Reflections on the Genesee River Valley Project

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Reflections on the Genesee River Valley Project

• How are students allowed to incorporate raw data
  and primary sources into their study of bridges?
• In what ways are students able to direct the
  course of their study? How might this teacher
  bring students to deeper levels of inquiry?
• In what ways do the follow-up activities in this
  class allow students to apply what they learn
  through their field studies?

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Reflections on Discover Lab

• How does the lab pose problems of emerging
  relevance to both sets of students?
• Do you think the pre-service students feel
  encouraged to try new strategies? What
  conditions encourage or inhibit their initiative?
• How are students encouraged to revisit and
  reformulate the perspectives they hold?

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Reflections on the Amazing Brain

• Why is it important to assess what students
  already know about a topic before introducing new
  material?
• What are the challenges to teachers who choose to
  adapt curriculum to meet students needs?
• How does this teacher communicate to students
  that she values their points of view?
• In what ways does this lesson encourage students
  to construct relationships and metaphors?