Homework: Team - Productive Talk and Collaboration in the Science Classroom
Your principal has asked your team to present a professional development session to your colleagues on productive talk and collaboration in the pre-K through Grade 3 science classroom.
Create an 8 to 10 slides presentation that includes five strategies or tips for supporting effective discussion and collaboration in the science classroom.
Ensure your strategies or tips include the following elements that foster discussion and collaboration:
1) Questioning techniques
2) Classroom setup and young learner grouping concepts that promote inquiry and discovery
3) Ways to use technology tools to foster a culture where young learners take ownership of their learning goals
4) Opportunity for young learners to develop communication by asking and responding to questions
5) Ways to connect to real-world experiences
6) Justification for use of strategies or tips
7) Implementation ideas, which include managing collaborative structures for young learners
8) Ways to create a positive and safe science classroom learning environment
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.