Reflection of Pro- D day

I visited the Beaty Biodiversity Museum on professional development day. School programs and hands-on activities stations were set up throughout the museum collections. Nancy Lee was a fantastic tour instructor. I took a museum tour for teachers with her as a group 1. She gave us so many tips about how to plan field trips or school programs with students.

I learned many tips that are helpful for all subjects’ teachers such as: as a teacher, how would I give a small introduction to students about the field trips/ school programs so that students can be prepared with questions in advance. As a result, they will have more learning benefits from the trips/school programs. I also learned how I can encourage a creative learning environment in the classrooms by encouraging learning curiosity and presenting presentations.

I think that professional development day fosters opportunities for teachers to learn essential skills (communication skill, time management skill, leadership skill, and many others) to become better, more efficient teachers which help them succeed.

I have attached the photos of hand-on activities for school programs:

1.       Observing nature for grades k - 4: Students draw fish by using a ruler, rectangle, semi-circle, and triangle so that they can learn more than one subject at the same time. I mean, they can learn about shapes and sizes (Math subject), about fish species (Science subject), and about the drawing (Art subject).

2.       Sketching for grades k - post secondary: students can visualize the animals and sketch the specimen.