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2016 Conference
Phenomena & Anticipatory Sets: Applications for the NGSS & Common Core
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This fun and engaging presentation demonstrated a diverse collection of discrepant events teachers can use in their anticipatory set to engage students in asking questions and designing investigations. Developing lessons around phenomena is at the heart of NGSS.
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About Dave Hanley
Dave Hanley was using discrepant events to engage and challenge students long before NGSS hit the scene. As a substitute teacher, Dave observed many “science” classes with nothing alive or real (save the kids and maybe the teacher) in them. He decided that he wanted to have a class with as much real stuff as he could possibly stuff in it. David designed his biology instruction around a lab he called Research Exploring Actual Life (R.E.A.L.) Lab. He also instituted a “science literacy” program with demonstrations, discrepant events, and/or quick labs, for every day of the school year. David managed to get most of the lab costs down to an insignificant level. That was what made it possible to “just do them”. There are plenty of resources out there (authors i.e., Tic L. Liem; Allen McCormic; Exploratorium - Science Cookbook and of coarse, UNESCO Sourcebook). David started with one demonstration at a time, kept the best, and kept on going. He now has more than enough for the whole school year. In recent years, as living animals and events using fire have become of litigious concern, David has taken to recording his materials. There is some available on his URL site,” http:web.me.com/davidrealdave” or by contacting him in person at davidrealdave@mac.com.
Dave Hanley was using discrepant events to engage and challenge students long before NGSS hit the scene. As a substitute teacher, Dave observed many “science” classes with nothing alive or real (save the kids and maybe the teacher) in them. He decided that he wanted to have a class with as much real stuff as he could possibly stuff in it. David designed his biology instruction around a lab he called Research Exploring Actual Life (R.E.A.L.) Lab. He also instituted a “science literacy” program with demonstrations, discrepant events, and/or quick labs, for every day of the school year. David managed to get most of the lab costs down to an insignificant level. That was what made it possible to “just do them”. There are plenty of resources out there (authors i.e., Tic L. Liem; Allen McCormic; Exploratorium - Science Cookbook and of coarse, UNESCO Sourcebook). David started with one demonstration at a time, kept the best, and kept on going. He now has more than enough for the whole school year. In recent years, as living animals and events using fire have become of litigious concern, David has taken to recording his materials. There is some available on his URL site,” http:web.me.com/davidrealdave” or by contacting him in person at davidrealdave@mac.com.
