Background Information on LabLearner:
"Designed by scientists and teachers, LabLearner is a 100% hands-on science education system that includes a fully equipped in-school laboratory, complete curriculum, lesson plans, assessments, and teacher professional development."
The LabLearner website is very easy to manipulate through with lots of options to explore. And of course it's very teacher friendly. LabLearner was founded by Dr. Keith Verner and targets students in PreK-8th grade. Students are able to learn science through hands-on activities because after all, science is learning.
What you get with LabLearner:
When you purchase the LabLearner system, you also gain access to our national network of LabLearner teachers. Through LabLearner Teacher, you will be able to connect with teachers, discuss ideas, and get constant updates/support from LabLearner!
What’s Included:
• In-school laboratory with authentic science equipment and supplies. (The LabLearner laboratory is set up by LabLearner staff. LabLearner students use the same equipment used in university labs.)
• CELLs (Core Experience Learning Labs), which are used as the science curriculum.
• Teacher and administrative professional development with ongoing personalized attention.
• Access to the LabLearner Teacher network.
• A simple replenishment ordering system with minimal costs to completely replenish all CELLs.
• Consultation on funding and payment options to make LabLearner a reality for your school or district today!
{Information was taken from LabLearner website.}
LabLearner in Action:
Science is made up of questions that can be answered with more questions. Students should be asking questions and engaged during science so that they are learning. In this podcast that I watched, students from the Gesu School in Philadelphia were learning science through the LabLearner process. Teachers go through and teach the vocabulary first and then set up the lab so that the students can use and understand the vocabulary while they are completing the lab. The teachers and LabLearner agree that science must be hands-on so that students are engaged. Teachers and parents need to teach children at an early age that science is everywhere, not just in the classroom. Students need to learn to ask questions and apply their previous knowledge to this new learning process. Teachers need to ask students questions and observe students' work to make sure students understand what they're doing and to see if they are learning. Science is much easier "to do" rather than read. It's one thing to read a chapter about a science topic and then complete an experiment based off the topic then it is to try and understand something just through lecture and reading.
I think LabLearner is a great tool for schools to use if they can afford it because they make science fun and students look forward to science because they know they will be tested on information that was previously taught all while doing experiments with their classmates.
Science is made up of questions that can be answered with more questions. Students should be asking questions and engaged during science so that they are learning. In this podcast that I watched, students from the Gesu School in Philadelphia were learning science through the LabLearner process. Teachers go through and teach the vocabulary first and then set up the lab so that the students can use and understand the vocabulary while they are completing the lab. The teachers and LabLearner agree that science must be hands-on so that students are engaged. Teachers and parents need to teach children at an early age that science is everywhere, not just in the classroom. Students need to learn to ask questions and apply their previous knowledge to this new learning process. Teachers need to ask students questions and observe students' work to make sure students understand what they're doing and to see if they are learning. Science is much easier "to do" rather than read. It's one thing to read a chapter about a science topic and then complete an experiment based off the topic then it is to try and understand something just through lecture and reading.
I think LabLearner is a great tool for schools to use if they can afford it because they make science fun and students look forward to science because they know they will be tested on information that was previously taught all while doing experiments with their classmates.
The Science of Learning:
In this podcast, Dr. Keith Verner introduces the importance of the "Information Processing Model." Dr. Verner believes in teaching students through cognitive learning systems. When students are taught new information, it's all about what goes in to the brain and stays in long-term memory. But, unfortunately most information that is taught is constantly leaving our brain and is forgotten knowledge. This is why homework and a quick review the following day is so important. No new information can come in without being compared to information we already know and stored in our long-term memory. Most short term memory doesn't make it to long term if it is not consolidated, it's lost and forgotten. For information to remain in long-term memory, new connections between nerve cells and the brain or neurons have to be made. Sleep, nutrition, and exercise all help with learning and the physiological process of how we learn. We must remember that learning is science. Teachers mold the shape of learning for their students so they must be certain the information they share is important so that the correct information is stored and not lost. Executive functions oversee the handling of new information. An example of this is when students re-read information to understand it better. Attention is required through the whole process of learning. Inputting information into the brain does not mean learning is going to happen. This is why teachers need to make the students engaged through the whole lesson so that they are concentrating and taking in new information.
Dr. Verner stated, "A major goal of education is to facilitate through information processing, the accumulation of important memories in the long-term storage of students."
Students must use stored information to solve problems and hypothesize to create new information and knowledge. Hands on science experiments help with this type of learning.
In this podcast, Dr. Keith Verner introduces the importance of the "Information Processing Model." Dr. Verner believes in teaching students through cognitive learning systems. When students are taught new information, it's all about what goes in to the brain and stays in long-term memory. But, unfortunately most information that is taught is constantly leaving our brain and is forgotten knowledge. This is why homework and a quick review the following day is so important. No new information can come in without being compared to information we already know and stored in our long-term memory. Most short term memory doesn't make it to long term if it is not consolidated, it's lost and forgotten. For information to remain in long-term memory, new connections between nerve cells and the brain or neurons have to be made. Sleep, nutrition, and exercise all help with learning and the physiological process of how we learn. We must remember that learning is science. Teachers mold the shape of learning for their students so they must be certain the information they share is important so that the correct information is stored and not lost. Executive functions oversee the handling of new information. An example of this is when students re-read information to understand it better. Attention is required through the whole process of learning. Inputting information into the brain does not mean learning is going to happen. This is why teachers need to make the students engaged through the whole lesson so that they are concentrating and taking in new information.
Dr. Verner stated, "A major goal of education is to facilitate through information processing, the accumulation of important memories in the long-term storage of students."
Students must use stored information to solve problems and hypothesize to create new information and knowledge. Hands on science experiments help with this type of learning.
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