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 * CUIN 561 - Active Learning - Math, Science & Technology**
 * Seattle University - Summer, 2009**
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1-13-09 Here is a resource for next time: http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/teachers_guide.html#force and another: https://pumas.gsfc.nasa.gov/


 * [[image:Untitled1.png align="left"]]The Course**: CUIN 561 is an elective three (3) credit course offered during the first four weeks of the summer session. It is based on constructivism and revolves around active learning in science and mathematics in grades 3-12. Technology and the use of technology to support active learning will play a central role in this course.


 * Description**: The course begins with a brief introduction to the literature supporting active learning. Students have an opportunity to think about the constructivist orientation to how we learn, how we teach, and how we can get our students actively engaged in the process of constructing their own understanding. Much of the time in class is spent trying out and discussing ways to get students involved with hands-on activities that lead to conceptual understanding. We do lots of demonstrations and investigations and look at sources for additional activities (GEMS, AIMS, FOSS, etc.). Students, working alone or in pairs, create a unit (the Active Learning Investigation) that incorporates active learning principles. These units, constructed during the latter half of the course, are discussed, critiqued, and shared with the rest of the class. We use technology as a tool to support instruction and enhance student involvement. One of the areas of emphasis will be the use of the Web in its various forms as a tool to support active learning and the construction of understanding in the classroom. Students will write Web content to support learning in the context of their units. The use of digital video and other digital media to enhance learning will also be explored.