Taking Next Generation Science Standards to Your Classroom
| Dates: | August 14-18, 2017 |
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| Meets: | M, Tu, W, Th and F from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Location: | Willson Auditorium |
| Cost: | $50.00 |
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is a very comprehensive document, created by literally thousands of educators and scientists. But standards are not curriculum: They don’t guide science teachers on how to implement those standards in their classrooms. When schools adopt the NGSS, the work is just beginning. And, that work falls on the shoulders of curriculum developers and classroom teachers.
This face-to-face workshop for K-8 in-service teachers focuses on the fundamental challenge of building specific classroom activities that align to NGSS. Participants will use grade-specific units that group appropriate Performance Expectations (from the NGSS standards pages) to help them develop classroom activities for their particular classroom.
Participants will first learn how to “read” NGSS standards for their grade level and how to use the 5Es curriculum model to build their individual classroom experiences. The second part of the workshop will be hands-on building of science classroom activities. Teachers will be able to work individually or with small groups of teachers from the same grade level.
This face-to-face workshop for K-8 in-service teachers focuses on the fundamental challenge of building specific classroom activities that align to NGSS. Participants will use grade-specific units that group appropriate Performance Expectations (from the NGSS standards pages) to help them develop classroom activities for their particular classroom.
Participants will first learn how to “read” NGSS standards for their grade level and how to use the 5Es curriculum model to build their individual classroom experiences. The second part of the workshop will be hands-on building of science classroom activities. Teachers will be able to work individually or with small groups of teachers from the same grade level.
| Fee: | $50.00 |
Willson Auditorium
404 W Main Street, Bozeman, MTGerry Wheeler
Gerry Wheeler received his B.S. from Boston University with a major in science education and his Ph.D. at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook in experimental nuclear physics. He has received outstanding teaching awards from Temple University, the University of Hartford, and Montana State University, as well as the AAPT's prestigious Milliken Award. Wheeler is a former President of the American Association of Physics.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 08/14/2017 | Monday | 10 AM to 4:30 PM | Willson Auditorium |
| 08/15/2017 | Tuesday | 10 AM to 4:30 PM | Willson Auditorium |
| 08/16/2017 | Wednesday | 10 AM to 4:30 PM | Willson Auditorium |
| 08/17/2017 | Thursday | 10 AM to 4:30 PM | Willson Auditorium |
| 08/18/2017 | Friday | 10 AM to 4:30 PM | Willson Auditorium |
Materials will be provided at the workshop by the instructor.
K-8 In-Service Teachers