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1. Begin with relevant, meaningful experiences (real world problem)
2. Learning is based in content (not just a project/project solving activity)
3. Science curriculum focuses on 3 dimensions (deep exploration of content, real world problems, and overarching projects.
4. deep investigation on learning

Transform lessons:
Show us what they can DO with what they know
NGSS- Engineering design standards for grade level
Grade level performance standards (look for standards that say "demonstrate"
Develop units to scaffold student knowledge and experiences

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Every nine weeks:
-Straws, cup, Skittles- how many candies can your creation hold with limited supplies?
-Dino Egg situation (DOLO)
-Design challenges on CPALMS
-Project CREATE - xuebing.zheng@terracon.com and twinebergtp@cdmsmith.com
-Museum of Science in Boston

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-Dr. E's challenges https://wedodreschallenges.com
-https://education.makewonder.com/robotics-competition
-Code.org --> Independent Practice (center/morning work), informal tracking for class progress/lesson completion
-Summer trainings for code.org-see google drive
-Computer Science lessons-->Gifted Frameworks Goal 4

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D.Kelly on TPT

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https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/16ISCKbFyuSh1kF_JulFSWTPMWGBiqWVV

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1. Teach students how to research, select sites-google search education https://www.google.com/intl/en-us/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html

2. Fighting fake news www.brianhousand.com/fakenews.html

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gifted lessons/resources

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1. Topic
2. Goal Setting
3. Research
4. Organizing
5. Goal Evaluation
6. Product
7. Presentation

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Topic (selection, have basic materials ready, KWL)

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Goal Setting
-create contract/template/rubric of constraints
# and types of sources
types of sources

Questions:
-teacher guiding question-overall driving questions
-student-generated questions
-teach how to write open-ended questions
-use brydseed graphic organize
-envision key words
-question cubes

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Note taking skills
-use template
-write in fact fragments

Bibliography
to cite sources

Teachers provide:
-plan of action
-minilessons/scaffold process
-feedback
-schedule to stay on track (see Daily log of extension work-change name to daily log of research)

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(sequence, categorize)
-Color coded note cards
-Google Slides (create templatecornell notes)
-Padlet
-interpret/record data (infographics)

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Revisit KWL
Consider:
-what was learned
-most important findings
-sources found and used
-future goals for research projects

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Share what was learning
-Plan, proofread, try something different

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engage audience
decide most important to share
be a good audience member

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Tortoise and the Hare: Hare doesn't outperform the tortoise. Gifted students are the hares. In the story the hare doesn't use grit, growth mindset.
Ques: How does it feel to be the hare? How can they advocate when they feel like the "hare?"

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Take at the beginning and end of school year.

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Here are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. There are no right or wrong answers, so just answer honestly, considering how you compare to most people. At the end, you'll get a score that reflects how passionate and persevering you see yourself to be.

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Want to know how gritty you are? Find out by using the Grit Scale.

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Expert Practice-focus on improving subskills with a plan/reviewing results and skills
-Build up knowledge by repeating skills and add more. Review techniques as you go

Building connections: students build personal connections to content

WOOPS:
WISH
OUTCOME
OBSTACLES
PLAN
STICK TO THE PLAN

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Actionable advice for parents and teachers-based on science. Playbooks Evidence-based ways to build character in kids. More to come soon! Recent Thoughts of the Week Personal observations about the science of character from Angela Duckworth

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Praise the strategies and process NOT effort/product

Or critique the process (the strategy you used didn't work, let's try something else) because it's fixable

Lifelong journey of taking on challenges, sticking to them, and revising them

The Power of YET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeUvZvuvAs&feature=youtu.be

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1 hour per week (part of ingenuity lab or reading hour (SEM-R))

WONDER WALL: Bulletin Board with sticky notes for questions/topics

Invite parents and others to come in to meet with the kids.

GENIUS Hour Rotations (5 min. presentations)

First 9 weeks:
- teach how to do research (read books, plagiarism, internet safety, citing sources, stamina, note taking), manage time, focus on process, write questions, embrace failure, growth mindset, grit, focus on how to improve next time, etc.

Biography reading project: GENIUS of the Month- Given at the beginning of the month and due by 15th. August-do together to model expectations

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Use video to introduce to students and parents.

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You Get to Have Your Own Genius Hour (A Video for Students)

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Paintings
Poster board/trifold
Wix.com (website)
Powtoons
Adobe Spark
Prezi

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Mission Impossible/Spy/Detectives
-Black lights
-old earbuds, watch, suit
-glow sticks
-highlighters (pink is not as bright)

Rubic's Cubes
https://www.youcandothecube.com/

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The 'prisoners and hats puzzle' is a classic logic problem with many variants, some of which are described and summarized here. Like other puzzles where each player has information about the other players but not about themselves, they rely on inductive logic and the hierarchy of beliefs to figure out the other players' thought processes to deduce the missing information.

Just remember - if you try to stump other people with this kind of puzzle, make sure you have the right answer yourself.

Love the challenge of this riddle? Take a look at these other puzzling lessons from TED-Ed!

Can you solve the bridge riddle? : Alex Gendler
The famously difficult green-eyed logic puzzle: Alex Gendler
How many ways can you arrange a deck of cards? Yannay Khaikin

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Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? - Alex Gendler

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You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Unfortunately, they're not sure whether you qualify, so they decide to give you all a test. Can you solve this hat riddle?