Jonesboro School District and Jonesboro School District and Arkansas State University Arkansas State University

College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering“SD2—Science: DOING and “SD2—Science: DOING and

Dialog”Dialog”

A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT HAS CREATED A MODEL THAT HAS CREATED A TRUE LEARNING COMMUNITYTRUE LEARNING COMMUNITY

GOALS OF THE PROJECTGOALS OF THE PROJECT

Improvement of the science content Improvement of the science content knowledge of middle and secondary knowledge of middle and secondary science and math teachers in JPSscience and math teachers in JPS

Improvement of the integration of Improvement of the integration of math, science, and technology math, science, and technology instructioninstruction

Improvement of student performance Improvement of student performance on science assessmentson science assessments

EVALUATION DESIGN OF THE EVALUATION DESIGN OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE’S DTAMSUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE’S DTAMS—middle school physical science —middle school physical science content knowledgecontent knowledge

QUALITATIVE MEASURES—surveys of QUALITATIVE MEASURES—surveys of participants, studentsparticipants, students

EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT assessment dataEXPLORE/PLAN/ACT assessment data

DESIGN OF PROJECTDESIGN OF PROJECT

Voluntary participation (57+ hrs.)Voluntary participation (57+ hrs.) Off-contract time (evening/summer)Off-contract time (evening/summer) Meaningful stipend via preparation and reflection Meaningful stipend via preparation and reflection

timetime ““Perfect attendance” bonusPerfect attendance” bonus

Cross-discipline/cross-building/cross-district/Cross-discipline/cross-building/cross-district/cross-role participationcross-role participation Math and scienceMath and science Upper elementary through high school APUpper elementary through high school AP Predominantly one district, 3 from adjacent Predominantly one district, 3 from adjacent

district, 1 from ALE, 1 from Privatedistrict, 1 from ALE, 1 from Private Teachers and district math coachesTeachers and district math coaches

FORMAT OF SESSIONS--MONTHLYFORMAT OF SESSIONS--MONTHLY Conducted in the College of Engineering labs at ASUConducted in the College of Engineering labs at ASU Opening discussion of “pre-session” homework topicOpening discussion of “pre-session” homework topic Discussion of curriculum thread/link in social groups over Discussion of curriculum thread/link in social groups over

light dinnerlight dinner Multi-month, hands-on research conducted by small Multi-month, hands-on research conducted by small

learning groups under mentoring of Drs. Edgar and Gloverlearning groups under mentoring of Drs. Edgar and Glover ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE WHICH LEVELS PLAYING FIELD FOR ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE WHICH LEVELS PLAYING FIELD FOR

ALL PARTICIPANTS (SUBJECT, GRADE LEVEL, EXPERIENCES)ALL PARTICIPANTS (SUBJECT, GRADE LEVEL, EXPERIENCES) EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION RATHER THAN FACTS OR EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION RATHER THAN FACTS OR

TRADITIONAL LAB WHERE OUTCOME IS KNOWNTRADITIONAL LAB WHERE OUTCOME IS KNOWN Reflection submitted to the group’s blogReflection submitted to the group’s blog

airset.comairset.com space for posting lesson plansspace for posting lesson plans extension to studentsextension to students

SAMPLE RESEARCH PROJECTSSAMPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS Yr. 1 Yr. 1

Conservation of energyConservation of energy Alternative fuels (switchgrass, corn, soy beans)Alternative fuels (switchgrass, corn, soy beans) Water qualityWater quality Solar cellSolar cell CBL testing of acidity CBL testing of acidity

of various substances of various substances Ohm’s LawOhm’s Law

ForcesForces MotionMotion

SUMMER SESSION FOLLOWING YR. 1SUMMER SESSION FOLLOWING YR. 1

MORNINGMORNING LESSON PLANS INTEGRATING INVESTIGATIVE LESSON PLANS INTEGRATING INVESTIGATIVE

RESEARCHRESEARCH ““POPPERS”—UNKNOWN OBJECT POPPERS”—UNKNOWN OBJECT

TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD DESIGN EXPERIMENT TO DISCOVER QUALITIESDESIGN EXPERIMENT TO DISCOVER QUALITIES

AFTERNOONAFTERNOON COOPERATIVE GROUPS TO INVESTIGATE A TOPIC FOR COOPERATIVE GROUPS TO INVESTIGATE A TOPIC FOR

FIVE DAYSFIVE DAYS FLOW RATE, VELOCITY, ACCELERATIONFLOW RATE, VELOCITY, ACCELERATION SOCRATIC METHOD QUESTIONING TO LEAD TO SOCRATIC METHOD QUESTIONING TO LEAD TO

CONTENT UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICAITONSCONTENT UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICAITONS

FOCUS OF YEAR 2 FOCUS OF YEAR 2 INVESTIGATIONSINVESTIGATIONS

INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCHINVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH iPods: Vodcasts, streaming videoiPods: Vodcasts, streaming video Camcorders: Applications for student projectsCamcorders: Applications for student projects CBL probesCBL probes BlogBlog

EXPANSION OF HANDS-ON EXPANSION OF HANDS-ON LESSONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR LESSONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTSSTUDENTS

CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Jane JamisonDr. Jane Jamison jamisonj@mail.jps.k12.ar.usjamisonj@mail.jps.k12.ar.us 870 933 5800 x2222870 933 5800 x2222

Dr. Jeanne GloverDr. Jeanne Glover gloverj@mail.jps.k12.ar.usgloverj@mail.jps.k12.ar.us 870 933 5800 x2257870 933 5800 x2257

Dr. Brad EdgarDr. Brad Edgar bedgar@astate.edubedgar@astate.edu 870 972 2088870 972 2088

The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in this presentation are not intended as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.