DATE

TIME

ACTIVITY (May change depending on the weather)

 5/22/03

12:00

Arrival, registration, check-into lodging

12:00

Buffet lunch in auditorium
Participant introductions

13:00

Introduction: (Opens as ppt file)
Background information about Archbold Background for FIRST
Goals for FIRST II & Archbold FIRST II Participant goals
Agenda review

14:00

What do we want students to know and be able to do? (Teaching Goals) (Opens as ppt file)
Teaching Goals Exercise

14:45

Break

15:00

How/Why Field Walk - introduce the Florida scrub system   (Opens as ppt file)

16:00

Field activity introduction  

16:30

Exploration and observation
Develop teaching goals based on Field Activity

18:00

BBQ

19:30

Group presentations of field activity

 5/23/03

07:00

Breakfast

08:00

Discuss journal article by Wyckoff1 (pdf file)

08:30

What is the evidence we will accept that students know and do? (Evaluation/Assessments)
Teaching and assessment of difficult concepts – shared experiences

09:30

Tie assessment back to teaching goals Assessment.
Develop assessments for field activity to meet teaching goals.
Group presentations

10:30

Break, group photo

11:00

Develop teaching goals to apply to a designated course

12:00

Brown Bag Lunch - Optional Lake Annie/or Station tour.

13:30

How can we help students get there? (Strategies)
Overview– e.g. inquiry based/cooperative learning
Texts and resources

14:30

Re-examine goals
Planning for future workshops
Individual and team plans until next workshop Support needs

15:30

Completing survey material, forms, workshop evaluation

16:00

Optional- Field trip to Reserve 2 hours