MSM 248: Visual Notetaking . . . but this is a Podcast . . .

Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education.

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Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Middle School Science Minute -- PBL and Fossil Finders

I was recently reading the March, 2013 issue of Science Scope, a magazine for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. An article that caught my attention was:

"Fossil Finders: Engaging All of Your Students Using, Project-Based Learning." It was written by Timothy Conner, Daniel Capps, Barbara Crawford, and Robert Ross.

The article does a nice job of explaining Project -Based Learning (PBL), why they use PBL and how Fossil Finders fits into the curriculum. You can learn more about Fossil Finders by visiting:

http://www.fossilfinders.org

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Resources:

Adobe FormsCentral

One take on Standardized Testing

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Coggle

Unleash your creativity

https://coggle.it/

MindMup

These can be created in a number of places. You can create a public one, an offline version or save one in your Google Drive.

http://www.mindmup.com/#m:new

Free Resources from Larry Ferlazzo

Web Spotlight:

How To Learn Math

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-to-learn-math.html

Cinema Effects

http://youtu.be/XHa98mDfOR4

Visual Notetaking

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2013/06/26/visual-notetaking-at-iste-2013/

How to Create Visual

http://youtu.be/qRJG46hUAW8

Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School

http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/06/stop-penalizing-boys-for-not-being-able-to-sit-still-at-school/276976/

Half-Baked Ideas . . .

Visual Recording