During our first workshop, what did you find meaningful for your own learning purposes?
Exciting, overwhelming, stimulating, intense...there were so many things going on that I wasn't quite sure what to make of it.
The initial contact with websites/readings...I didn't know what I was expected to read & learn. There was so much there. After Rachel's introduction, I felt a little better that I didn't have to learn it all, but I'm still a little apprehensive about not quite being sure what is expected of us as an outcome.
I'm really curious about the survey question regarding using mouse tissue. I've never done any tissue culturing, so that would be very new. Seeing the vivarium and learning a bit about the monitering was really interesting as a physiology instructor. The microscopes were WAY cool looking...hope we get to learn/see how they actually work.
The micropipetting practice was very comfortable for me; I just had to think about what the display numbers actually meant. However, my partner hadn't done this since college so it's worthwhile to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Looking forward to the scientist talk each session. I know a lot of times information will go over my head as my classes are nowhere near an AP level so I'm not teaching very much in depth, but it's still really interesting to hear about active research.
I'm not very techie, so blogging is a learning experience. Hope I'm doing this right. Then again, it was a science workshop back in 1994 that forced me to learn how to use Microsoft Word since all of our work had to submitted in that platform.
Do you think that all secondary science teachers should go through some type of laboratory experience like the one you are participating in?
I'd like to reserve final judgement until I see what this specific experience is like, but yes, if the teachers have the opportunity, it can be an eye opening experience. The challenge is how to translate that information and experience into something that can be used in the high school classroom.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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