1st Meeting Becoming Scientists

Date: 13 Jan 2014
Time: 1500-1700
Purpose: Scientists through video analysis
Venue: RGS
Meeting Room: Photonics Lab

Agenda:

1. Budget discussion (TK) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhNfT5mxycVjdEtNZGw3dF9yZU9OSnlFQXg1cFcxVnc&usp=drive_web#gid=0
1. RGS 
2. RVHS
3. ES
4. NJC
2. Lessons Implementation plans, put in dropbox folder? (LK)
1. lookang's tracker files TRK required tracker 4.80 and above version 
2. design principles to guide teachers to support the 8 practices of scientists

3. Activity Design IBL tasks which:	Participation Structures Enable collaboration through:	Social Surround Develop socio-scientific values by:
   Ask question: Question by student need to be on real-world problems. Student check if they can use-learn physics concepts and develop intrinsic motivation and natural curiosities.	It involves cognitive apprenticeships, close mentoring by teachers. Post their questions up for peer reciprocity and feedback or cooperation. Teachers and peers provide rich, timely feedback.	Teacher communicates high expectations, performance contribute a sizable portion to mid-year grade Teacher creates high-challenge, low-threat environments.
   Use Models: Students check their existing knowledge to judge if the new question knowledge can be integrated. Identify suitable equation-models that can be used to connect and sharpen the question	Post their models up for peer reciprocity and feedback or cooperation. Teacher may choose to direct students to sources of these science models-knowledge etc. if student need help to progress when success.	Teacher allows time for reflection and feedback
   Plan and carrying out investigation: Student design the plan, teacher mentor closely Conduct an initial test Improve plan Student take control of their own learning: noting failures, planning ahead apportioning time and memory to tasks	Student sharpens plan with peers Teacher may choose to share plans from which student continue to shape their own plan etc. if student need help to progress when success. Teacher emphasizes time on task to mentor students	Teacher promotes reciprocity and cooperation among students. Teacher may need to mentor through cognitive apprenticeships for more challenging investigations
   Analyse data: Students determine what evidences to collect and analyse Student need to engage in active video analysis, teacher as guide, not the demonstrator.	Teacher need to encourages contact between students and them to support their analysis, if need be, re-collect more appropriate data	Teacher respects diverse talents and ways of learning. Teacher offers prompt feedback.
   Mathematical thinking: Student determines what mathematics can yield results that aims to answer question Knowledge is applied by the learner	Teacher may need to provide suitable mathematical thinking to answer question	Practice and reinforcement are emphasized.
   Explanation: Students formulate explanation based on evidences New knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world.	Teacher guide students in process of formulating explanation from evidences	Rich and timely feedback by peers and teachers
   Argumentation: Student argue and discuss from evidences found	Teacher guide students to select which evidences to sharpen their own argument Draft of arguments made online for participation by public and students	Rich and timely feedback by peers and teachers Formation of peer critiques organization and roles
   Communication: Students formulate reasonable and logical argument and communicate explanation through report writing and oral presentation. Students organize knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and application. Students demonstrate higher-order thinking (synthesis and reflection)	Teacher and peer use rubrics to improve the communication of scientific question and its evidence based answer(s).	promotes reciprocity and cooperation among students.

4. Research 
1. a. Scientists Pre-post survey (LK)
2. b. https://www.dropbox.com/s/xhqtggu2je43ucu/Edulab%20-%20Video%20Analysis.pdf assessment matrix (TL) postpone to next meeting
5. AOB