{"id":1041,"date":"2018-09-12T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2018-09-11T23:52:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T03:52:53","slug":"what-is-exemplary-science-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/what-is-exemplary-science-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Exemplary Science Teaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What exactly is\u00a0<strong>exemplary science teaching<\/strong>? What does the word &#8220;exemplary&#8221; even mean? Well, according to:<\/p>\n<p>~<strong>Dictionary.com<\/strong>, the word exemplary means:\u00a0<i>worthy of imitation;\u00a0commendable<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>~<strong>Merriam-Webster.com<\/strong>, the work exemplary means:\u00a0<em>deserving imitation because of excellence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What I&#8217;m trying to get at, is that everyone probably has a little bit of a different definition of what exemplary teaching really means.<\/p>\n<p>So in this blog, I would like to explore different examples of exemplary science teaching and see if we can&#8217;t come up with a definition of our own!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1045 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-10.42.52-AM-300x61.png?resize=473%2C96\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-10.42.52-AM.png?resize=300%2C61&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-10.42.52-AM.png?resize=768%2C157&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-10.42.52-AM.png?resize=1024%2C209&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-10.42.52-AM.png?w=1754&amp;ssl=1 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It all comes down to classroom interactions with students. Are you going to ask your students to read hundreds of pages out of their textbook and give them an hour long lecture on it, or are you going to interact with them in numerous different ways to get them to learn the material?<\/p>\n<p>Here is a Ted Talk that might change your perspective:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers -- make it fun\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/tyler_dewitt_hey_science_teachers_make_it_fun\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What are some ways to incorporate exemplary teaching into the classroom?<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of a ninth grade biology class:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"9th Grade Biology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g9kyl_WPFhU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What did this particular teacher do that kept all of her students\u00a0<strong>involved<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kept the class engaged as a\u00a0<strong>whole<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Kept the students\u00a0<strong>active<\/strong> with body\u00a0<strong>movements<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Had her students\u00a0<strong>present<\/strong> the information themselves rather than lecture about it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physically<\/strong> showed students how long a worm is with a yard stick<\/li>\n<li>Asked lots of <strong>q<\/strong><strong>uestions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Used physical\u00a0<strong>materials<\/strong>, like the clay, to keep the students involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By using all of these tactics in just one lesson, it is more likely that the teacher will reach more of the students individual learning needs.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1077\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.04.39-PM-300x139.png?resize=300%2C139\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.04.39-PM.png?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.04.39-PM.png?w=424&amp;ssl=1 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At this point, I see being an exemplary science teacher as keeping their students:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Involved<\/li>\n<li>Present<\/li>\n<li>Actively engaged<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>One way to keep students involved, present, and actively engaged all at the same time is to conduct some type of lab that goes along with the current lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some prime examples of keeping students involved in a lab:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"11 Fascinating Chemistry Experiments (Compilation)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vyboVwyzfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While watching this video, pay attention to the faces on every single one of the students. Now, consider what their faces would look like during a lecture. In which scenario would you guess that the students are more engaged in?<\/p>\n<p>What are some good things to include in labs to keep students\u00a0<strong>involved<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get students to work as a\u00a0<strong>team<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The labs could have\u00a0<strong>multiple steps<\/strong> so the students have to stay involved continuously<\/li>\n<li>Have them come up with\u00a0<strong>alternative<\/strong> ways to conduct the lab when they are finished\n<ul>\n<li>i.e. What could have been done differently to create a more effective lab? Would that change the outcome of the experiment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are all prime examples of exemplary teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping the students involved = Students retaining more information = Teachers doing their job<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.43.08-PM-300x287.png?resize=300%2C287\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.43.08-PM.png?resize=300%2C287&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.43.08-PM.png?resize=768%2C735&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-11.43.08-PM.png?w=826&amp;ssl=1 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissWelsh3\/status\/1039716311146930178<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>What exactly is\u00a0exemplary science teaching? 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