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Elaborate (Danielle Battle)

The opportunity to expand and solidify the understanding of the topic as well as make real world applications.

Students build on what they learned and put in to practice with real world implications.

__Example__

Students using the skills they learned from the initial concept are given a scenario/ case study to solve a new problem. They create a diagram or prototype of the solution to the problem

Students participate in a debate highlighting the pros and cons of the scenario.

Technology can be used in this phase for research (internet), diagram (using inspiration software), pamphlet(adobe or microsoft office software), or create a wiki page to explain the concept or how to use it in a real world situation.

Submitted by Kathy Wright

Engagement - The teacher or a curriculum task accesses the learners’ prior knowledge and helps them become engaged in a new concept through the use of short activities that promote curiosity and elicit prior knowledge. The activity should make connections between past and present learning experiences, expose prior conceptions, and organize students’ thinking toward the learning outcomes of   current activities.

Exploration - Exploration experiences provide students with a common base of activities within which current concepts (i.e., misconceptions), processes, and skills are identified and conceptual change is facilitated. Learners may complete lab activities that help them use prior knowledge to generate new ideas, explore questions and possibilities, and design an
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Explanation - The explanation phase focuses students’ attention on a particular aspect of their engagement and exploration experiences and provides opportunities to   demonstrate their conceptual understanding, process skills, or behaviors. This phase also provides opportunities for teachers to directly introduce a concept, process, or skill. Learners explain their understanding of the concept. An   explanation from the teacher or the curriculum may guide them toward a deeper understanding, which is a critical part of this phase.

Elaboration - Teachers challenge and extend students’ conceptual understanding and skills. Through new experiences, the students develop deeper and broader understanding, more information, and adequate skills. Students apply their understanding of the concept by conducting additional activities.

Evaluation - The evaluation phase encourages students to assess their understanding and abilities and provides opportunities for teachers to evaluate student progress toward achieving the educational objectives.