SCIENCE LAB

ETWINNING GROUP

The community of science Teachers

By Federica Biglino

TOPIC

DISCOVER NEW WEB TOOLS

SHARE GOOD PRACTICES

EXCHANGE IDEAS

LEARNING BY EACH OTHER

ABOUT HOW TO TEACH SCIENCE THROUGH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, ONLINE SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS AND ANY

OTHER IDEAS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE.

WHO CAN REGISTER

TARGETPRIMARY AND SECONDARY

SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS

DURATIONONE YEAR

WE WILL WORK IN 3

SUB GROUPS CONNECT TO EACH OTHER

PRIMARY TEACHERS

SECONDARY TEACHERS

LOWER GRADE

SECONDARY TEACHERS

HIGH GRADE

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP

EXPLORE DIFFERENT KIND

OF APPROCHES TO TEACH SCIENCE

USING LAB EXPERIENCES.

IMPROVE PEDAGOLOGICAL

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE

IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING BY

DOING

SHARE IDEAS, MATERIALS, WEB

TOOLS , STRATEGIES TO

TEACH SCIENCE IN A PRACTICAL WAY

TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF

SCIENCE TEACHERS

CONTENTS

TO CREATE THE

SCIENCE LAB GROUP

EBOOKS

DOCUMENTS AND FILE TO ARCHIVE AND

SHARE

VIDEO TUTORIALS,

SCREENCAST, PHOTO

GALLERIES

FORUM DISCUSSIONS,

BLOGS

MONTH REPORTS

TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES

ACCORDING TO SCHOOL LEVELS

CREATE SUB

GROUPSTO SHARE IDEAS, MATERIALS AND GOOD PRACTICES.

TO DISCUSS CONTENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

FORUMSHORT POST TO INFORM PARTICIPANTS AND SUMMARIZE THE DISCUSSIONS.

BLOG

TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES

USE OF GOOGLE DRIVE, DROPBOX, ONE DRIVE OR OTHERS TO SHARE FILES AND MATERIALS WITHOUT NAVIGATE IN ETWINNING GROUP PLATFORM.

FILE STORAGE

VIDEOS, SCREENCAST, PHOTO GALLERY EXCHANGED BY THE TEACHERS.

MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS FACEBOOK

SCIENCE LAB GROUP TO SHARE CONTENTS, START A DISCUSSION, GIVE INFORMATION, KEEP IN TOUCH THE COMMUNITY.

TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR A EASIER AND FASTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY.

SOCIAL NETWORK

ENGANGING ACTIVITIES

BEFORE THE START

SLIDE SHOW TO PRESENT THE

GROUP

MOTIVATIONAL POSTER TO

START A GROUP CHALLENGE

ENGANGING ACTIVITIESFIRST STEP

• EDIT YOUR PROFILE• ADD A PHOTO ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE FROM YOUR WINDOW HOME O WORK PLACE.

PRESENTATION OF THE

PARTICIPANTS

• WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN?

• WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS GROUP?

STAR A LITTLE SURVEY • BY SCHOOL LEVELS

DIVIDE PARTICIPANTS IN 3 SUBGROUPS

START NEW TOPIC EVERY 6

– 8 WEEKSCONTACT MEMBERS BY

MAIL, FECEBOOK, TWITTER AND

ETWINNING GROUP HOMEPAGE

SHOW DIFFERENT ONLINE TOOLS, SIMULATIONS,

LEARNING OBJECTS, VIDEOS, EXAMPLES

SUMMARIZE SOME PREVIOUS EXAMPLES

SHARE NEW IDEAS, DOCUMENTS, LESSON

PLANS, EXAMPLES USING THE TOOLS PROPOSED OR ANY OTHERS FROM

THE MEMBERS

FORUM/FACEBOOK/TWITTER DISCUSSION

SUMMARIZE ALL THE

PROPOSALS

EVALUATION

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Materials and tools

Here are some links of lab simulations but they aren’t the only ones.

https://phet.colorado.edu/it/

http://www.golabz.eu

http://mw.concord.org/modeler/

https://www.brainpop.com

Other materials could be virtual Libraries, videos, example of lesson plans usign lab experiances to discuss and improve by the members. Moderator can use these materials at the beginning of the cycle and into the forum discussions.

Members could also think on prompts and questions to use to get students to reflect on their learning.

DURING THE CYCLE

MODERATOR WILL BE PRESENT IN THE FORUM EVERY WEEK TO START A DISCUSSION.

MODERATOR COULD COLLECT DIFFERENT IDEAS ON THE SAME TOPIC AND START A DISCUSSION ON THEIR.

MODERATOR WORKS TO KEEP IN TOUCH ALL THE SUB GROUPS TO COMPARE DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIROMENTS.

ALL THE MEMBERS HAVE TO CHOOSE THE BEST ACTIVITIES FOR THE TOPIC OF THE MODULE.

ADMINISTRATOR / MODERATOR BUILD THE CHAPTERS OF THE GROUP EBOOK AS A RESULT OF A COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBERS.

EVALUATIONat the end of each module

FEEDBACK OF THE MODULE

PADLETS

POLLS

SURVEYS

Possible tools:- Answergarden- Tricider- padlet

MODERATOR NETIQUETTE

Create contents coherent to the topic of the group.

Not overwhelm the participants.

Be present in the Forum and social networks.

Give feedbacks quickly and positive.

Give the chance to interact, talk and share with peers.

Don’t leave anyone alone but facilitate the discussion.

Give to all the participants the same importance.

Be flexible.

FORUM AND SOCIAL NETWORKS NETIQUETTE

Share your good practices even if you are not confident with that. That is one aim of etwinning group.

Try to not delate anything or in case be careful.

Take part to the discussion always respecting the others work. In an etwinning group there isn't any judge, so all your comments have to help to create materials and resources.Ask always if you are allowed to use materials made by others.

Keep your comments and questions close to the topic of the group/module.

Collaborate, communicate, share.

Don’t forget the fun!

POST NETIQUETTE

POST CLEAR AND EASY TO READ.

TAKE A LOOK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE SEND IT.

REMEMBER YOUR COLLEGUES HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.

USE A LANGUAGE NOT AMBIGUOUS AND BE CAREFUL WITH IRONY.

NOT USE CAPITOL LETTERS IT SOUNDS LIKE A SHOUT.

TO GIVE MORE ENPHASIS USE EMOTICONS, BUT NOT OVERUSE THEM.

DON’T POST PERSONAL DATAS ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER GROUP ACCOUNT.

THANK YOU!