Jessica+Field

=Jessica Field's Reflection for The Ensworth School Math Science Committee=

My Position at The Ensworth School: High School Science Chair, AP Biology Teacher, Human Biology Teacher
I discovered that in talking to Ensworth faculty and staff about what could make Ensworth's math and science "best in class", each person had different ideas. Good ideas. But different ideas from my own and from the other faculty I spoke to. I will start with my idea. I think Ensworth math and science already has good ideas, it is just a matter of actually doing them. An integrated science and math program: good idea. But is our math and science program truly integrated? Inquiry-based learning: good idea. But do we teach with inquiry-based methods? Skills based curriculum: good idea. But do we actually have a skills based curriculum? Do we assess these skills? I think it is important to solidify what we say we do. Make sure we do these things. Then I believe we will be "best in class" because we will be doing what we say we do. I would like to make sure the math and science department faculty understand what is we say we do. I would like to make sure that each math and science faculty member has access to resources both personal and technological to do these things. That is my idea. But in talking to others, many of the ideas were new ideas. New things we could do: lecture series, research program, univerisity connections, visit other schools and see their ideas, new technology and equipment, and so on. I agree that all of these things would help build a "best in class" math and science program, but I worry about the Ensworth math and science foundation.


 * //Some of my thoughts on the goals of this committee FieldGoals//
 * ===JF's General Research Topics===
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