Is Turn & Walk a Complex Adaptive System?
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Let's talk about this. Tell us what you think, Is Turn & Walk a Complex Adaptive System? Why or why not?
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Abstraction in Turn & Walk
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Reflect on the correspondence between the model of Turn and Walk and the real-world activity.
2016 Facilitator CS in Science Workshop Resources links (Google docs for Code.org workshops)
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Here are the links to the CS in Science workshop documents (by workshop location):
CS in Science Workshop Resources - Google docs
Facilitator Webinar links
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Here are the links to the Facilitator webinars (held July 2016 through April 2017)
Feedback Loops
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Feedback loops are often an important component of complex adaptive systems that can lead to emergent phenomena. This TED Ed lesson on feedback loops begins with a short video and has a series of interactive tasks that allow us to connect with the concepts on a deeper level.
What is Computational Thinking (CT)?
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What is CT and what does it have to do with science learning?
Reflect on Your Summer PD Workshop
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As you leave the summer phase of your professional development, take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and what you have yet to really master. With that in mind, share both the things that excite you, and the elements of teaching CS in Science that you still need some support with. We'll use this information to help craft the followup PD offerings to better fit your needs.
Share Your Thoughts on Implementation
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What did you realize while you were completing your implementation document? (Here's a link: Implementation Document)
What challenged you the most?
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Think back to your in-person PD experience. What challenged you the most? It may have been a module that you liked quite a bit, but it may have been one that you didn't understand as well. What about it did you find challenging? Did you want to set it aside and move on to something else, or did you want to conquer it?
Take a moment to post in the discussion area below.
What do you recall from your first in-person PD experience with Project GUTS?
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Think back to your in-person PD experience. What do you remember? Which of these modules did you feel like you had the best experience with? What was it that made that module feel special?
Take a moment to share these answers and more with your fellow teachers. Come back after a while to see what others thought of their PD experience.