Voices from the Classroom: Elementary Teachers' Experience with Argument-Based Inquiry

Cover......Page 1
Voices from the Classroom......Page 4
ISBN: 9789460914508 (hardback)......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 8
EVIDENCE......Page 10
INTRODUCTION: Teaching in the Service of Learning......Page 12
ARGUMENT-BASED INQUIRY AND WHAT IS NEEDED......Page 13
DO TEACHERS NEED TO CHANGE?......Page 14
THIS BOOK......Page 16
REFERENCE......Page 18
1. USING LANGUAGE TO LEARN......Page 20
THERE IS NO SCIENCE WITHOUT LANGUAGE......Page 22
EXAMPLES OF WAYS IN WHICH STUDENTS USE LANGUAGE (WRITING) TO LEARN THROUGHOUT THE SWH APPROACH......Page 23
SUMMARY WRITING......Page 24
USING LANGUAGE TO LEARN IN PRIMARY GRADES......Page 26
CONNECTIONS ACROSS GRADE LEVELS......Page 29
CHALLENGES AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE......Page 30
REFERENCES......Page 31
2. NEGOTIATION: Why Letting Students Talk is Essential......Page 32
MY STRUGGLES WITH CONCEPT MAPS......Page 33
IT IS OK TO SAY, “I DON’T KNOW”......Page 34
STRUGGLES WITH CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE......Page 35
Shy Girl Speaks Up......Page 36
Why You Should Question All Answers…Even the Right Ones......Page 37
Fifth Grade Students in Action......Page 38
Knowing When to Stay Out of the Conversation......Page 39
Create a Page of Non-fiction Text......Page 40
SUMMARY......Page 41
3. SCIENCE AND LITERACY: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Viewing through Science......Page 44
THE AMBIGUOUS TRIANGLE: WRITING CLEAR QUESTIONS, CLAIMS, AND EVIDENCE......Page 45
THE CAPE OF CONTENTION: BECOMING GREAT LISTENERS, THINKERS, VIEWERS, AND SPEAKERS......Page 47
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES: WRITING AND DRAWING TO RECORD DATA AND FOLLOW PROCEDURES......Page 49
GOOD SAILORS CHECK THE WEATHER: USING WRITING TO READ AND SPEAKING, VIEWING AND LISTENING TO LEARN......Page 50
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT TRIP......Page 51
TOUR OF THE SWH PRIMARY CLASSROOM......Page 54
CONCEPT MAPS HELP STUDENTS WRITE......Page 56
TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THIS ALL BEGAN......Page 57
WHAT KIDS CAN DO!......Page 58
WRITING FOR A PURPOSE......Page 59
WRITING AND THE YOUNG CHILD......Page 63
SUMMARY AND FUTURE CHALLENGES......Page 66
5. LENS OF LEARNING IN THE SWH......Page 68
CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND BIG IDEAS......Page 69
EXAMINING OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING......Page 71
FINDING OUT WHAT KIDS KNOW......Page 72
CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE......Page 73
STUDENT TO STUDENT TALK......Page 74
STUDENT REFLECTIONS......Page 75
TEACHING AND LEARNING AS AN APPROACH......Page 77
6. THE POWER OF NEGOTIATION......Page 80
GETTING STARTED......Page 81
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A 5TH GRADER......Page 83
HOW DO YOU GET THERE......Page 85
HOW TECHNOLOGY HELPS......Page 87
REFLECTION......Page 89
7. IMPLEMENTING SCIENCE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUNG LEARNERS......Page 92
HOW IT ALL BEGAN......Page 93
GETTING STARTED USING SWH IN THE CLASSROOM......Page 94
IMPLEMENTING SCIENCE CONVERSATIONS…......Page 97
BUILDING CONCEPT MAPS USING SCIENCE CONVERSATIONS......Page 99
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION: WHEN DO I USE SCIENCE CONVERSATIONS IN A UNIT?......Page 100
THE EXTENDED BENEFITS OF SCIENCE CONVERSATIONS......Page 104
REFERENCES......Page 105
8. CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE FROM THE 5TH GRADE CLASSROOM......Page 106
SWH CONNECTION......Page 107
CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE......Page 108
LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER......Page 109
NEGOTIATION CIRCLE......Page 111
REFERENCE......Page 114
A PEEK INTO SWH CLASSROOMS: CLASSROOM 1......Page 116
A PEEK INTO SWH CLASSROOMS: CLASSROOM 2......Page 117
A PEEK INTO SWH CLASSROOMS: CLASSROOM 4......Page 118
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING......Page 119
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT......Page 120
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT......Page 121
INTERACTIONS......Page 122
CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 124
REFERENCE......Page 125
A WALK THROUGH......Page 126
HOW WE GOT STARTED......Page 127
WHAT DOES ASSESSMENT LOOK LIKE NOW?......Page 129
LITERATURE CONNECTIONS......Page 132
EMBEDDING TARGETED SKILLS......Page 136
NEXT ON OUR HORIZON......Page 140
REFERENCES......Page 141
MY CLASSROOM......Page 144
BEFORE THE SWH APPROACH......Page 147
THE SWH APPROACH......Page 148
WORKING THROUGH A UNIT......Page 149
GETTING STARTED: CONCEPT MAPPING......Page 153
CLASS CONCEPT MAPS......Page 154
REFERENCES......Page 158
PROJECT OVERVIEW......Page 160
KINDERGARTENERS AND ONE SPAGHETTI TREE......Page 162
SECOND GRADE KEEPS ON ROLLING......Page 163
FIFTH GRADE GOES SOUND SURFIN’......Page 165
EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS......Page 166
HOME TO SCHOOL CONNECTION......Page 167
REFERENCES......Page 168
LESSONS LEARNED: Teaching in the Service of Learning......Page 170
REFERENCES......Page 173
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: (In Alphabetical Order)......Page 174