Week -Long Workshop Outline

Day 1

Engage

Introductions of workshop leaders

Logistical check (parking, restrooms, etc.)

Overview of morning, mentioning the central questions given below

Introductions of participants: Ice Breaker Activity

Introductions of general purpose: To get to know EarthComm

The central questions in this workshop format are:

• What is EarthComm?
• How might your teaching change (or not) when you use EarthComm?
• How might students' learning change when they use EarthComm?

:00

Explore

• What are your goals coming into the workshop?
• What questions do you have coming in?
• What goals do you have for an Earth science curriculum?

Development process

:30

Explain

EarthComm "Goals and Expectations"

:50

Elaborate

Begin Volcanoes chapter

Present opening for Volcanoes

• "Volcanoes and Your Community"
• "Chapter Challenge"
• "Expectations"

1:00

Initiate Activity 1: Where are the volcanoes?

1:10

Introduce 5-E model

Discuss Volcano activity 1 in terms of the 5-E model

1:30

Break

1:45

Elaborate

Initiate Activity 2: Volcanic Landforms

2:00

Discuss "Big Ideas"

2:20

Evaluation

Discuss the first two activities in terms of

1. "Goals and Expectations for Teachers" and
2. "Goals and Expectations for Students."

• Closure for morning
• Summary of morning
• Overview of afternoon and expected afternoon start time
• Checkpoint (see "Techniques for Group Dynamics")

Lunch

3:00

Evaluation

Resume after lunch, go over Checkpoint and discuss

4:00

Engage

Begin discussion of EarthComm Key Concepts

Explore

Name the two concepts, "relevance" and "community."

Explain

Discuss the concept of systems in general.

Elaborate

• Show "Earth Systems" and discuss.
• Initiate activity 3: "Volcanic Hazards: Flows"
  

4:40

Evaluate

Relate "Earth Systems" to activities

Initiate activity 4: "Volcanic Hazards: Airborne Debris"

5:10

Break

5:25

Evaluate

• Initiate activity 5: "Volcanic History of Your Community"
• Initiate activity 6: "Volcanoes And The Atmosphere"
• Initiate activity 7: "Monitoring Active Volcanoes"

5:40

Bring closure to the unit "Completing the Chapter Challenge"

6:10

Begin closing the day

Ask participants to help organize the room.

Return to the central questions in this workshop:

• What is EarthComm?
• How might your teaching change (or not) when you use EarthComm?
• How might students' learning change when they use EarthComm?

Questions.

Checkpoint

6:25

Thank participants and close.

7:00

Day 2

Evaluate

Reminders (workshop leaders' names, logistics. etc.)

Review of Checkpoint input from Day 1 end of day

Overview of morning

Reiterate points from yesterday:

:00

Scientific inquiry.

Initiate Chapter 2: Earthquakes and Your Community

1:00

Activity 1, "An Earthquake In Your Community," quickly.

Complete activity 2: Detecting Earthquake Waves.

Complete activity 3: How Big Was It?

1:15

Break

1:45

Resume

Complete activity 4: Earthquake History of Your Community

Complete activity 5: Moderating Earthquake Damage

Complete activity 6: Designing "Earthquake-Proof" Structures

Checkpoint

2:00

Lunch

3:00

Resume, review Checkpoint input

Complete Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics and Your Community

4:00

Include a break

5:30

Begin discussion of assessment

Introduce the group sharing task

Do the "passion points" activity. (Assign groups over night.)

Checkpoint

6:00

Close for the day

Evening social event (optional)

7:00

Day 3

Evaluate

Reminders

Review of Checkpoint input from Day 2 end of day

Overview of morning

:00

Share group assignments with participants.

:10

Initiate discussion of how EarthComm relates to various standards.

Checkpoint

:25

Lunch

3:00

Resume, review Checkpoint input

4:00

Break

5:30

Resume

5:45

Discussions of implementation issues.

Checkpoint

6:30

Close for the day

7:00

Day 4

Evaluate

Reminders

Review of Checkpoint input from Day 3 end of day

:00

Overview of morning

Groups have one hour to complete their preparations and practice

:10

Group I: Understanding Your Environment

Checkpoint

1:10

Lunch

3:00

Resume, review checkpoint

Group II: Earth's Fluid Spheres

4:00

Break

5:35

Resume

5:50

Closure

Checkpoint

6:50

Day 5

Evaluate

Reminders

Last day logistics-adjustable.

Review of Checkpoint input from Day 4

:00

Discussion of student naive conceptions in Earth science

:30

Break

1:10

Resume

1:25

Group III: Earth's Natural Resources

Checkpoint

2:55

Lunch

3:00

Resume

Group IV: Earth System Evolution

4:00

Break

4:30

Resume

4:45

Unresolved Issues Discussion

Review of workshop goals

5:15

Review of key concepts, program structure, what makes it different

Workshop evaluation

Workshop leaders available for individual issues

5:30

All done

6:00