AMPLIFY YOUR CONNECTION TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS

CISC Summer Institute July 9, 2014

Our Purpose Today

3 R’s: Reflect, Refresh, Renew Reflect: How would you like teacher

involvement to change in your programs? Refresh: Nature Museum programs as a

case study for teacher engagement Renew: What teacher engagement

strategies can you incorporate into your programs?

Symbol Guide

New Information

Verbal Reflection

Written Reflection

Today’s Agenda

How would you like teacher involvement to change in your programs?

Who/what is the Nature Museum?

Teacher involvement before, during, and after programs

Talk together about involvement strategies

Brainstorm and write down strategies for application

Written goal for your own programs

Agreements

Be Fully Present : No food or phones 2 B4 Me: 2 people share before I speak

again Watch My Air Time: 2 minutes Use our Tools: Index cards, folders, etc. Snaps: Acknowledging the good I witness

Reflect

On index card: How would you like teacher involvement to change in your programs?

The Chicago Academy of Sciences

The Chicago Academy of Sciences

The Chicago Academy of Sciences

The Chicago Academy of Sciences

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

The Urban Gateway to Nature and Science

Inquiry Cycle Model

Educators at the Nature Museum apply this inquiry model to the Science on the Go program as a way to engage and involve teachers.

Engage

Contact meeting Museum Educator

visits school Overview of program Schedules Roles and expectations

Prepare to Explore

Curriculum workshop Training on curriculum

binder, materials, and lessons

Networking opportunity with teachers from different schools

Prepare to Explore

Curriculum workshop

Before the Program

Talk together: How do you currently engage your teachers and prepare them to explore?

Brainstorm: How can I improve teacher involvement before my program begins?

Explore

Classroom implementation Three visits from a

Museum Educator We model one

lesson, teachers teach two more

Explore

Classroom implementation

Explore

Classroom implementation

During the Program

Talk together: What strategies do you use during your program to involve the teacher?

Brainstorm: How can I improve teacher involvement during my program’s implementation?

Reflect

Teacher feedback on lessons and program as a whole through survey monkey

Share

Reconvene meeting Face-to-face talk to

wrap up the Science on the Go program

After the Program

Talk together: How do you currently reflect and share after your program is complete?

Brainstorm: How can I improve teacher involvement in the way I wrap up my program?

Renew

On back of index card: What strategies or ideas will you take away from this session?