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The Differentiator Try Respondo! → ← Back to Byrdseed.com The Differentiator The Differentiator is based on Bloom's Taxonomy, Kaplan and Gould's Depth and Complexity, and David Chung's product menu. Try It In: French Dutch • Tweet It • Like Byrdseed • Pin It Students will judge the ethics of the [click to edit] using a textbook and create an essay in groups of three. Revised Bloom's Taxonomy adapted from "A Taxonomy for Learning,Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives" by Anderson and Krathwohl Depth and Complexity adapted from The Flip Book by Sandra N. Depth Big Idea Unanswered Questions Ethics Patterns Rules Language of the Discipline Essential Details Trends Complexity Multiple Points Of View Change Over Time Across the Disciplines Imperatives Origin Convergence Parallels Paradox Contribution Key Words Consequences Motivations Implications Significance Adapted from David Chung and The Flip Book, Too by Sandra N. Group Size One Two Three Four

A Wire Maze With an Electronics Twist Here is a SIMPLE and really FUN electronics project you can make at home. You don't need to make a printed circuit board which makes everything a whole lot easier! I'm sure you've played the "Wire Maze game"...(also called "Sammy the Snake" by shop teachers in our district... ) You thread a wire loop through a maze. A few years ago I built a simple latching circuit that would light (and keep lit) an LED if you touched the wire with the loop. Kids liked it but they were not thrilled by it so I added a ZAPPER in the handle. I've been teaching electronics for 14 years and i have tried every kind of board making method out there. So enter the method that electronics teachers scorn. This instructable is designed as a day to day lesson plan outline for teachers but i think what makes this project excellent also is that you can easily make it at home! New Vocabulary To research: -Polarity -Circuit -Insulator -Conductor -Toggle -Latch -Amperage -Voltage

Dramatix Scripts Algebra Champ Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning Voiceover: How will today’s children function in a dangerous world? What means will they use to carve the future? Will they be equipped to find the answers to tomorrow’s problems? Teacher: When you think about traditional learning you think of a student sitting in a classroom and being talked at. Teacher: Now I imagine a lot of you are still thinking... Teacher: They are supposed to be a sponge. Peggy Ertmer: So there are a lot of different ways to approach PBL, a lot of different ways to implement it, but really it all boils down to five essential keys: real-world connection, core to learning, structured collaboration, student driven, and multifaceted assessment. Student: One of the problems in the ocean is that with the higher amount of CO2 calcifying organisms are decreasing and we’re testing to see how well life in the ocean lives without calcifying organisms. Student: --four by eight feet. Peggy Ertmer: So the second commonality is the PBL unit provides academic rigor. Student: Yes.

Make an Electromagnet A large iron nail (about 3 inches) About 3 feet of THIN COATED copper wire A fresh D size battery Some paper clips or other small magnetic objects 1. Leave about 8 inches of wire loose at one end and wrap most of the rest of the wire around the nail. Try not to overlap the wires. 2. 4. Most magnets, like the ones on many refrigerators, cannot be turned off, they are called permanent magnets. The project above is a DEMONSTRATION. 1. 2. 3. ERC - Endicott College Research Center As a result of their work with hundreds of thousands of students, the Endicott Research Center at Endicott College has become a world leader in measuring conditions that impact whole school dynamics. Each survey is designed to get the deepest possible set of responses from the widest range of voices. The Research Center has designed surveys for the members of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools. These surveys are closely tied to the accreditation standards of NEASC and CIS. Each survey packet contains instruments for students, teachers, parents, and board members (an optional instrument for CIS schools is "Former students.") NEASC Presentation - Surveying the Standards: Key Findings within the CPSS Standards for Accreditation (2003-2008) (PPT - 7.77MB) Text Version of Surveys Sample Report Aggregate Reports CAISA-CIS Survey Information Packet Sample Report

MyScript Calculator - Handwriting calculator PBL Gallery Home | Getting Started | Modules | Resources | About Us View the work of teachers who developed and implemented PBL units/mini-units. Feel free to download and use the PBL as a template for your work with students. View additional middle school projects on the STEM-MI Champions Gallery page.