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=Welcome to the Engaged STEM Wiki!= The wikispace with serve as the main posting place for any content or public discussion related to the Engaged STEM Summer Workshop. As the workshop and school year progress, more content will be added, but for now you will find the several of the key pieces of information and action items that you will need.

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 * Workshop Information**
 * The workshop will run from July 18 - July 29 (M-F) from 8:30 - 4:30 at University High School in Normal, IL.
 * Course Information**
 * [[file:Engaged STEM Syllabus 2011.docx]]
 * To recieve graduate credit, you must be enrolled as a graduate student-at-large. To do so, please complete the following steps: [|Application Steps]

This workshop is being funded by a ISBE Math and Science Partnership Grant and we will need to provide a fair amount of information to the state about you, your school, your students, and this workshop. Please complete the following questionaires that have been designed for that purpose:
 * Grant Information**
 * [|Teacher Background Information]
 * [|Understanding by Design]
 * [|Workshop Evaluation (completed after the workshop is over)]


 * Additional Information from Workshop Presenters**

Debbie/Casey Genetics Assessment:

Allison Using Differentiated Strategies within your classroom is more than simply offering different venues for learning. It is offering opportunities for ALL students to actively participate in their own learning. Ensuring Higher-Order Thinking (HOT) will be based on the questions you ask. Requiring students to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate components of the concepts. The following Total Participation Techniques (Himmele & Himmele, 2011) are samples for you to use as you need in your own classroom. Three 3's in a Row: offer some basic questions about definitions, offer HOT questions, offer real-world connections (global) questions. Processing Card: Ready to Share/Still Thinking: Teacher prompt will determine either HOT or Lower-order thinking skills. Regardless, students must justify their responses based on personal experiences or learned concepts, as a group then share out to the entire class. Exit Card Prompts: Developed to promote HOT based on personal experiences and/or learned concepts or skills. Useful as formative assessment either at beginning or wrap-up of class time. Tim/Cindy

Jeff

Brad / Others

Vernier Probe Connections:


 * IMaST Information**
 * Content Connections
 * Standards Maps






 * Ordering Information
 * Sally Hewell
 * sally.hewell@alphagraphics.com
 * 2722 N. Josey Lane, Suite 100, Carrollton, TX 75007
 * (972) 466-2442


 * Action Research Information**
 * [[file:Action Research Report.docx]]
 * [[file:Analyzing Data.pdf]]

Center for Mathematics Science and Technology Campus Box 5960 Normal, IL 61790-5960 Phone: (309) 438-3089
 * CeMaST Information**