Today the UTeach PBI students from both sections of the
class went to McKinney Falls State Park to get lesson ideas and practice with
equipment. The mentor teachers from
local schools joined them in order to give feedback and assist with lesson
planning, and UTeach master teachers helped to lead the day’s activities and
give expert instruction on how to use the technology and other equipment.
Students started the morning with a hike from the upper
falls area to the lower falls, noting various landscape features like Old Baldy
(a large Cypress tree) and a rocky natural overhang. During their field experience, UTeach
students will take high school students down this same trail and relate some of
this same information to them.
After the hike, UTeachers collected their equipment and
practiced carrying out field experiments that they may decide to use in their
lessons. Some groups knew right away
what they wanted to use, while others tried out a few different kits and tools
before finding one they felt fit their lesson.
Each day in PBI a
different student takes responsibility for blogging about what goes on in
class. Today’s blog is brought to you by
our TA Sara.
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