CMSCE 2007-2008 Workshops
The Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Education

Title: Book Study: ASCD Priorities in Practice: The Essentials of Science, Grades K–6: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment by Rick Allen
Course ID #: 100407rs

Time: 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Dates:
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Location: CMSCE lab
Cost: $300
Presenter(s): Jackie Halaw
Audience: Grade K-6 Teachers, Administrators, Supervisors, Special Ed Teachers

Description:
Come join us in three after school sessions of professional dialogue about the book, The Essentials of Science, Grades K–6: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment by Rick Allen. Book Description: How can elementary school teachers feel more confident in their knowledge of science and teach science more effectively? The Essentials of Science, K–6 aims to unleash every elementary educator's inner science teacher. The book includes a plethora of classroom examples, interviews with award-winning elementary science teachers and science education experts, and a wide-ranging look at recent research examining the state of science education. Pizza dinner will be served.

Objectives:
  • How to align curriculum to state standards using such practices as backward design
  • How to use inquiry-based science to infuse meaning into class investigations and teach students problem-solving skills.
  • How to use inquiry-based science to infuse meaning into class investigations and teach students problem-solving skills
  • Strategies for engaging students and keeping the curriculum fresh
  • Ways to increase English language learners' participation in and understanding of science.
  • How to use formative assessment techniques to determine what students know both before and during lessons.
  • How professional development can orient teachers to new content and to a deeper way of seeing the natural world.

  • Benefits:
  • 5 professional development hours
  • Free eBoard for one year (www.eBoard.com)
  • Network and collaborate with other NJ educators
  • Engage in a professional dialogue, usign collaborative protocols, for the purpose of improving science learning

  • Click here to REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP!