Teaching Mysteries with Enquiry Incorporated

Co-funded by

the Seventh Framework Programme

of the European Union

ISTA Conference

12th April 2014

Anne O’ Dwyer

Joanne Broggy

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What is TEMI?

• Teaching Enquiry with

Mysteries Incorporated

• Funded by the FP7

programme

• 12 European partners

• Professional

Development

Workshops

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The UL Team

• Peter Childs

• Anne O’ Dwyer

• Beulah McManus

• Joanne Broggy

• Orla McCormack

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TEMI Goals

• Improving Science and Maths teaching

across Europe.

• Focus on pupil enquiry as a driving

force for learning.

• Teaching is organised around problems

and questions in a highly pupil-centred

enquiry process.

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Meeting National priorities

“….Personalised

learning skills can

also be developed by

means of short

courses that focus

on enquiry based

learning….”

(NCCA, 2011, p.17)

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5 E Model of Enquiry

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ENGAGE

EXPLORE

EXPLAINEXTEND

EVALUATE

TEMI Lesson Ideas

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AGENDA

SESSION 1

10.00–11.00

Welcome & Introduction

TEMI Enquiry Lesson Simulation

Explore the 5E model of enquiry

SESSION 2

11.30- 12.15

Teaching to Motivate

Two ways to teach Density

Feedback from classroom experience

Importance of Motivation

SESSION 3

13.00- 14.30

What is a Mystery?

Design TEMI Lesson

TEMI Lesson Planner

Available resources

Present and share ideas with whole group

Pre-Service Science Teachers

SESSION 4

14.50-16.00

TEMI Lesson Resources

Biology / Chemistry / Physics/TY

Where to source ideas

Developing Shared Community of Practice

Tasks for Workshop 2

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COHORT 1

(Workshop 1: January 2014)

COHORT 1

(Workshop 1: January 2014)

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COHORT 1

(Workshop 2: April 2014)

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AGENDA

SESSION 1

10.00–12.00

Introduction and Welcome back

Feedback from teachers since WS1

Feedback from pre-service teachers

SESSION 2

12.45- 14.00

ENGAGE: Chemistry Laboratory

Each teacher demonstrates the ‘Engage’ part of

their self-developed TEMI lesson

Feedback from all teachers

SESSION 3

14.00-15.45

Implementing Enquiry through a lesson

Developing a complete TEMI Lesson

Alternative ways of introducing Mysteries

Gradual Release of Responsibility

SESSION 4

15.45-16.00

Developing sustainability

COHORT 1

(Workshop 2: April 2014)

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Community of Practice

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Shared Resources

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