Elementary Inquiry Group

Session 2 20170413

Agenda

February 27th, 2017 Conference Room

9:00 - 12:00

1. What has already been done
   1. CODE BC is a joint initiative between the BC Ministry of Education, the BCTF, and Computer Using Educators of BC (CUEBC). CUEBC consists of BCTF member teachers who volunteer their time to serve the members of the Provincial Specialist Association of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation.
      1. Project Mapping to ADST 6-9 Competencies
      2. Intro to CT in the Classroom
      3. Teacher Training Package
   2. Discover Skills BC is an initiative funded by the BC Government to provide access for secondary students and their teachers and parents to the many educational opportunities available to them in trades and technology training.
      1. Prototyping through problem solving—Shoe Tying Project
      2. Design and Build a Toothpick House
2. Brainstorm class unit

1:00 - 3:00

1. Afternoon - Group work sessions

Original Session 2 20170413 - GDoc

• [ ] 20170413-Session 2 - GDrive folder links to originals and files
  • CS Fundamentals Unplugged Lessons _ Code.pdf
  • CSUnplugged_OS_2015_v3.1.pdf
  • Creating a Probability Game (GR4).pdf
  • Antarctica Project–Design Thinking version.pdf
• [ ] ELEM INQ 2016-2017 Session 2 - GPhotos - write ups
• [ ] CSL for ELEM

Notes

• On the whole we talked about how much of what was asked for in the new curriculum is already being done by teachers in other Language Arts/Science/Social Studies projects, and how to “wrap-in” new curriculum activities. Oh, and the focus of ALL activities was Real-World; i.e. No computer required; great as a supplement, but not necessary.
• We spent the most time looking at the Project-Mapping-to-ADST-6-9 – what the sections mean and how they compare to the STEM Design model.
• We also looked at the “Choose Your Own Adventure” project (pp 53 – 71) in the Unit-1_Unit-2 pdf. A number of groups looked at how they might implement a Choose Your Own Adventure as a (Non-)Fiction, branching story.
• Finally, we spent a bit of time with the Discover_Skills_BC pdf as it is an interesting Design Project looking at a real-world need: providing footwear to people who can’t afford to buy any.
• I also talked a bit about the new Communicating Student Learning District Inquiry group that I was a part of this year, and what the District direction was on what to do about the Core Competencies. I also offered to share the documents what we had developed to help meet that need, as well as the documents I was developing around the Content and Curricular Competencies for Grade 6 & 7 Math, Science and ADST.