All 3 of our lesson study groups are currently in the stages of planning for semester 2!
Instead of planning a second research lesson, the biology group opted to spend another full day at the Birch Aquarium with Melanie Villanueva and Cheryl Peach, revising their first semester lesson. Cristina Trecha, the director of the San Diego Science Project, spent some time with the group as well! Unlike the math groups, which could debrief and revise their lessons in an hour or two, the biology lesson required several hours to revise due to the variety of materials involved: data, photos, powerpoint slides, and maps. The biology group had a great day planning on February 1, 2014 and are ready to reteach the lesson on February 26, 2014 at Mar Vista High School.
Instead of planning a second research lesson, the biology group opted to spend another full day at the Birch Aquarium with Melanie Villanueva and Cheryl Peach, revising their first semester lesson. Cristina Trecha, the director of the San Diego Science Project, spent some time with the group as well! Unlike the math groups, which could debrief and revise their lessons in an hour or two, the biology lesson required several hours to revise due to the variety of materials involved: data, photos, powerpoint slides, and maps. The biology group had a great day planning on February 1, 2014 and are ready to reteach the lesson on February 26, 2014 at Mar Vista High School.
Due to changes in curriculum at one of the school sites, the algebra group was unable to observe a second teaching of their first research lesson. Therefore, to get the ball rolling on their next lesson they opted to meet virtually via Google Hangout. John, Kellen, Collin and Melanie spent about 30 minutes discussing plans for the next research lesson. The group agreed to focus on the teaching of exponentials and will meet at UCSD on February 21, 2014 to plan the lesson and schedule the observation and debrief.
The geometry group also decided to begin making second semester plans via Google Hangout. Since Chip and Anthony live only blocks away from each other, they met in person and chatted virtually with Joseph and Daniel. The group decided to focus on trigonometry for their second research lesson and will meet on March 3, 2014 to plan the lesson. The lesson then will be taught on March 17, 2014 in Anthony's classroom at Mar Vista High School. Lots going on at Mar Vista High this semester, which is also where Melanie used to teach - hence the connection between the geometry and biology groups!
Check back soon for updated research lesson dates and for artifacts from second semester lessons!
Check back soon for updated research lesson dates and for artifacts from second semester lessons!