TLIIST Pedagogy in Practice

Inquiry Based Labs

My teaching has improved since becoming a TLIIST fellow. Not only did attending the Inquiry Institute allow me to experience a variety of instructional strategies, it also changed my view of how science should be taught. Science should allow for questions and exploration. I used what I learned from the Inquiry Institute to facilitate an Ions Lab where students explored and tested different compounds in order to determine whether the compounds were ionic or covalent.

Role Playing to Answer Questions

In December 2022 I attended a TLIIST Saturday session where Rice Professor Dr. Yousif Shamoo presented on the epidemiological history of the Black Plague. He answered a question regarding why antibiotics were not available to treat drug resistant pathogens through role-playing. This role-playing technique involved an situation where audience members are pharmaceutical representatives and they are being asked to invest in antibiotic or cancer treatment research and development. This technique was so effective in explaining the situation that I have used it in my science classroom. I use this role-playing technique when students ask an economics driven question or a question about science research and development, especially when we talk about nuclear chemistry and nuclear energy. I can also see myself using this role-playing technique to explain many topics because humans learn through stories, and this role-playing paints a picture of different sides of an issue very well.

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