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Welcome to Lesley Merritt's Science Wiki

click the link below for an introduction to my wiki

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=5181558&height=267&width=200

 

Lesley A. Merritt, Science Instructional Specialist

Center for Math & Science Education

WAAX 202; 1 University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701

lmerritt@uark.edu

phone (479) 575-3875

cell (479) 530-8406

fax (479) 575-5680

http://www.uark.edu/~k12info/

 

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY INFORMATION BELOW OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS.

 

(click the link to view agenda, documents, and summaries of activities)

 

Grants

Arkansas Science Teachers Association Grant $500 http://www.arkscience.org/grants_and_programs.php (in 2014 there was only one application for three offered grants)

 

Next Generation Science Standards Information

Next Generation Science Standards-http://nextgenscience.org/

ADE Science Standards: http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruction/arkansas-k-12-science-standards

ADE Implementation Timeline: K-12ScienceStandardsTimeline11.12.14 Update.pdf

NGSS Informational Resources

Next Generation Science Standards Training 2012

Keep up to date by going to http://ngss.nsta.org/

 

TEMPLATES:

UbD NGSS Lesson Plan template.docx   

 

WORKSHOPS:

August 14, 2013:  Implementing the Science & Engineering Practices in Your Classroom

December 10, 2012: JBU Science Methods

October 6, 2012: CMASE Vernier LabQuest Workshop

September 2012: Science Fair Orientation

September 2012: ISTE Reflections for ADE Science Unit

August 2012: RGL Middle School Farmington CCSS for Content Teachers

August 2012: Bentonville 7-8 Next Generations Science Standards Training

August 2012: An Introduction to Vernier LabQuest 2 at Huntsville Schools

February 10, 2012: Green Forest Common Core Training 3rd-8th

Spring 2012: JBU Visit

December 2011:  Notebooking Part 1

November 2011 Writing to Learn

November 2011Westfork Vocabulary Training

June and July 2011: ADE Content Literacy for 5-8 and 9-12 Science Teachers

June 28-29, 2011 Story Book Science

June 7, 2011: K-5 ELA Common Core Training at Elkins Elementary

June 7, 2010: Ozark Kindergarten PD

August 10, 2009: ASTA Minigrant Workshop

May 19, 2009: Technology Workshop

April 14, 2009: Water Precious Water

March 31, 2009:  Hands-on Astronomy

December 6,2008: Technology for the Timid

November 3, 2008: Newtonian Rockets

October 20, 2008:  Easy Electricity for Elementary Educators

September25, 2008: U of A Science Methods-Magnets Lesson

September 13, 2008:  Rockets and Rollercoasters  

 

INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITATOR TRAINING

IF Year I Day 1 Training PowerPoint - ICIday1 rev 04 30 07.pptx

IF Year I Day 2 Training PowerPoint - IF Day 2 & 3 Combined NW Coop.ppt  

ADE IF Job Description  Instructional Facilitator description.doc

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Arkansas Curriculum Conference:  

November 2014

See My Thinking through Science Notebooks

November 2012

How to Keep My Science Content in a CCSS World

How to Keep My Science Content in a 21st Century World  

November 2010 & 2011

Hamburger, Hotdog, Burrito There's More-Foldables in the Classroom 

November 2009

November 2008

Kool Khemistry for Kids

1,2,3 Blastoff

Using Science Notebooks in the Elementary Classroom (presented by Jenny Gammill, Northwest Co-op Science Specialist)

 

Rogers Math & Science Mini-Conference:

K-1 Blast-off to Space 2009

K-3 Life Cycles  2009

Integrating Science Across the Curriculum 2010

 

Space Explorers Educators Conference, NASA 2009:  

Inferences: It's Not All a Guessing Game!

Presented by Lesley Merritt & Lisa Anderson

 

Educators Technology Conference, 2009

Web 2point0

Make My Life Easier

 

CMASE ADHE NCLB SUMMER INSTITUTES

5-8 CMASE Summer Insititute 2009

http://bridgingthegap09.pbworks.com

5-9 CMASE Summer Institute 2010

http://www.explorationsinmathandscience.pbworks.com

5-8 CMASE Summer Institute 2012-PEPSIL

PEPSIL Summer Institute Documents

 

OTHER COOL ACTIVITIES

Planet Book cut-out for kids:  Planet Book Presentation.ppt

Newton's Laws Activities Newton's Laws Lesson

Voki Career Presentation   " target="">

 

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM IDEAS & GRANTS

 Clarksville slide show PP 03.ppt

 AR Forestry Outdoor Grant.pdf

     Arkansas Schoolyard Habitat Grant Application.pdf

 Summary of Grants for Outdoor Classroom.doc

 Root Elementary’s Outdoor Classroom Dream.ppt

Arkansas Natural Resources PowerPoint.ppt

Voki  http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=5181162&height=267&width=200

 

SURVEY FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS 2011

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9T8W6HV

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