Lab In Every Lesson Lisa at Lab In Every Lesson

Do you realize that LOW ENGAGEMENT is one of the most common signs of low self-esteem and low confidence in our middle school and high school science students?!
In this episode, I'll share 3 instructional strategies that might actually be CONTRIBUTING to those feelings and CRUSHING your students' confidence.
You’ll learn active learning strategies perfectly suited for science that you can use to leverage the psychology of learning, increase student engagement, and collect more evidence of learning from your students ... and so many other positive impacts from making the changes proposed.________________________________________________________
 
💻  Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:  https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
▶️  LISTEN NEXT:Use These EdTech Tools For A Simplified Science Routine:https://youtu.be/EUM-4XBVJYo
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💥  The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
💥  The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio
💥  Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons/
💥  My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
 
📧CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com!

It's time for a little science teacher reflection!
 
We've been taught to use tools like Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge to think about and plan for how we'll require *our students* to make their learning visible.  But, I bet you've rarely (if ever) been encouraged to demonstrate your own mastery of TEACHING & LEARNING using the same sort of taxonomy.
 
If we could imagine a taxonomy like this, the lowest levels would so very simple and straightforward that a substitute could do it.  The highest levels, though, would require a command of our content knowledge and an in-depth knowledge of the students in our classrooms.
 
I've heard some other teachers express that they don't feel equipped to do curriculum design.  These teachers believe teaching and curriculum planning to be mutually exclusive.
 
It's one of my favorite things to do in this job!
 
In this episode, I'm presenting the argument -- AND A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN TEACHER TAXONOMY! -- explaining how teaching and curriculum planning are SYMBIOTIC STAPLES to student-centered, secondary science classrooms.  
 
Use it as part of your reflective teaching practice to set actionable goals for your own professional growth and the academic, personal growth of your students.
 
HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT: 
00:00 Why Leaning On Lecture To Teach Science Isn't Ideal 00:55 The Potential Effect Of AI On Education 01:47 Our Value As Teachers 02:54 How We Use Our Teacher Hearts To Be Effective Educators 04:32 Hello! (from Lisa) & How This Connects Specifically To Teaching Science 05:38 Review Of Taxonomies That Inform Our Planning For Students' Higher-Order Thinking 07:29 A Taxonomy Of Teaching Practices! (3 Levels) 08:58 Dictate 09:45 Demonstration 12:00 Delegate 13:56 Design 19:11 Reflection Round Up & Goal Getting! 20:45 What To Watch Next ________________________________________________________ 
 
Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science: https://labineverylesson.com/essentials 
 
LISTEN TO NEXT: Turn To Tech For Seemless Science Routines https://youtu.be/EUM-4XBVJYo 
 
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One Day, AI Will Make Teaching Obsolete. As Educators, We Have a Different Role to Play (Sachin Pandya): https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-09-20-one-day-ai-will-make-teaching-obsolete-as-educators-we-have-a-different-role-to-play 
 
The Active Learning Action Plan: https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan 
 
The Digital Instructional Design Studio: https://labineverylesson.com/studio 
 
Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum: https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons / 
 
My TpT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson# 
 
CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com !

Integrating *the right edtech tools* into your middle school or high school science curriculum and instruction -- everyday lesson plans for science -- can make active learning a realistic routine, enhance student-centered culture in your classroom, and make students' thinking visible by providing a means to collect regular, reliable evidence of learning.
 
In this episode, I'll share exactly what I mean when I say "TRADE YOUR TALK FOR TECH"!  And, I'm not limiting this discussion to designing inquiry-based lesson plans for science ... together, we'll consider the role of edtech in every aspect of teaching science:  
💥BEFORE instruction (planning lessons)💥DURING instruction  (delivering lessons)💥AFTER instruction  (providing feedback and analyzing outcomes)
 
This video has three distinct parts:
✅🧑‍💻⛔ In Part 1, I present the pros and cons of teaching with technology and its unique role as a facilitator of guided inquiry and instructional design.
 
📝 In Part 2, I'll demonstrate my process for sourcing free science simulations online to develop guided inquiry activities.  
 
🎓 In Part 3, I'll show you around the edtech products, SeeSaw and BookWidgets. These are critical components of my student-centered system for teaching science as a practice!  You'll get a sneak peek at the backend of these tools while I share soooo many best practices to help you realize their potential for transforming your workflow as you show up to serve every student everyday. 💯
 
WHAT TO EXPECT:
 
‼️INTRODUCTION ‼️00:00 Consistency helps create classroom culture.03:19  Pros and Cons to Teaching Science With Technology
 
⏱️ BEFORE Instruction ⏱️06:46  Planning Lessons for Guided Inquiry
 
⏱️📝 BEFORE Instruction | Planning Lessons ⏱️📝08:41  Types of EdTech for Guided Inquiry10:29  Search For EdTech With Me!17:01  Sourcing EdTech Best Practices Recap
 
‼️ 14:52  What You Can Do When You Can't Find Any Suitable Edtech For Guided Inquiry!
 
⏱️ DURING Instruction | Delivering Lessons & Follow-Up ⏱️22:17  In-Person Instruction22:45  About SeeSaw23:49  SeeSaw, 3 Important Areas Tour31:01  Fantastic Features of SeeSaw (Why I Wouldn't Want To Teach Without It!)35:53  Reasons for Asynchronous Instruction37:23  About BookWidgets39:49  BookWidgets, Examples of Worksheets I've Built44:49  Fantastic Features of BookWidgets
 
‼️ 48:16  The EdTech Essentials Guide to Active Learning in Science | How To Get It!
 
Add an hour of do-not-disturb time to your calendar, open up some browser tabs, and work alongside this powerful professional development session to get one step closer to a work life you'll love! 💗
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💻 Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:  https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
 
EDTECH TOOLS TAUGHT IN THIS VIDEO:*BookWidgets:  https://www.bookwidgets.com/ **SeeSaw:  https://seesaw.com/
*I do not receive compensation from BookWidgets to promote their product.  **I am a SeeSaw Pioneer, which means that I have been using their product for more than a year and I complete an annual refresh training.  I am gifted a free PRO licence for keeping my Pioneer status active, but there is no expectation in that agreement for me to promote the product.
 
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
💥 The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
💥 The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio
💥 Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons/
💥 My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
LESSONS USED AS EXAMPLES IN THIS VIDEO:
⚛️ LEWIS STRUCTURES FOR SMALL MOLECULES
➡️Complete interactive lesson PowerPoint:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interac

Let's create a culture of curiosity in our classrooms by adding COMFORTABLE STRUGGLE to all the lesson plans in our science curriculum!
This episode will refresh what you remember about depth of knowledge and why it's important to our instructional design.   Then, I'll explain exactly how the scientific method -- especially observation and inferences in science --  perfectly complement traditional hierarchies of understanding.  
My hope is that, when you're finished listening, you'll feel inspired to increase student engagement through active learning that's rooted in scientific principles and skills.  WHEN YOU TAKE ACTION to make that transformation toward a more student-centered culture, you'll make thinking visible in your middle school or high school science classroom.
 
Here's what to expect:
00:00  A familiar story from *your* classroom!01:52  A *personal* story about higher-order thinking and DOK04:03  What is higher-order thinking?  (a review of taxonomies)12:11  Why higher-order thinking and science go together like PB&J16:45  Science practice as a taxonomy 
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Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:  https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
 
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:The Blackburn-response article referenced in this video:  https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-response-thoughts-on-the-meaning-of-rigor/2012/03
The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio
Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons
My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com!

The CROSS-CUTTING CONCEPTS listed in the Next Generation Science Standards aren’t our enemies!  
They make active learning possible because they create a list of basic scientific practice we can lean on to ensure our activities are designed to leverage and develop the skills related to scientific investigations and make thinking visible.  When we include them as a critical part of our instructional design process, students will be able to discover the core ideas of our science lesson content using fundamental scientific principles and practices.
In this episode, I'll compare and contrast the “core ideas” and “cross-cutting concepts" we find in the NGSS, describe the scientific significance of each cross-cutting concept in detail, and provide prompts you can use to thoughtfully design activities as part of your lesson plans for science in your science curriculum.  
Here's what to expect:
00:00  Let's talk NGSS and cross-cutting concepts!03:03  PATTERNS, a summary04:30  Prompts to use when planning to include PATTERNS05:42  CAUSE & EFFECT, a summary07:07  Prompts to use when planning to include CAUSE & EFFECT08:27  SIZE, PROPORTION & QUANTITY, a summary10:00  Prompts to use when planning to include SIZE, PROPORTION & QUANTITY11:54  SYSTEMS & SYSTEM MODELS, a summary13:53  Prompts to use when planning to include SYSTEMS & SYSTEM MODELS15:05  ENERGY & MATTER, a summary17:30  Prompts to use when planning to include ENERGY & MATTER18:17  STRUCTURE & FUNCTION, a summary19:23  Prompts to use when planning to include STRUCTURE & FUNCTION21:45  STABILITY & CHANGE, a summary23:53  Prompts to use when planning to include STABILITY & CHANGE
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Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:  https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
 
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The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio (This membership includes a pdf version of the cross-cutting concept summaries and each of the prompts I outlined in this video!  I designed it as an oversized bookmark so you can make hard copies and share with your students to refer to in an effort to lesson their analysis paralysis!)
Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons
My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com !

By creating lesson plans for your science curriculum that focus on the beginning of all science practice -- observation and inferences -- you can increase engagement in a way that makes student thinking visible so that you know *exactly* how to support them.
Don't believe the myth that we have to separate "lab" from "lecture" in our science classrooms.
Instead, embrace the FACT that we can leave lecture behind FOREVER and still ensure our students are achieving their personal best!
In this episode, I'll highlight how the active learning principles we rely upon for "lab day" are the exact same that we can rely upon everyday to replace our boring lectures.  I'll provide examples of popular lesson planning approaches or student-centered models that would help you achieve these goals, with a focus on inquiry-based learning (because it's my personal favorite!).  
Finally, to illustrate that this IS possible, I've included three examples of activities included in lesson plans for my own science curriculum.
Here's what to expect:
00:00  INTRO01:22  What is active learning?03:12  YOUR VOICE!  What's the last thing you could've only learned by doing it?03:56  Why is active learning perfect for science class?10:26  Side-by-side comparison of characteristics of teacher-centered teaching approaches and student-centered teacher approaches17:53  Popular student-centered learning models18:02  Problem-based learning19:01  Project-based learning20:43  Collaborative-based learning24:38  Inquiry-based learning33:07  *a word about differentiation*34:59  Examples of my own inquiry-based activities that require careful observation and inference science skills
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Start your trek from talk to tech with my EdTech Essentials guide to active learning in science:https://labineverylesson.com/essentials
 
LESSONS DESCRIBED IN THIS VIDEO:
Three Types of Chemical Bonding:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Science-Lesson-for-Teaching-Three-Types-of-Chemical-Bonding-6499621
 
Intermolecular Forces: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Science-Lesson-for-Teaching-Three-Types-of-Intermolecular-Forces-7525290
 
Chemical Reactions & Equations:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chemical-Reactions-Equations-Complete-Inquiry-Based-Chemistry-Lesson-5851603
 
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The Active Learning Action Plan:  https://labineverylesson.com/activeplan
The Digital Instructional Design Studio:  https://labineverylesson.com/studio
Done-For-You micro2MACRO Chemistry Curriculum:  https://labineverylesson.com/5-free-chem-lessons/
My TpT Store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lab-In-Every-Lesson#
CONTACT ME by email at lisa@labineverylesson.com !