Teachers' Domain, Designing Effective Lessons, published June 19, 2009, retrieved on ,
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Designing Effective Lessons is a graduate-level professional development course. It is designed to enhance your understanding of inquiry-based approaches to teaching standards-based biological science at the high school level. In two sessions, you will investigate biology topics, such as genetics, evolution, and cell biology as well as teaching methodologies using a wide range of online resources. The course provides an opportunity to explore novel learning environments which involve students in the research process, advance critical thinking/problem-solving skills, and develop conceptual understanding of biological topics.
Designing Effective Lessons
This course examines the components of effective inquiry-based biology lessons and explores a model of how to use them to create your own lessons.
Session 1: A Model for Lesson Design
Learners identify the common components of effective lessons and use the approach called "backward design" to plan an activity on cell biology.
Session 2: An Environment for Learning
Learners explore the role that classroom environment plays in learning, identify strategies for developing a supportive learning environment, and apply these strategies to topics in ecology.
All sessions and their content correspond to the National Science Education Standards.
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