EDCT 5785 - Advanced POGIL Topics

Course Description

POGIL is a pedagogy based on research indicating that a) teaching by telling does not work for most students, b)students who are part of an interactive community are more likely to be successful, and c) knowledge is personal; students enjoy themselves more and develop greater ownership over the material when they are given an opportunity to construct their own understanding. In this course we will build on the fundamentals and facilitation skills participants mastered during EDSC 5714 (Teaching with your mouth closed: Basic POGIL strategies for STEM teachers). We will explore process skills, guided inquiry learning, learning team construction and accountability, facilitation, and assessment, evaluating, metacognition, and grading in POGIL classrooms.