Alternative Final Assessment (One-Page)

Made an alternate Final assessment that is a one-page topic summary. Includes topic list, example, and rubric. Feel free to use, edit, redistribute. Modified from Cassandra Wallace’s one-page. Embedded below.

Distance Learning & Special Education Tools

Federal Guidelines regarding the rights of students labeled under special education programs boil down to “at least they’re alive!” or more generously, “do what you can.”

Here’s a roundup of some stuff that’s far from “what we can”:

• slide deck of student assignment samples & direct links to materials

• resource list of some ideas  special education resources document

•  speechify text reader app link

• txt to speech on any website in chrome

•  link to help explain some speech-text options

  tutorials

• comprehensive GSuite video tutorials for guardians/students

• how to speech-to-text in Word: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dictate-your-documents-in-word-3876e05f-3fcc-418f-b8ab-db7ce0d11d3c

• how to speech-to-text in Docs: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226

Google Form Quiz: Evidence/Inference

I made a form for reviewing evidence-inference, independent/dependent variables, and change in biotic factors on Rapa Nui.

All answers have explanatory feedback and/or youtube video explaining more. Feel free to copy/change/adapt/share as always.

Sources: Has some biology of stress on executive function stuff & how rituals lower cortisol, as well as YPAR institutional change scenarios. I think I put a reforestation link in there somewhere but I'm tired.

Multi-level Trophic Pyramid Simulation Webquest

Multi-level Trophic Pyramid Simulation Webquest

Contains instructions for setting up a trophic pyramid, with screenshots and questions.

At the end of this group synchronous activity, students write an individual CER for a claim around carrying capacity.

Option to tie to logarithmic/exponential population growth & covid-19 ("what's the limiting factor for covid-19?").

Google Form Quiz & Slides: Observe A/Biotic factors & evaluate CER of 2 mask-wearing-CO2 arguments

I made a Google Forms that asks Ss to:

1. 1) identify a/biotic factors (shows video & asks students what they think of different models),

2. interacting,

3. in their neighborhood.

It then asks copypaste for a CER analysis of 2 covid-19 mask-CO2 arguments. The only ones with pts have Feedback that automatically responds with the correct answer.

(English & Spanish.)

Template & Community Builder: My Lab Bench

Week 1 Community Builder: Part 1 - My Lab Bench

What it is: 1 student slide of 3 things on their lab "bench" that represent their science identity + prewriting

Suggested use:

1. Distribute pre-writing Doc: pre-writing document asking about the role of science in their lives and their experiences

2. Brainstorm answers for the first 3 (I used PollEverywhere).

3. Give feedback on Doc, assign slides & teach how to insert images. (I use Alice Keeler’s Pull 1x1 Tables in Docs to Sheets to get responses & push feedback.)

4. Distribute Forms where students describe and explain how each object relates to their prewriting answers.

5. Combine into final community slide deck of a research lab with multiple lab benches. Assign 3 to comment on.

Templates (at end so you can manipulate at your leisure) included. Now includes tutorial in slides for exporting as JPEG, and link to a great resource for researching different scientists: Lancaster’s Diverse Scientists Database.

Now with Part 2!

The end of my "Build your Lab Bench" Slide activity, I ask students to redress the legacy of normative white supremacy in science today by researching and making a poster for themselves of a scientist who can inspire them throughout the year. I include the guiding research doc (they fill out the 1x1 tables & I push feedback through via a Sheets script). I have yet to make the tutorial for building a poster in Canva. (I'm thinking it might be too much app load for my students this early.)

Slide sources from #IamAScientist and Remezcla. Guided research Doc instead of Form so teacher can give multiple feedback drafts and connect w/ student. Doc links to Slides, A. Lancaster’s Diverse Scientists Database, and Spotlight on Scientists.

Summary: Sequence for thinking is:

1. Brainstorming survey on PollEverywhere: students use answers to help them complete first questions

   1. what does a scientist look like,

   2. who does science,

   3. where is science done,

2. Independent work after class mtg:

   1. science's role in my life & the world,

   2. “build” my lab bench with 3 objects representing my science identity,

   3. research different scientists and consider which courses they could be taught in,

3. select a specific scientist and make a poster about it to put in your lab bench

4. send in jpeg of lab bench slide and explanations of each object via google forms.

Final class product: Slide deck w/ slides of all the student lab benches.

Feel free to use, adapt, distribute without charge.

Acknowledgments

• David Barrios via SFUSD's 2020 Launch unit

• Amber Lancaster

• #IAmAScientist at Harvard

• Remezcla

Template: Distance Learning Syllabus

I wrote this fall syllabus for teaching my 10th grade biology class 100% distance learning this year and other teachers wanted to use it. I’ve taken out most of the identifying information and highlighted stuff, but feel free to use my policies as well or change them, and pass it on for those who find it helpful.