Enrichment, Science, Math, Technology in the Classroom, Gifted & Talented, 21st Century Learning
Course Description:
(1 Hour) This quick course will make a case for designing chain-reaction activities as part of your classroom enrichment. You will learn about the rationale for providing enrichment activities to your students outside your regular course curriculum, and evaluate the creativity and reasoning processes that are strengthened in chain-reaction activities. You will learn learn a step-by-step method for designing this activity for your classroom. You will receive a planning document that also includes a checklist of all the materials we recommend to make your enrichment class a success.
In This Course Your Will Learn:
About chain reactions and how they were popularized
An argument for using invention-based activities to foster critical reasoning, creativity, and innovation
Steps for planning an enrichment activity on your campus or within your classroom
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$15
Includes One year of Course Access, Fully Self-Paced & Online.
About Model Teaching Quick Courses:
Model Teaching Quick Courses are cost-effective, quick PD for teachers with action items, ready-to-go resources, and specific content that gets straight to the point. Our concise, in-depth lessons focus on a narrow topic that provides a holistic presentation of key concepts you can learn and be ready to implement in one hour or less. You can choose to watch the video lesson, read the downloadable article lesson, or both, giving you the flexibility to continue your professional learning in the format of your choice. While perfect for individual learning, these courses are also great for PLCs and other school-related staff development, training, and self-paced online instruction.
Quick Courses: Online, Self-Paced Content Delivered in Two Formats
All Model Teaching Quick Courses provide content via both video and text formats for your convenience. Teachers may watch a self-paced video presentation or download and print a self-contained article of the content. Our multi-format delivery allows for personalized individual learning or group learning for on-campus PLCs or other on-campus staff development.
Course Details
In this course, teachers will learn how to use highly creative chain reaction inventions to promote student creativity, reasoning, problem-solving, and collaboration. You will learn how innovation can be taught when it is planned as purposeful enrichment, even if the core curriculum is already full. You will learn how divergent and convergent thinking explain why older students often become less creative, and then we will provide a step-by-step plan for bringing a Rube Goldberg-style project to your campus or classroom.
Key Questions Covered in This Course:
How do you foster creativity and reasoning in your students?
How can implementing chain reaction projects fit into your current schedule or enrichment time?
What planning steps are required before you can implement a chain-reaction or Rube Goldberg project in your classroom?
How will you guide students during the build, and how will your students showcase their final projects?
This Course Will Teach You:
How to connect creativity to divergent and convergent thinking so you can give students open tasks, let them generate many ideas, and guide them toward one workable solution.
How to choose from several time models such as six hour, twelve hour, or twenty four hour builds and how to match each time frame to the right level of project complexity.
How to plan for space and materials, starting with small tabletop builds and then expanding to larger room builds when students are ready.
How to design short mini lessons for brainstorming, prototyping, behavior, and design elements while you circulate and coach student groups.
How to use the SCAMPER method to help students revise and improve their inventions when a chain reaction does not work.
Professional Development Credits
At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 1 Professional Development Hour (Clock Hours, CPEs).
Model Teaching Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in many states.
If you are a teacher seeking license renewal and wish to verify acceptance of our Professional Development Courses, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.
Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally accredited units or credits, accepted by most states for teacher re-licensing and salary advancement.
Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education
Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.
This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:
Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
Nevada DOE
Tennessee
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If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with us or leave a ticket for our recommendations.
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