About this Book: |
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Nothing is constant except change.
Change is all around us.
But understanding change is certainly not a trivial task. Virtually everything students study in school concerns change. The activities in The Shape of Change are designed to help students observe and understand how and why things change over time.
This book presents 12 engaging classroom activities, from games to connection circles, complete with easy directions, thoughtful explanations, student worksheets, and no technical language to introduce teachers and their students to critical thinking tools of system dynamics and systems thinking
• Hands-on activities
• New learning tools
• Teamwork and dialogue
• Reflection
• Constructivism and inquiry
• High level critical thinking
• Sophisticated content
• Learner-centered learning
• Interdisciplinary ties
• No prerequisites
• Easy preparation and directions
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About the Author: |
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Rob Quaden and Alan Ticotsky are teachers and Waters Foundation systems mentors in the
Carlisle Public Schools in Carlisle, Massachusetts. Quaden is an eighth grade algebra teacherand Carlisle’s math curriculum coordinator. Ticotsky is Carlisle’s science curriculum coordinator and a former elementary classroom teacher. As mentors, Quaden and Ticotsky work with their colleagues to develop and implement system dynamics lessons throughout Carlisle’s K–8 curriculum. They also conduct system dynamics training programs for teachers in Carlisle and beyond.
Debra Lyneis works at the Creative Learning Exchange helping teachers publish their system dynamics curriculum materials for other teachers to use. She served on the Carlisle school board.
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