INS1029 - Engaging students natural curiosity to deepen understanding of Electrical System (Part 1)
Mapping students' curiosity to the big ideas of the electricity curriculum
Course synopsis
This is the first workshop in a series of three workshops aimed at helping science educators design classroom activities to engage students’ natural curiosity in Science in 3 different areas of Knowledge Building (KB) lesson design: from the curriculum to pedagogy, assessment and evaluation in 3 sessions.
The first of the series is a 3-hour workshop designed for teachers to engage students’ natural curiosity through understanding the big ideas of the electricity curriculum. Participants will acquire a more in-depth knowledge of the primary science curriculum on electricity by collectively creating a curriculum map that connects different pieces of knowledge on electricity, drawing connections of facts towards the big ideas in the curriculum. The electricity curriculum at Secondary level will be brought in to draw essential connections to the primary curriculum map. The workshop will then progress to analyse a pool of students’ questions and examination questions in relation to the big ideas and facts derived in the curriculum map.
Objectives
This workshop aims to:
develop in-depth content knowledge on Electrical circuit by developing a “big idea” curriculum map that connects different pieces of knowledge on electricity;
develop competencies in unpacking the concepts of challenging PSLE questions;
develop competencies in understanding students’ questions and answers.
Outline
1. Lesson 1: Developing curriculum map on electricity (1.5 hr e-learning + 3 hrs face-to-face)
Analyse the various Subject Instructional Objectives (SIOs) demanded of Electrical circuit.
Connect the various SIOs to derive facts, theories, and principles on electrical circuit.
Discuss the relevance of the curriculum to understanding students’ ideas and questions.
Explore research idea to engage students’ in conversation and identify students’ ideas and questions in relation to the big ideas.
2. KB network learning: Network learning (optional: 3 hours)
Participate in a networking session with teachers and students to explore student-driven-collaborative-inquiry further, for greater exchange of ideas among teachers and students.
Who should attend
Primary School Science Educators
Interested participants can sign up here!