Teaching for Critical Thinking via Incorporating Inquiry-Based Science Investigations In The 6th-12th Grade Science Classroom
Target Audience: Science Teachers (Grades 6-12/ Year 7-13)
Course Leader: Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski
Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm
Date: March 20 - 21, 2012
Venue: Professional Training Service, Q House Sathorn Building, 20th Floor, Bangkok, Thailand
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Course Leader
Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski, has been a science educator for the past 28 years, as a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, professional staff development instructor, curriculum specialist, keynote speaker, and university professor.
She has been a featured speaker, keynote speaker, and presenter at over 70 educational conferences. Diana is known for her effective and innovative teaching style, as well as being able to captivate, motivate, and inspire participants during all of her presentations. |
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Workshop Goal
Participants will develop skills for teaching critical thinking and knowledge of process of inquiry through conducting hands-on-minds-on investigations, discussions, and writing about inquiry-based science investigations via reflective journaling.
The benefits of students developing critical thinking skills are numerous:
- Students are empowered.
- Students develop self-direction.
- Students extend their abilities so that they can understand information at a deeper level.
- Greater retention of content knowledge.
- Students engage in reflective thinking and journaling.
- Can apply concepts to real-world connections.
- Meaningful learning experiences.
Course Objectives
Participants will:
- Increase their science content and pedagogical knowledge
- Discover and practice how inquiry can be used to strengthen critical thinking skills
- Explore the use of science reflective journal writing in the classroom
- Conduct scientific inquiry through hands-on-minds-on investigations
Topics Covered:
- Questioning techniques to advance inquiry skills in the science classroom.
- Blooms Taxonomy
- Implementing the “scientific process” in science lessons.
- How inquiry-based methods help to promote conceptual change and deeper understanding of science?
- Promoting inquiry through science reflective journals.
- Incorporating project-based investigations
- Incorporating problem-based investigations
Science + Content Covered:
Structure and function applied to all science disciplines:
Biomimicry; Biological Science investigations; Physical Science investigations; Earth and Space Science investigations STEM investigations (project and problem-based investigations)
Participants will receive a manual that provides information/details:
- On developing critical thinking skills
- Higher-order questioning techniques
- Reflective writing/ journals in the science classroom
- For all the hands-on-minds-on investigations conducted throughout the workshop plus additional investigations
- Alternative assessment tips for inquiry-based science classrooms
- Literature references
Participants are asked to bring:
A pair of safety goggles ; A Microscope ; Blank notebook/journal
Workshop Fee
Per Participant: Baht 16,300 Course Fee + Baht 1,600 Meeting Package
*PD Alliance Member: Baht 8,150 + Baht 1,600 Meeting Package
*(The PD Alliance offers a cost sharing scheme where the course fee for one participant can be shared between two participants registering together from the same school/organization. Two participants are required to register together to access the PD Alliance rate. PD Alliance information and member form can be accessed at
Workshop Reservation Form |
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