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Science

Teaching Science Through Phenomena (Grades K-5 and 6-12)-  Research shows us that students learn best through experiences. During this session, we will discuss how we can use phenomena to prompt student questioning and thinking to learn content. We will look at best practices of student engagement and participants will have an opportunity to implement their thinking with regards to what role these practices will play in their individual classrooms.

Engineering Instruction for Science (Grades K-5 and 6-12)- This session will provide scaffolding to science educators to planning science instruction through the lens of engineering. Participants will understand the engineering process and participate in an engineering challenge.

Can We Talk About Science? (K-5)- Are you, and your students, growing tired of using the standard communication techniques? In Can We Talk About Science?, we will discuss and use accountability and total participation strategies to get all students engaged in content conversations, ensuring student-led conversations as an essential part of your science instruction. 

Value in Vocabulary (Grades 2-12)- Science vocabulary can, at times, overwhelm both teachers and students. In The Value in Vocabulary, educators will walk away with ready-made stations that create interactive opportunities for students to use vocabulary rather than simply define it.

Inquiry Investigations – (K-5)- In Inquiry Investigations, we will adjust our approach to science instruction to get our students invested in the scientific process, using inquiry-based practices to create active-participants in our elementary science lessons. 

New Science TEKS 2.0 (Grades K-5 and 6-12) - There has been a shift in the science TEKS! Teachers from K-5 will experience some level of changes within their TEKS for the 24-25 school year. This session will provide an opportunity for teachers to gain a better understanding of the changes as well as time to think about implementation through collaboration with other educators from our region. 

Challenge Accepted- Science Based STEM Challenges for 3-5 and 6-8 Classrooms -  Students need challenging opportunities to take risks, critically think and problem solve. join us and engage in STEMulating activities that you can take back to your classroom to impact student STEM fluency skills. Participants will need a laptop for this session to access online tools.

Sketchy Science Notes (Grades 3-12) Typography, Shapes, and Science..Oh My! Have you been looking for a way to add tools to your students’ tool belt to allow them to gain deeper learning in science? Sketchnotes maybe the very thing they can use as part of their interactive notebook tasks. This session will provide you with the basics to get you started in sketchnoting and providing transferable skills to your students. We will use sketchnotes through the lens of science to enhance thinking and the processing of information.

PBL Experience (Grades 5-12)- Unfolded is an engaging workshop where participants will find out the WHY? and HOW? of Project Based Learning. Teachers will experience the PBL model as they create a project to take back to the classroom and implement in the fall. Depending on the pace of the teacher, they should be able to leave with the majority of the project completed. There will be a focus on alignment of all elements of PBL, including driving question, formative assessments, 21st century skills, final product, and authentic, real-world connections. Best teaching practices are demonstrated, throughout the process.

Planning Science Purposefully Through the 5E Model -  A constructivist approach to science instruction has been shown to increase content understanding, assessment scores, and student attitude toward instruction. In Building Understanding, participants will explore the 5E method of unit planning to create facilitated experiences where students create their knowledge.

NEW STAAR Training is coming Spring 2025!

Teachers will receive 6 CPE hours upon submitting their plan for instruction based on the content learned on site. (6 hours)