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Quarterly Professional Development. Integrated Middle School Science Partnership Date October 11, 2014. Today’s Outcomes. Deepen content knowledge Deepen understanding of NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
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Quarterly Professional Development Integrated Middle School Science Partnership Date October 11, 2014
Today’s Outcomes • Deepen content knowledge • Deepen understanding of NGSS Science and Engineering Practices • Increase capacity of Teacher Leaders to support the implementation of NGSS and to lead their colleagues in professional learning • Engage in professional learning from one another
Today’s Agenda • Opening Session 9:00 - 9:30 • NGSS for Science Teacher Leaders 9:30 - 11:00 • Collaboration Time for TLs: Choice 11:00- 12:00 • Lunch 12:00- 12:45 • Content Sessions 12:45- 3:34 • Feedback Time 3:45 - 4:00 • Collaboration Time for TLs: Choice • Implementing SEPs • Observation Rubric • Facilitation challenges • Lesson exchange
Summer Institute for 2015 • Teacher Leaders week: June 22nd - 26th • New content in NGSS • Content pedagogical knowledge for NGSS • Unit planning • Other Science Teachers: July 6th – 10th • New content and activity from IC’s • Content pedagogical knowledge for NGSS
Teacher and Student Surveys • Teachers will receive their students results from IMSS this fall and again in the spring • Research stipend is $25 for fall efforts • Packets are due today to be entered into the drawing for $100 to spend on science supplies
Raffle Winners 2014 Spring Winners • Gerald Willkom • Hayward Unified • Jennifer Lee • Santa Clara
Materials Grant/Stipend Participants in Lesson Study and/or Quarterly PD that are not our IMSS Teacher Leaders are eligible to apply for a one time Materials grant: • $200 to purchase materials • to implement IC’s • or other activities from IMSS PD events • An application link will be emailed on Tuesday
NGSS Update: CA Science Framework • The CA Science Framework is a roadmap for curriculum and instruction along with • The CA NGSS document • The CA NGSS Appendices • The NRC Framework • Draft is in production • Framework writing team • Teachers, Scientist, Curriculum experts, County Office of Ed • Iterative process
What is the ‘talk’ on your campus? • Talk with a partner about what how your colleagues and administrators are talking about NGSS? • What concerns are being discussed? • What isn’t being talked about?
Acknowledgement This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Math Science Partnership Program under Grant No. DUE-0962804 and the California Science Project (University of California Office of the President)