Blog Post 4

What did you learn this week?

This week I learned about the 5E Models.  The definition of a 5E model is that it is a series of instructional steps designed to learn science concepts with understanding. It Consists of five teaching phases, each titled by a word that begins with the letter E. The 5 E's are engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate. It is a widely accepted instructional model for inquiry based instruction. 

How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? 

In the future I would like to structure some of my science lesson plans around using the 5E model. I want to be able to incorporate each one of these into the lesson because I liked how each step helps the student and the teacher with their knowledge. 

Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing?

I thought that everything was pretty clear and self explanatory. After reading the explanations for every different E, and also creating the table of the students and teachers role for each one, it made a lot more sense. At first I did not understand how to incorporate these into the lessons and what the teacher's role was supposed to be.