tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44448816502206492002024-03-12T16:55:12.848-07:00Welcome 2 WonderlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444881650220649200.post-14926262628169951212012-07-05T05:39:00.000-07:002012-07-05T05:43:04.249-07:00The Wonderful Wonder Journal<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Welcome to Wonderland! During our grade eleven
university-level biology course (SBI3U) my students were required to keep a </span><u style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wonder
Journal</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. The question marks dangling from the ceiling or the class motto </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“A
day without questions is like a day without sunshine”</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> provided an
allegory for the truly perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The intent of the <u>Wonder Journal</u> was to allow
me, the classroom teacher, access to the <b>critical
thinking</b> that was going on inside of the learner’s head. As an educator I
needed to know:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Was the student engaged?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Did the student connect any of their new
knowledge to prior knowledge?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Was the student making connections across
the units, and across the curriculum?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How did the student’s biases and personal
mores influence the objectivity their thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At the end of the first week of class, each student
was given a standard three-hole notebook, the kind we used to call scribblers
or exercise books back in the day. They were simply instructed to <b>write down what they were wondering about</b>
as a result of what they had learned in class this week. There was no word
limit or topic given. It would be fair to say that all of the students struggled
with what it was I wanted, they were eager to please but not being able to “look
up the answer” or “copy” someone else’s was very difficult. “What am I
wondering about? What kind of a question is that?” Eventually everyone managed
to get something down and their <u>Wonder Journal </u>passed in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As I read through the journals following the student’s
first entry I wrote a lot of anecdotal comments and probing questions aimed at
drawing the students’ thoughts out. When I returned the journals I gave the students
time to read and consider what I had written in their journals. Then I told
them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We
would be writing in our journals on a weekly basis:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It
would be a good idea to keep a running list of things they may want to write
about in their journals rather than try to come up with something on the spur
of the moment;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Journal
entries would be assessed and evaluated as part of their “application” mark:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
questions they posed in their journals would become the basis of the knowledge
and understanding evaluations that we would be researching for each unit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Reading the student’s weekly entries into their <u>Wonder
Journal</u> quickly became my favourite prep activity. Not only was I gaining
an insight into the students’ critical thinking and communicating with them on
a personal level but I was also able to use the journal as an instrument to assess
<b>for</b>, <b>as</b> and <b>of</b> learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assessment for learning<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In their journal entries students would often muse
about content that we had not covered and of which they had no prior knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample student entry <b>for learning</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Are
there other types of cystic fibrosis that doesn’t take place in the lungs? If
so, what kind of effects does it have and how much can it be treated? Does this
type of cystic fibrosis still cause earlier death? If it is caused by a mutated
gene, is this type of cystic fibrosis in the same gene that effects the lungs?”
</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(sic)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assessment as learning<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Any misconceptions the student had regarding curriculum
became apparent through the way they retold or made connections.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample student entry <b>as learning:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Many
people say that plants will respond to sound stimuli, this seems very far
fetched unless it was very loud music in the same spot for a very long time
since sound is just a difference in preasure, is this true?” </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(sic)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assessment of learning <o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Initially <b>assessment
of learning</b> was the objective I expected to achieve with the wonder
Journals. The fact that assessment <b>for</b>
and <b>as</b> learning also occurred was an
added bonus that increased the students engagement and understanding during the
course and, for me, demonstrated areas of my lessons that needed further improvement
and clarification. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample student entry <b>of learning:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
wonder if there is still fungi in my plant. Your comment about the cap made me
think. Maybe there is a parasitic fungus at the base of my pen cap, and the
mould I saw before is under the soil. This would explain the ridiculously slow
growth of my plant. Just a theory I got after doing my writing on fungus and
your comments.” </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(sic)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This is the rubric that I developed to establish a
mark for each journal entry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Level<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(remedial)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">If
the student had done their readings these questions would have been answered.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example: Is moss a nonvascular plant?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">One<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions
show no insight into the curriculum. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions
could easily be answered with a google search.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example: Are spores produced by
meiosis or mitosis?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Two<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions
are adequate, yet simple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example: Why are there twice as many
species of moss as mammals?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Three<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
Provincial standard, that is, it is the least that is expected of you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions
are based on the curriculum as presented, but show little evidence of
critical thinking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example: What kind of moss is the
dominant species in a peat bog?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Four<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions
are profound and deep. There is evidence that the student has thought about
the subject content and extrapolated it. The questions may be phrased to
express background knowledge and/or make connections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example: Since Sphagnum moss is so
absorbent and was traditionally used as diapers by Aboriginals, I wonder what
commercial use is currently made of its absorbent properties. Is it the same
“paet” that is dried and burnt in peat-fires in Ireland? How economically
important is the harvesting of peat moss? Is harvesting peat moss
sustainable? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Despite time constraints forced upon us by the
timeline of a semestered course, when a student felt to rushed to make an entry
or was not satisfied with an entry they had made previously they were always
afforded opportunities to rewrite, reconsider, resubmit or have an extended
deadline. Some things cannot be forced to fit an artificial timeline and
wondering about the nature of the universe and then putting these musing into
words are one of them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I encourage all science teachers use the <u>Wonder
Journal</u> strategy. By making it a routine expectation of your course you are
not only allowing your students to develop their critical thinking but their
writing process will also benefit, as will your personal connections with each
one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are interested in learning more about this
wonderful inquiry based experience I will be presenting a workshop based on our
experiences at: </span><a href="http://smarterscience.youthscience.ca/news/you-are-invited-inquiry-bay-2012">http://smarterscience.youthscience.ca/news/you-are-invited-inquiry-bay-2012</a></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9ptKKcArZ5uhUdNDhaFvJByhzTSH3_CoZqLFAItqTHeOmFx0AbFZn4L2H-X8AhrHJcFwsScze-pTT8kMvMVomnT1IvypKjInHxy1ewfvV15Djnl3-OswVCJZ4hDweLNas97XIYxQ8D7e/s1600/100_0182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9ptKKcArZ5uhUdNDhaFvJByhzTSH3_CoZqLFAItqTHeOmFx0AbFZn4L2H-X8AhrHJcFwsScze-pTT8kMvMVomnT1IvypKjInHxy1ewfvV15Djnl3-OswVCJZ4hDweLNas97XIYxQ8D7e/s320/100_0182.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The concept of <b><i>wonder</i></b> as being essential to science was not immediately apparent to all of my students. Some of them got it right away and were able to articulate it, “Science is all about the questions”. <span> </span>Some of them sort of got it but couldn’t explain why while others had no idea at all where I was coming from or why there were question marks hanging all around the <i>portal</i> into my classroom.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mm-lwEE6vU72Co5MLISWtuz8hTzf4hPecrP1fpTu-oAS6amFs1mptxBZi9kyo8j2YgQ7FoqzRP95Rq45czhdptrCH-4R5UnmviZJ20oaqTzBN_Cy8WndRWgqwevtNcf46GDyv1MSFM3e/s1600/100_0183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mm-lwEE6vU72Co5MLISWtuz8hTzf4hPecrP1fpTu-oAS6amFs1mptxBZi9kyo8j2YgQ7FoqzRP95Rq45czhdptrCH-4R5UnmviZJ20oaqTzBN_Cy8WndRWgqwevtNcf46GDyv1MSFM3e/s320/100_0183.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To help them make the connection between science and <b><i>wonder</i></b> I had the grade eleven biology students work collaboratively in deconstructing the word <b><i>“wonder</i></b>”. We did some simple paper folding to make large placemat-style posters which we used for graphic organizers in our activity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the center of the place mat each group wrote the word <b><i>wonder</i></b>. In each of the four quadrats they:</span></div><ol><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Used <b><i>“wonder”</i></b> as a noun<span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span> </span>Used <b><i>“wonder”</i></b> as a verb</span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></i></b></li>
<li><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span></span>Listed synonyms for <b><i>“wonder”</i></b></span></li>
<li><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Listed antonyms for <b><i>“wonder”</i></b></span></li>
</ol><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8haWu9MZLqy_M36kaPUM-vIeaueOtx3NZI4at0iM36WKvG9644a_1wRZnka5J31D6XZ1xS1hVYw_wmp7v9nYsveHQruXGooQyy2TROQJA6LvptTFvqno6lvbEXXk204tKv_H9QUeND2T/s1600/100_0184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8haWu9MZLqy_M36kaPUM-vIeaueOtx3NZI4at0iM36WKvG9644a_1wRZnka5J31D6XZ1xS1hVYw_wmp7v9nYsveHQruXGooQyy2TROQJA6LvptTFvqno6lvbEXXk204tKv_H9QUeND2T/s320/100_0184.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During this activity the students were encouraged to use their electronic technology to help them. As you can see from the accompanying photos some of them got it and some of them are not there yet. What would you do to make this activity a richer learning task?</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcKguiKPViXBBnEDaRBdI1b1BLOi7WERSqaxkqbE15w4h9acVJDv3_emiwf-Z9gSTAd2i6ZN2iYuV2EMC8-IWUnCrPZuv2a83XV6YkF0bFu1E_A55scXLDP1eHEp_WXcjenWeEYyPqpJn/s1600/100_0185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcKguiKPViXBBnEDaRBdI1b1BLOi7WERSqaxkqbE15w4h9acVJDv3_emiwf-Z9gSTAd2i6ZN2iYuV2EMC8-IWUnCrPZuv2a83XV6YkF0bFu1E_A55scXLDP1eHEp_WXcjenWeEYyPqpJn/s320/100_0185.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444881650220649200.post-18576976517879925562012-02-05T08:20:00.000-08:002012-02-05T10:54:34.686-08:00Setting the Tone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVXkO2tCLU7uFQ2xHuYlh0y3i-LbJotL-4YUL7pq1zII7wCrcWpz0bdX797ib_SQf4VzM7j1UVRUswhSK95bZhMZZBWEMECH1Yqz_ZgWj5yftJLOesuLGj8rnyhi4KItEpc3V8kJKqEGO/s1600/IMG_0418%5B1%5D" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3x2d6OdUU32aBA588BkbUZhIfRnLH464Qxd7F9uHqJTg2eV8tRMtxK-uo4c4DF7n-IHjVqJ9Vv1MoudnzFjii7KqGPh2JjE0UClmyGkRo_Fy26v6Q_opm2TxhB9A5bWSnwS0OHVbegFa/s1600/IMG_0419%5B1%5D" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3x2d6OdUU32aBA588BkbUZhIfRnLH464Qxd7F9uHqJTg2eV8tRMtxK-uo4c4DF7n-IHjVqJ9Vv1MoudnzFjii7KqGPh2JjE0UClmyGkRo_Fy26v6Q_opm2TxhB9A5bWSnwS0OHVbegFa/s200/IMG_0419%5B1%5D" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CQcHCjlcW41MId_VFn7JO4QzuCP7eWGeibWE_KAqV_AFPv0sHlFxfdSWQn1_RuAvzI1c0O1tnSs6fOEkZxfHAAzst72ovA1u-fn37erXYoNE7f5vAwWkSJTUNjzVMYZAogzSduMmhyvu/s1600/IMG_0424%5B1%5D" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CQcHCjlcW41MId_VFn7JO4QzuCP7eWGeibWE_KAqV_AFPv0sHlFxfdSWQn1_RuAvzI1c0O1tnSs6fOEkZxfHAAzst72ovA1u-fn37erXYoNE7f5vAwWkSJTUNjzVMYZAogzSduMmhyvu/s200/IMG_0424%5B1%5D" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All teachers know that the classroom environment is an essential component in setting the tone for their class. It is essential to provide an atmosphere where the students feel safe, nurtured, and risk free. As a high school science teacher I have designed my classroom as a location where the students will not only feel these emotions but are encouraged to think critically about science and to do the appropriate research, either lab based, internet based or a combination of the two, to find the answers to the questions they are wondering about.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXF-amS6jBMzNHQLWSry-EPSnvvxop2wzIUYYWDwOlCpEHtueXe5kMkflljhUrj1PSkwGveyKA_2E8IGwPeH06tIKqgBGDDj_Ftrwn61z13xiUFWv7-3ZVcRbh00-lVhNWOsIiVVIEqU/s1600/IMG_0422%5B1%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXF-amS6jBMzNHQLWSry-EPSnvvxop2wzIUYYWDwOlCpEHtueXe5kMkflljhUrj1PSkwGveyKA_2E8IGwPeH06tIKqgBGDDj_Ftrwn61z13xiUFWv7-3ZVcRbh00-lVhNWOsIiVVIEqU/s200/IMG_0422%5B1%5D" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNLR1jZQMBwoyFxFkSOya7FUwPuBPJLguWcCet49JuQpLWYbUz3MlP4gK5OPSeyuwztFHj2fkrKm6-Vt9XZZcBfQ487pf-7tH0nqDLWf3RxfGsser-JAzo-cRkpPCzMUEG2g55Y4aK8GL/s1600/IMG_0420%5B1%5D" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNLR1jZQMBwoyFxFkSOya7FUwPuBPJLguWcCet49JuQpLWYbUz3MlP4gK5OPSeyuwztFHj2fkrKm6-Vt9XZZcBfQ487pf-7tH0nqDLWf3RxfGsser-JAzo-cRkpPCzMUEG2g55Y4aK8GL/s200/IMG_0420%5B1%5D" width="150" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To set the tone for a new semester I have relied on the real estate adage of “curb appeal”. I have redesigned the doorway to my classroom to give one the sense that they are entering a portal into Wonderland. Question marks dangle all around the recessed door, arrows point into the opening and a large sign reads “Welcome 2 Wonderland”.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xRCyuetcWPNQgWxY3YhbXxbOXrpgFDKtih0Q3KybpfXqVnWGD6F0ZEzif9bT11iTClD_LmitPufl2eWBlaGDqqV8jlXiuV5jG7sHLQZH7goPPQHYX0crcArkfDDxK8lS_326vI1XS7Q4/s1600/IMG_0423%5B1%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xRCyuetcWPNQgWxY3YhbXxbOXrpgFDKtih0Q3KybpfXqVnWGD6F0ZEzif9bT11iTClD_LmitPufl2eWBlaGDqqV8jlXiuV5jG7sHLQZH7goPPQHYX0crcArkfDDxK8lS_326vI1XS7Q4/s200/IMG_0423%5B1%5D" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTA0RcL09jDrErBeyognhklIHCA1O3gOK2fFoU255Ict6CSOpg769eJVj_rqywfVtG6DHC6BtRUNWVmar8u4N3zaOZxPTGZx1BHuNlHlAClHEPsg-XQc_8cLNUiERirI2YTwj4p5mUMFe/s1600/IMG_0421%5B1%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In setting the tone for the students we invite them to engage in the wonder and awe of their natural universe. They are encouraged to think critically about what they are hearing, seeing, and reading both in the class and outside of the classroom walls. Tools are available for them to search for the answers to their questions; both traditional lab tools, such as beakers, test tubes, and microscopes as well as 21<sup>st</sup> Century tools such as laptops, open wifi access and they are encouraged to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXF-amS6jBMzNHQLWSry-EPSnvvxop2wzIUYYWDwOlCpEHtueXe5kMkflljhUrj1PSkwGveyKA_2E8IGwPeH06tIKqgBGDDj_Ftrwn61z13xiUFWv7-3ZVcRbh00-lVhNWOsIiVVIEqU/s1600/IMG_0422%5B1%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXF-amS6jBMzNHQLWSry-EPSnvvxop2wzIUYYWDwOlCpEHtueXe5kMkflljhUrj1PSkwGveyKA_2E8IGwPeH06tIKqgBGDDj_Ftrwn61z13xiUFWv7-3ZVcRbh00-lVhNWOsIiVVIEqU/s200/IMG_0422%5B1%5D" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you set the tone in your classroom? Please leave a comment to share your thoughts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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