Hands-On Learning, Pedagogy

The 5E Instructional Model: Elaborate

The 5E Instructional Model continues... Today I'm going to delve into the fourth component of the 5E Instructional Model... Elaborate. I've also heard it referred to as the "Extend" component. Tomato....tomahhhto... I have to admit that for me, this is the most difficult part, and this is the area of instruction that I need to… Continue reading The 5E Instructional Model: Elaborate

Hands-On Learning, Pedagogy

The 5E Instructional Model: Engage

Hello again teacher friends! I'm so happy that you are here for this second post in my 5E Instructional Model series... So, let's get down to business. In my last post, I introduced this blog series about understanding the not-so-scary 5E Instructional Model. I know that when I first started teaching science... I had no… Continue reading The 5E Instructional Model: Engage