2018 Workshop Talk | 59:20 | K-6, Science
Summary
If you are looking for ways to teach science that go beyond the facts and figures, all without sacrificing deep knowledge and proficiency, then join the discussion! In this session, we will explore the role that narrative plays in teaching science and how we can beckon to the hearts and hands, as well as the minds, of our young scientists. We will also explore the work of the hands: what your students do and how they do it will shape the way that they understand what science is and how scientific knowledge should be applied. You will leave this session with some practical, time-tested tools and techniques that you can apply directly to your classroom, but best of all, you will have some frameworks around which you can organize continued development, practice, and professional conversation.
Speaker
Chris Hall (BA in philosophy, MAT in elementary education) has served in the classroom for the past 22 years, primarily as an administrator and teacher of science and mathematics. He has served as a lower school academic dean, PK–8 science department chair, gifted and talented coordinator, and classroom teacher for grades ranging from kindergarten to ninth grade conceptual physics. He is a national level Alcuin Fellow with the Society for Classical Learning, an author, creator of the Skills of the Tracker program, and has been a presenter at both SCL and ACCS events. In addition to his academic pedigree, Chris is an avid subsistence farmer, tracker/hunter, practitioner of the common arts, musician, reader, sketch artist, and craftsman. He and his family live off the beaten path in central Virginia, where, in addition to homeschooling his three boys, he runs a consulting/teaching/ homeschooling support/get your hands dirty learning enterprise called Always Learning Education.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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