All sessions take place in Butler-Carlton Hall on the Missouri S&T campus

~ Developing Metacognition: Using Mini-Reflections in STEM Courses

STANDARD SESSION (45-60 minutes)

Presenter: Dr. J. Andy Goodman - Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning; University of Missouri-St. Louis

Tags: STEM; reflection; metacognition; geosciences; inquiry-learning; active learning

Audience: Higher Education

Time, Date, and Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17, BCH 216

Students generally complete problem sets given to them—but often don’t stop to consider what they’re learning from the experience.  Likewise, when we provide opportunities in class (mini-lab demonstrations) for students to experience a concept, students are attentive, but don’t use the learning experience to understand their own ways of understanding.  I’ll demonstrate adding mini-reflection questions in an active learning class period using a geoscience topic.

~ Using Rubrics to Learn

STANDARD SESSION (45-60 minutes)

Presenter: Connie Schweiss - Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Consultant; Regional Professional Development Center

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Audience: K-12

Time, Date, and Location: 2:20 - 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 17, BCH 216

As a classroom teacher, how do you answer the question, “How good is good enough?” on student work? Come learn some tricks to see how rubrics can help students in their learning process to answer 3 simple questions:
Where am I going? Where am I now? How do I get there?

~ Visible Learning: Metacognition and Interactive Science Notebooks

STANDARD SESSION (45-60 minutes)

Presenters:
     Liz Condray - Curriculum Consultant; Regional Professional Development Center
     Debra Ritchey - 8th Grade Science Teacher; Salem Middle School
     Matt Parker - 7th Grade Science Teacher; Salem Middle School

Tags: metacognition, sequencing, inferencing, student-directed learning

Audience: K-12

Time, Date, and Location: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 17, BCH 216

Learning science involves both the processes of thinking and the ability to communicate those thoughts.  Salem Middle School teachers Debbi Ritchey and Matt Parker have found the best way to communicate those thoughts is through the use of science notebooking.  This session will begin with four of Tanny McGregor’s metacognition strategies, followed by a demonstration of how Ritchey and Parker walk their students through the scientific process using science notebooking.  Participants will receive step-by-step directions on how to set up student notebooks as well as grading tips.