STEM In The Classroom
Published on Jun 13, 2017
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STEM In The Classroom
& The 5E's of inquiry-based science
Having a STEM infused classroom can be an intimidating, scary, and unnerving thing to begin and implement into your classroom.
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So, why a STEM infused classroom?
Copy and paste the link to watch a short video about STEM in the classroom and why as educators we would choose this way to teach in our classrooms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWhwUN9iaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWhwUN9iaY
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Because...
- It promotes creativity and problem solving.
- It allows students to grapple or "productively struggle" with the content.
- It helps students exercise their brain in a different way daily, creating new neuron pathways.
- It provides deeper critical thinking opportunities that connect to 'real world' situations.
- Allows students to utilize cross-curriculum skills, reaching their solutions on their own and reflecting upon it with rich group discussions.
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In the STEM Classroom, your role is to be the...
- Motivator & Inquisitor
- Facilitator & Mediator
- Encouraging & Fueling Cheeleader
- Listener & Observer
- Accepting Assessor
- Provider of tools, allowing them to choose THIER path.
M & I = Motivate their interests by raising questions to tap into what they think about the topic
F & M = Giving instruction, but allowing the lesson to be student-centered and allowing them to take the lead into their own discoveries. Giving guidance or redirection when necessary.
E & FC = Asking inquiry-orientated questions to stem deeper thinking and reflection while supporting collaborating with peers.
L & O = Building on group discussions by asking clarifying and justifying questions. Watching their explorations and apply new information to widen the concept of newly found skills.
AA = Allowing students to assess their and their peers work in a constructive way with positive feedback. Redirecting students with questions and creating peer teaching opportunities if/when there are not reasonable solutions.
F & M = Giving instruction, but allowing the lesson to be student-centered and allowing them to take the lead into their own discoveries. Giving guidance or redirection when necessary.
E & FC = Asking inquiry-orientated questions to stem deeper thinking and reflection while supporting collaborating with peers.
L & O = Building on group discussions by asking clarifying and justifying questions. Watching their explorations and apply new information to widen the concept of newly found skills.
AA = Allowing students to assess their and their peers work in a constructive way with positive feedback. Redirecting students with questions and creating peer teaching opportunities if/when there are not reasonable solutions.
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What are Students Doing?
5E Model
In a STEM infused classroom, the 5E instruction Model is the best way to teach the lessons. As the diagram shows, there are equal parts to each E. This represents the students spending time doing each of the actions. There may be some lessons that require more time at one than another depending on the students inquiry.
5E's of Inquiry-based Science
- 1. ENGAGE = capturing the student’s interest, motivating them to tap into their prior knowledge and identify any misconceptions.
- 2. EXPLORE = provides students with time to probe, inquire, and discover new skills or questions, establishes relationships to what they know or what their peers know.
5E's of Inquiry-based Science
- 3. EXPLAIN = is when the teacher is connecting the prior and background knowledge to the new discoveries, resolving the misconceptions, developing new formal skills and understandings.
- 4. EXTEND = providing opportunity to elaborate on the new formal language and applying newly learned skills in order for deeper connections to be made.
5e'S OF inquiry-BASED SCIENCE
- 5. EVALUATE = assessing the students understanding of new information by demonstrations, applying new knowledge to problem situation in self or peer groupings, showing evidence of accomplishment.
Why is the 5E Model a desirable way of teaching a STEM infused classroom?
In comparison to other models, the 5E Model allows students to work in a nonlinear fashion. Meaning, they do not have an order, 1-8 for example, to go through to complete the assignment or lesson. Like Madeline Hunter’s Model, the lesson begins with Anticipatory Set similar to Engage in the 5E. However, unlike Madeline Hunter’s Model, the 5E Model allows students to bounce from E to E several times through a lesson to complete their discovery. This allows for a much more organic learning environment and rich education that will stick in the students minds.
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Bibliography
- Reagan, M., Sneider, C. (2016). STEM – Infusing the Elementary Classroom. California: Corwin.
- Maloy, R., Verock, R., Eddwards, S., Woolf, B. (2017). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. Boston: Pearson.
- Keeley, P. (2008). Science Formative Assessment. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.
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