Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e

Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

How Do I Develop and Use Benchmark Lessons?

PLANNING AND TEACHING ANOTHER BENCHMARK LESSON

Materials Needed:


1		Prepare a short benchmark lesson, no more than twenty to thirty minutes long, on a topic of your choice. Situate the benchmark lesson in a project. What is the driving question of the project? Make sure you use some of the strategies already discussed, such as demonstrations, discussion, activity centers, and role-playing.



2		Teach the lesson to a small group of your peers. Make a video of the lesson.



3		Watch yourself on video and analyze your lesson: What strategies did you use? How did you help students understand the -concepts? What kind of questions did you ask? What would you do differently next time? What would you keep the same?



4		Record your answers in your portfolio.

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