Transcript Get A Grip Northwestern Clinic

Aamir Ashiqali, Reilly Elementary School
Chris Etapa, Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy
Suzanne Olds, Biomedical Engineering Department,
Northwestern University
ASEE K12 Workshop
June 17, 2006
Session Agenda
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General Overview
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History plus introductions
Challenge
Structure of unit
Legacy Cycle
Hands-on activity - Disability Awareness
Overview
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2-5 week hands-on
engineering challenge
to middle school
students
Addresses many state
and national learning
standards in science,
math, technology,
language arts, and
social science
Challenge
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Shown in separate window
Structure of the unit
Lesson Format
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Some lessons take more than one day
All lessons are now in the structure of the
Legacy Cycle
What is a Legacy Cycle?
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An instructional framework that incorporates findings from
educational research on how people best learn.
4 “centerednesses” of How People Learn (HPL)
 Knowledge-centeredness
 Student-centeredness
 Assessment-centeredness
 Community-centeredness
Challenge
Go Public
Test Your Mettle
Legacy Cycle
Research and Revise
Generate Ideas
Multiple
Perspectives
Legacy Cycle
Steps
Challenge
Go Public
Test Your
Mettle
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Legacy Cycle
Research
and Revise
Generate
Ideas
Multiple
Perspective
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Challenge - Question that engages the students and requires them
to look at current knowledge and preconceptions.
Generate Ideas – An activity that causes students to display and
compile their current knowledge/ideas/perceptions.
Multiple Perspectives - Other resources that provide information
related to the topic of the challenge.
Research and Revise – Activities that students engage in to help
students revise their original ideas based on new information
Test Your Mettle – Formative assessments that enable students
evaluate the depth of their learning  Research and Revise.
Go Public - Final conclusion(s) that students display.
It’s your turn…
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Lesson 3 will be distributed
Chris will give an overview of entire lesson
You will do the Disability Awareness
activity embedded in this lesson.
Lesson 3 Overview
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Main challenge: What features should your
prosthesis include?
Legacy cycle format
4 activities in Research and Revise
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Disability Awareness Activity
Afghan, Culture, Geography, and Demographics
Cross Cultural Comparisons Activity
Artificial Limbs PowerPoint slides/discussion
Extension Activities