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the man who has realized that no knowledge is secure,  that only the process of seeking knowledge gives basis for security”.</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>By Earl Kelley</B></I></div> <bR> <div>  As a teacher my goal is to move away from the traditional repetitive approaches and focus on facilitating young students in understanding abstract concepts, problem solving and developing critical thought processes.  In other words, I will strive to provide young students with the tools and environment to develop skills that will enable them to interact with others, adapt to new technologies<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" >,</FONT> and most importantly logically think through problems. Specifically, I do not want the students' experience to be contained or limited to the acquisition and mastery of specific scientific knowledge.  By contrast, I want to construct an environment that embraces diversity and where each individual must make their way in a world where knowledge is consistently changing. After all, “…science is a pursuit, not a coming into possession of the immutable…”<A HREF="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey."><U>(from </U></A><A HREF="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey."><U>Reconstruction in Philosophy,</U></A><A HREF="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey."><U> John Dewey).  </U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/media/group_a.rm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/me"><U><IMG SRC="20b39210.gif" border=0 width="57" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993380" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/media/group_a.rm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/me"><U><B> Using Technology in cooperative learning groups</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> You will the need real player plugin to view these video clips.</div> <div>  If you do not have it, you may download it from<B> </B><A HREF="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/realplayer_8/rp8-standard-u1-setup.exe" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.users.fast.net/~ahenriques/re"><U><B>here</B></U></A><B>. </B></div> <div> Please click on the file to install.</div> <bR> <div> For instance, in a high school science class, an effective method of promoting critical thinking and creativity could be achieved by presenting students with a problematic situation and encouraging them to, in groups, obtain and analyze currently published knowledge from a variety resources, like on-line scientific journal. After accumulating and analyzing the necessary information students elaborate their own hypothesis, scientific experiment and conclusions in order to provide a possible solution to the problem. By problem solving students are partaking in a more active role in science and how it applies to the “real world”, as well as, developing a more critical approach to scientific information. Most importantly, students are logically utilizing scientific knowledge to promote an action (from <I>Skeptical Science</I>, Scott et. al, 2001 in <I>The Science Teacher</I>). </div> <bR> <bR> <div>  In brief, my classroom curriculum will be designed in such a manner that allows students to develop skills that will enable them to interact with others, logically think through problems, and utilize current technologies. I believe that the best way to learn science is to do science. Therefore, taking a hands-on approach to science in the classroom will stimulate the interest of students in learning abstract concepts, as well as, assisting students in understanding how significant an impact science has and will continue to have on their lives. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>