Department of Mathematics and Science Office of Academics and Transformation

1. Department of Mathematics and Science Office of Academics and Transformation MDCPS Elementary Science Summer Science Symposium 2013 Grade 5 Ms. Mary Tweedy, CSS Millard Lightburn, Ph.D. Supervisor Day 1

2. Name Tent Use blank sheet of paper to make a name tent Front: First Name Back: School Name and years teaching Share with group something special that happened in your class this year.

3. LOGISTICS • Guidelines for 2013 Summer Symposium • Place phones on vibrate. • Breaks: am ( 10 min) and pm (10 min) • Lunch: 11:30am – 12:30pm • Bathrooms location • Stipends requirements: 100% attendance for all three days (8:30am-3:30pm)and turn in follow-up. • Daily Reflections • Follow-up: Prepare 5 E lesson plan that is Due at the end of the session

4. NORMS • Participate actively • Ask questions • Learn by doing • Set your own learning into action

5. Day One Agenda • Welcome Remarks / Ice Breaker • Pacing Guide-Year at a Glance (Common Core) • Overview of District Website (resources) • Interactive Notebook (IAN) / Science • GIZMOS • LUNCH • Formative Assessment – Doing Science • Practicing Science - Process Skills (Hands-on) • Article: Why Teach the Nature of Science? • Daily Reflection

6. Session Outcomes • Participants will be able to: • Access science instructional resources to support science teaching and learning • Identify effective instructional strategies to integrate technology and cross-curricula • Implement best science instructional practices • Plan and model scientific thinking through hands on investigations • Enhance science interaction between students • Provide differentiated instruction in science

7. Ice Breaker

8. Pacing GuideYear-At-A-Glance 2013-2014 Year-At-A-Glance--2013-1014.doc

9. Grade 5 Pacing guide2013-2014 Year-at-a-Glance

10. Science Department Website Resourceshttp://science.dadeschools.net/ Department of Mathematics and Science

11. Common Core State Standards Connections • Currently we continue to use the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); however, during teaching and learning, whenever applicable connections to Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and Mathematics should be used. • Common Core benchmarks are aligned to Science courses in the M-DCPS Pacing Guides • Grade 5 Science Summer Symposium content has been connected to math, language arts and reading benchmarks.

12. https://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/employee/default.aspx Learning Village Available Resource Links Pacing Guides Department of Mathematics and Science

13. http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/FL09G5Sci.pdf Also found in Pacing Guide Topic I in Grades 3-5

14. Discovery Educationhttps://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/employee/default.aspx www.discoveryeducation.com Department of Mathematics and Science

15. NBC Learn K-12 Resources: How to access • Once you log on with District access then we access an apps page. Look for the NBC Learn link. • No further sign in needed. All students and teachers can access with their own log in. • Can be accessed by any computer, mobile device or laptop. No extra program needed to be installed • Search: by topic, keyword, grade level, common core standards, etc. Homepage same for teacher and student. Content carousel updated regularly. • Newsletters sent out on regular basis. • Log in:https://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/apps/default.aspx

16. Located on the Employee Portal in the Apps | Services| Sites https://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/apps/default.aspx

17. PBS Learning Mediawww.pbslearningmedia.com Department of Mathematics and Science

18. http://miamidade.edmodo.com Department of Mathematics and Science

19. Science Department Website Resourceshttp://science.dadeschools.net/ Department of Mathematics and Science

20. SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES Department of Mathematics and Science

21. 10 min. Break

22. Interactive Notebooks (IAN)Science Symposium Interactive Notebook

23. What is Science?

24. GizmosGrowing Plants

25. LUNCH

26. Science Formative Assessment (Probe) Doing Science From: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes By: Page Keeley – NSTA Press

27. Practicing Science Scientists at Work Hands-on Activities

28. Why Teach the Nature of Science?Article Jigsaw

29. 10 min. Break

30. The Power of Science • Science isn’t just memorizing facts. • The standards will help students understand how science works. • The scientific skills and attitudes students learn will provide them with powerful problem-solving skills. • Every student deserves to benefit from scientific thinking. Reflection How were Common Core benchmarks connected in today’s activities?

31. Slip Day One Reflection Today I learned ………………………. 2. Questions I still have………………. Department of Mathematics and Science

32. Science Department

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