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Show Me Your C-E-R!
Using A Science Inquiry Framework to Connect and Improve Student Academic Progress and Language ProficiencyXi SunJing Mei Elementary, Bellevue, WA
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Part 1: Introduction
2Jing Mei Elementary School 景美Bellevue, Washington
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Claim = A statement that answers the question or problem.Evidence = A summary of the data collected to support the claim.Reasoning = It should justify why the evidence (data) supports the claim by using scientific principles.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Why C-E-R?Tailor to learner characteristics.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Why C-E-R?A motivational tool to expand learning across disciplines.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Why C-E-R?Develop life-long skills through scientific methods.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Why C-E-R?Developing flexibility to look at things from multiple perspectives.
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Why do we use C-E-R?
So that students will be a 21st century globalcitizens and be able to -• Think deeply and flexibly• Ask questions, formulate
problems and challenges• Search for and process
information• Draw conclusions, apply learning• Communicate effectively
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Using the C-E-R Framework for In Your Classroom
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The Bridge UnitDesigned by the Jing Mei 2nd Grade Team
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Unit Goals
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Overarching Essential Questions:• How do you construct an argument using evidence to
evaluate a scientific claim?• How do developments in science and technology affect
our lives?• How do our experiences affect the way in which we
createmeaning?
Horizontal Goals:• Develop content and language skills gained through
using C-E-R thinking process across disciplines• Develop oral and academic language skills through
debate• Develop writing skills through opinion writing
Vertical Goal - Project-based Learning• An inclusive hands-on STEM project “Building the
Bridge”
Part 2:Classroom Culture, Literacy, andLanguage Development
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2.1 Incorporating C-E-R thinking processinto classroom culture - always ask why
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2.2 Presenting Your C-E-R in Chinese
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2.3 Using C-E-R In Morning Meetings– Is today’s weather sunny or cloudy?
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2.4 When selecting student of themonth…
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2.5 Reading for Research
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2.6 Independent Research
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2.7 Examples to used as evidences
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2.8 Making your evidences reasonable
—Debate
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2.9 Write down your thinking process
- Opinion Writing
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2.10 C-E-R with opinion writinghamburger
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2.11 Opinion Writing Drafting andPublishing
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Part 3:Integrating C-E-R in teaching SocialStudies, Math and Science
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3.1 Social Studies project—design a physical map, choose a spot to
build a bridge
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3.2Math Story
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3.3 Using CER to solve math problems
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3.4 Independent Research on Bridges
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3.5 Testing Different Bridge Structures
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3.5 Testing Different Bridge Structures
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3.6 Testing Result
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3.7 Guided Discussion
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3.8 Designing a bridge
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3.9 Calculating the cost of building abridge model
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3.10 Collecting materials
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3.11 Building bridges
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3.12 Gallery Walk
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3.13 Giving Comments and Improving
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3.14 Describing the Bridges
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An Example from STEM Bridge Project
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Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
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#1If we use C-E-R consistently across academic contents, almost all students are able to improve their writing proficiency by at least 1 rubric level grade.
Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
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Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
#2If we build C-E-R into ways of thinking and communicating, students are able to develop better analytical skills and using these skills in assess own progress.
Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.
Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
#3Students continued to be opinionated and love to share, but now they have the tools in C-E-R to expand their arguments and sustain their claims. Essays with ideas and suggestions that students have delivered to my mailbox include• Why we should have recess before
lunch• Why the school should have
student-run newspaper• Why we should have a garden in
school
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Lessons we learned from using C-E-R
#4Through this science investigation method, students develop skills in conducting research, in negotiating meanings, and enhancing language proficiency.
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Lessons we learned from using C-E-R#5Building Community of Learners –Students enjoy learning together, sharing ideas, and celebrating each other’s success.
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Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Summary
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Thank You!
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Next Generation Science StandardsBellevue School District Science Curriculum Dept.C-E-R on EdutopiaScientific explanations and arguments, an article of interest.
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