2013 Summer Institutes | Change Teacher Practice  Change Student Outcomes
Remodeling Session
Rolling Out the Reasons for Engaging
in Scientific Argumentation
June’s remodeling
NCDPI Science Consultants:
Debra Hall
Jami Inman
Donna Kenestrick
Ragan Spain
Benita Tipton
Beverly Vance, Section Chief
North Carolina Summer Institutes
Learning Path
Summer
Institutes
2011
Summer
Institutes
2012
Summer
Institutes
WHAT
HOW
Focus:
Internalizing a
new SCOS
Focus:
Planning how
instruction
needs to
change
Essential
Standards
2013
IMPROVING
PRACTICE
Focus:
Reflecting,
adjusting and
improving after
year one of
implementation
Expected Outcomes
By the end of this session participants will…
– Explore the elements associated with engaging in
argument from evidence.
– Engage in activities that apply the Claims-EvidenceReasoning model and Science Writing Heuristic.
– Link activities to Professional Teaching Standards, NC
Science Essential Standards, Common Core Literacy
Standards, A Framework for K-12 Science Education,
and NC’s Home Base resources.
Introductions
• Name
• Role
• What you hope to
gain from today’s
session
How was your weekend?
• How would you
describe your
weekend?
• Explain, citing
evidence to support
your claim about
how you describe
your weekend.
Claims, Evidence, Reasoning
The Cl-Ev-R Poster
Take a moment to examine
the handout:
– Cl-Ev-R Explanation (side 1)
– Analysis Template (side 2)
The Cl-Ev-R Analysis Template
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
Cl-Ev-R & Formative Probes
Cl-Ev-R Formative Probe
Complete Sections
1 & 2 of the SWH
template:
1.
My Question:
What do you think
Lance will observe
when he puts the
material with holes
back in the water?
2.
My Beginning
Understanding:
[Write your
prediction. Explain
your thinking.
Describe the “rule”
or reasoning you
used to make your
prediction.]
Making a Probe
CONCRETE
Activity:
1. Use the materials at your table to
conduct an experiment.
2. Complete Sections 3 - 6 of the
SWH template handout.
Sharing and Comparing
Results
Activity: “2 Stay and the Rest Stray”
1. Two members of your team stay at
your table to review “external
sources”.
2. The rest of the team moves to
collaborate with other class members
“internal sources”.
3. Return to your table and share your
findings with your group.
4. Complete SWH template Section 7.
Reflections
What is SWH
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Science Writing Heuristic
Guided inquiry
Writing to learn strategy
Used to promote
collaboration, learning,
critical thinking skills,
communication, & problem
solving
Why SWH? NRC says:
• Students need to investigate
• Students need to gain
evidence for their claims
• Students need to compare
their findings to those of
peers, others
• Students need to
communicate and defend
their findings
What students DO when
using SWH …
• Design and carry out labs based
on their questions
• Make claims based on evidence
• Share what they learned with
peers
• Compare their findings to those
of the scientific community
• Reflect on their experiences
• Apply new ways of
understanding
Cl-Ev-R & Science
Essential Standards
How can Cl-Ev-R
be used to teach
the North Carolina
Science Essential
Standards?
NC Professional Teaching
Standards (NCPTS)
How does the
Cl-Ev-R model
help
educators
address the
NCPTS?
How does the
Cl-Ev-R model
help educators
use Home Base
more
effectively?
PLCs
How does the
Cl-Ev-R model
help educators
answer the 4
critical
questions?
Universal Design for
Learning (UDL)
How does the
Cl-Ev-R model
help educators
utilize UDL?
Implementing SWH
How does the
Cl-Ev-R model
help educators
connect
Science &
Engineering
Practices, CC
Math Practices
and CC Literacy
Standards?
Transfer: Padlet
http://padlet.com/wall/
Evaluations
Thank you for completing
the session evaluation
found at the bottom of the
interactive agenda.
Goodbye
Science Section Chief
Beverly Vance
Beverly.Vance@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3936
Science Consultants
Debra Hall
Debra.Hall@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3814
Jami Inman
Jami.Inman@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3607
Donna Kenestrick
Donna.Kenestrick@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3863
Ragan Spain
Ragan.Spain@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3950
Benita Tipton
Benita.Tipton@dpi.nc.gov
(919) 807-3933