PLANNING
We attended a two day institute at MUN that reviewed the process of action research. We had discussions about scientific inquiry and how it needs to be a part of our curriculum. Release days enabled us to plan how we would work through the process of Action Research and how it would affect our teaching. We began our project by looking at the science curriculum guide and the provincial curriculum outcomes that we would focus on in this project. We chose to elaborate on the skills outcomes of the curriculum guide just as much as the knowledge outcomes. We considered our method of data collection in a primary science class, planned science activities that encouraged student inquiry and reflected on our role in the classroom. We began to think of our role as a facilitator rather than a provider of knowledge outcomes. |
RELEASE TIME
Each teacher was provided with 7 release days to collaboratively research and plan their project. Some of this time was used to plan activities and new teaching methods that match our provincial outcomes. We also considered our method of data collection in a primary science class.
Each teacher was provided with 7 release days to collaboratively research and plan their project. Some of this time was used to plan activities and new teaching methods that match our provincial outcomes. We also considered our method of data collection in a primary science class.