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Culture of the Classroom- Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Contributor(s): Greysy Rodriguez (contributor), Nicole Sheppard (contributor), Kathryn Grace Stwalley (contributor), Russell Wiggins (contributor)
This presentation addresses:1) How will students work together (collaboration and teamwork)?2) How will the students monitor their work (training them to take ownership, active engagement, choice and creation)?
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Assessment-Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Contributor(s): Todd M Bauer (contributor), Breanna Berkheiser (contributor), Sharon M Mapes (contributor), Taylor Matthew Owings (contributor)
This presentation addresses:1) How will you assess student progress (formative)?2) How will you assess student learning (summative)?3) What instruments/formats will you use to assess progress and mastery?4) How will you involve the community to include a larger audience?
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Standards and Objectives: Learning Outcomes- Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Contributor(s): Amber Lindahl (contributor), Josue Machuca (contributor), Lizzette Menendez (contributor), Dawn Sue Rosander Slein (contributor)
This presentation includes:1) How will you engage/scaffold students’ efforts via technology?2) What will the students learn: content standards (national, state, nanoscience), objectives, 21st century skills?3) How will the students demonstrate the mastery of these objectives?
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Materials for Size-Dependent Properties Station
13 Jul 2015
Here are the links and prices for the stations in the size-dependent properties activity.
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SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Powerpoint (grades 5-6)
19 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman
This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 5-6.
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SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Expectations PowerPoint
19 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman
This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 3-4.
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Science and Engineering Practices PowerPoint
16 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman
These slides, from the 2015 SLED Summer Institute, identify science and engineering practices.
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SLED Mini-Grant Application 2015
08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman
This spreadsheet may be used as the SLED mini-grant application for 2015.
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Designing Professional Development Template
08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This template is for SLED teachers to design professional development experiences for other teachers. It was developed for use during the 2015 summer institute.
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SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16
08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.
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Dog gone it!
08 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman
This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.
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SLED Perspectives Newsletter Spring 2015
05 May 2015 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED Perspectives Newsletter for spring 2015.
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STEMEdhub: Supporting STEM Education Initiatives via the H U Bzero Platform
07 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Peg A Ertmer, Ann Bessenbacher
Built as one of 60+ hubs on the HUBzero platform, STEMEdhub was developed in 2011 as a resource for research, education, and collaboration in STEM education. The hub currently supports 82 different groups. In this article, the authors describe two specific groups (SLED and AAU) that are taking...
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Teacher Reflection: Fletcher, Bio-Inspired Flower, Spring 2015
17 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s): Kara Ann Fletcher
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Teacher Reflection: Fletcher, Bio-Inspired Flower, Spring 2015
17 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s): Kara Ann Fletcher
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Nanotechnology with Dr. Ali Shakouri, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
01 Jan 2015 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
In this 26 minute video Dr. Ali Shakouri talks about nanotechnology work in his lab at Purdue. Electro semi-conductors that heat and cool at the nanoscale are shown and explained.
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SLED Perspectives Newsletter Fall 2014
16 Dec 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED Perspectives Newsletter for Fall 2014.
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Teacher Reflection Template for 2014-15
11 Nov 2014 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED teacher reflection template for 2014-15.
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SLED Application Flyer for 2015-16 Participation
05 Sep 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This flyer provides information for teachers interested in participating in SLED in 2015-16.
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Constraints and Criteria Video
30 Jun 2014 | Demonstration Video | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This video, produced by the SLED project, features several engineers discussing the difference between constraints and criteria in engineering design tasks.