Planning for 2010

Hi everyone or at least those watching this blog.

I know we are all very busy.

Anyway,

The organizing committee has moved along in planning though we will not have a meeting until november 2009.

Room requests have been made for the Education building and I am waiting for their feedback on it.

If you haven't already please fill out the after event survey. I sent a link a few times.

If you lost the link email me at

tim.molnar@usask.ca

and I can resend

all the best to you all.

tim

Online Survey Done

Hi Everyone,

I have completed the online survey and will send it out shortly.

It's a bit longer than I had anticipated but please fill it out as best you can.

Planning is still going on for the 2010 SOS Canada.

I am trying to book rooms now. More on that later for those who may want to apply again and show up in Saskatoon.

very best

Tim M.

Julie's contribution

Hi everyone!

Thank you all for a wonderful week in Saskatoon! It was a honour to be among such wonderful educators from all around the world. I come back home with many ideas and now I need to figure out how to incorporate all that in my classes (lack of time being the main issue here...).

I hope we can meet or collaborate again on different projects. A special thanks to Tracey, Johanne, Annie, Tim, Jasmine and everyone at CLS for making this such a great event.

Here's the link to my presentation on Rollercoaster physics (pdf). If you would like to have the Excel file with the accelerometer data, e-mail me. The file is too big to go on Google Docs. Also, I have another document with all the data needed to answer the 5 questions in the assignment (although this might only be of interest to people in Quebec who know the rides from LaRonde...). If you want it, e-mail me!

And please, do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about astronomy and how to incorporate it in your class. I have a lot of contacts/information/ressources which might help you!

Aurevoir et à bientôt (j'espère)!

Julie

Jeopardy Template

Hi Everyone!

With the help of Annie, I think my Jeopardy template is going to be available on here. I had no idea how to do it on my own. : D

Thanks for all the invaluable information I received from everyone! I hope to meet you all again soon. It is extremely motivating to meet such creative and friendly people. I hope you all enjoyed our wonderful city! If you don't see the Jeopardy Template up, just let me know and I'll e-mail it to you!

How can we improve teacher training across Canada?

http://nscquestions.wik.is/index.php?title=How_can_we_improve_teacher_training_across_Canada%3F

Science on Stage has been fabulous! I am so glad to have had the opportunity to meet and get to know you all better and I hope we get to work together more! I will post some of the presentations that I have from this week in the next few minutes. But then I have to go and get your coffee ready :) Ok I would like to upload the presentations, but I can't seem to figure out how to attach documents :( help would be appreciated....

Jeopardy PPT

This is my official first blog post. : )





Thanks to all the motivating people here at Science on Stage who have inspired me to do more and to learn to enjoy taking risks!! I appreciate all the enthusiasm and creativity to everyone who has contributed to this process. It's wonderful to have such a wide range of educators all together in one place. Thanks to all the hard work by Tracy, Johanne, Annie and Tim!





Here is the lovely template for you to use however you wish!! I don't know anything about loading things on here, so I'm giving it my best shot....





Did not work... I will get some help today. : D
Template (ppt)

Online Collaboration

There are so many great resources out there for teachers to use, and I have made a google document where teachers can share their resources. Some of the great sites are also here. Check out http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddp59kq3_26g8ckvxgd and if you would like to contribute please e-mail me.

Science on Stage has rocked! It has been really motivating to be with such an inspiring group of educators. Everyone is so passionate about science education that we have all been infected with the enthusiasm. I hope that all teachers can benefit from the ideas that we develop at this conference and as the conference continues to grow. Thank you everyone!

Flash animations

Flash animations are easy to produce, and can often be done in less time it takes to find the exact one you're lookign for. Plus it means you can write is so you can select English or French on the click of a button (if you can do basic coding)

The coding takes a bit of practice, but it's a powerful tool once learnt. You can purchase SWiSHmax with a huge discount as an educator. It'll cost ya around $75US after the 50% discount.

When I retun home, I might upload something i created using the program.

In the mean time, here's a good site for free interactive flash things - great for high school physics.

http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/

The Carly On Stage Part

http://nscquestions.wik.is/Inquiry_-_for_Science_On_Stage_Participants

All the resources I referenced in my presentation are here. Includes the question framework we used when we did the plant activity.

ACTIVITY to generate student-curiousity based lessons
1 phenomenon (for us, we used a bamboo plant)
pencils/pens
stips of paper or post-it notes
3 signs - IR, IE, N

Sit in groups of 10-15 with phenomena in the middle.
Pose the question: What are you curious about? (in regards to the phenomenon)
Have students generate questions.
Categorize them by Investigate/Research, Investigate/Experiment, and Not.

Build you lesson from there.
You can use evernote (take digital photos of each thing, upload them, and then you can search by key words) to organize these thoughts.
www.evernote.com - it's free

Online Tools Carly Likes and has used

Michelle inspired me! Here are a list of tools we use for informal learning at the science centre.

Create Stuff Online
Website
www.weebly.com
www.wix.is

Presentations
www.prezi.com
www.animoto.com
www.

Weird Stuff
www.wordle.net
www.bomono.net

Online Creations
www.glogster.com

Video Stuff
www.voicethread.com
www.livestream.com

Audio Stuff
www.audioboo.fm

SOS Discussion day 2

SOS Discussion day 2 (pdf)

SOS discussions day 1

SOS Discussions day 1 (pdf)

Johanne Patry : Innoventing Science Learning?

Johanne Patry Keynote (pdf) (ppt)
Subject : Innoventing Science Learning?

What is the vision for Science on Stage Canada? / Quelle est la vision de Science on Stage Canada?

What is the vision for Science on Stage Canada?

Innovative and inspirational science teaching is the key to attracting young people to science. Science on Stage stimulates the interest of young people through their teachers. In partnership with the Council of Science Educators of Canada (CSEC) we are proud to present Science on Stage Canada (SoSC), modeled on an EU initiative.

A showcase of successful and innovative teaching strategies
An opportunity for national collaboration between science teachers and science researchers
A bridge between cutting-edge synchrotron research and Canada's youth

Quelle est la vision de Science on Stage Canada?

Un apprentissage novateur et inspirant en science est la clé pour attirer notre jeunesse. Science on Stage stimule l'intérêt des élèves par le biais de leurs enseignants. Dans l'association avec le Conseil pour les éducateurs en science du Canada (CESC) nous sommes fiers de se présenter Science on Stage Canada (SoSC) à l'image de l'initiative de la communauté européenne.

Une tribune pour présenter des stratégies d'apprentissage éprouvées et novatrices
Une occasion de collaboration nationale entre des enseignants en science et des chercheurs de haut calibre
Un pont d'avant garde entre la recherche au synchrotron et la jeunesse canadienne