[Catalist] Invitation to THE 'NOT-SO-SIMPLE' SIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT workshop

[Michael McGarry]

RE: Case Method Teaching PD

Greetings Science Colleagues,


I congratulate Yee on her teacher education research project to show science colleagues how to apply the Case Method of Teaching to conceptual change learning (now referred to as conceptual reconstruction learning) of ‘simple’ dc electric circuit theory.


In her email Yee stated that: “… the Case Method has been used extensively in teaching law, medicine, and business.” I can understand how the Case Method would naturally fit into the fields of law, medicine, and business.


I ponder how the Case Method can be effectively applied to science conceptual reconstruction learning. I will need to attend Yee’s “The ‘Not-So-Simple’ Simple Electric Circuit” PD workshop. I then did some research on the Internet to try to find examples of the Case Method of Teaching applied in the fields of Science.


As I professionally do not like power points, I decided to search only for PDF’s.


URL 1: http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/lt/resources/handouts/CaseMethodBestPractices.pdf <http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/lt/resources/handouts/CaseMethodBestPractices.pdf>
URL 2: http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/lt/resources/handouts/CaseMethodGroupWork.pdf <http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/lt/resources/handouts/CaseMethodGroupWork.pdf>
URL 3: http://pal.lternet.edu/docs/outreach/educators/education_pedagogy_research/start_with_a_story.pdf <http://pal.lternet.edu/docs/outreach/educators/education_pedagogy_research/start_with_a_story.pdf>
URL 4: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/pdf/292342main_GSFC-Methodology-1.pdf <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/pdf/292342main_GSFC-Methodology-1.pdf>
URL 5: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/B_Levin_Using_1995.pdf <https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/B_Levin_Using_1995.pdf>
URL 6: http://www.ccce.divched.org/sites/www.ccce.divched.org/files/p1_herreid.pdf <http://www.ccce.divched.org/sites/www.ccce.divched.org/files/p1_herreid.pdf>
Best Wishes,


Michael John McGarry



> On 9 Jun 2016, at 2:37 PM, Vaille Dawson <vaille.dawson at uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> Dear Fellow Science teachers
>  
> I’m Yee from the Teacher Education Institute of Malaysia. I’m here at the University of Western Australia as a visitor to carry out research on the viability of the Case Method in teacher professional development. Well, the Case Method has been used extensively in teaching law, medicine, and business. It is excellent for bridging the gap between theory and practice. So, why aren’t we using it in teacher education? That’s why I’m here.
>  
> I will be conducting a workshop titled The ‘Not-So-Simple’ Simple Electric Circuit using the Case Method. In this workshop we will work together on how to guide our students towards conceptual change based on the students’ terms of reference and view of reality. The approach will be, I hope, refreshing and entertaining. 
>  
> Please join me in this workshop to be held on 12 July 2016 (Tuesday) at the Faculty of Education, University of Western Australia from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm. All primary and secondary school science teachers and anyone else who has a passion for teaching science are welcome. Refreshments and lunch will be served. 
>  
> Please e-mail me at yeesyefoong at yahoo.com <mailto:yeesyefoong at yahoo.com> or phone 6488 2395 to confirm your attendance or if you have any questions. 
> I’m really looking forward to meeting you at the workshop. 
>  
> Warmest regards,
> Yee

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