity with Phenomenal, 3-D Tasks

    • Get students interacting with each other to figure out phenomena / problems.
    • Talk Strategies (STEM tool #35)
    • Tools for online interactions

Reflective Progress with Phenomenal, 3-D Learning

Practical Reflection on 3-Ds: Value - Confidence - Use

Are My Students Experiencing What I Want for Them?

    • The Power of Parallel Processing: Student + Teacher Reflections
    • e.g. Student Reflective Surveys, a.k.a. "Student Voice"