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8-Hour Seminar Workshop on Interactive and Integrative Science Teaching


I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an appreciation (PATIKIM) seminar–workshop for elementary and high school teachers of ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________Name of School_________.

This seminar aims to provide the participants with sample activities that may be performed in and out of the classroom to promote interactive and integrative learning using inexpensive and readily available materials.

The activities will awaken the right brain and challenge the creativity and resourcefulness of the participants.

The training sessions will be dominated by experiments and exercises that are designed to be translated into class activities when the participants return to their respective stations.

II. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

  1. To become familiar with an old and yet seldom used method of teaching: The Practicum.

  2. To upgrade skills in the use of laboratory tools and materials.

  3. To appreciate the teaching-learning value of common things around us.

  4. To appreciate the superiority of the interactive approach over the lecture method.

III. MINIMUN LEVEL OF COMPETENCE

After eight hours, each participant shall be able to:

  1. Explain and carry out at least 50 interactive activities using low cost materials.

  2. Identify and use proficiently at least 80% of the materials supplied.

  3. Demonstrate preference for the interactive method over the lecture method.

IV. TOPICS

  1. What do you really want?

  2. Do we teach our students to dream?

  3. Are we developing a 75% mentality among our students without being aware, of it?

  4. BHAGS

  5. Creativity and sinistrality

  6. Exercises in Creativity

  7. Measurement and its importance in everyday life.

  8. Integration of math, vocabulary, values etc.

  9. Static electricity

  10. Magnets and magnetism

  11. Linking science and Livelihood

  12. The Parable of the Black Belt

V. LOGISTICS

  1. No. of Participants ----------- 50 Elem. and High School teachers

  2. No. of observers --------------- up to 20

  3. No. of Instructor ---------------- 1 or 2

  4. No. of Support Staff ---------- 1

  5. Contact Time ----------------------- 8 hours

  6. Materials:


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