Summer Physical Science Teacher Institute
7, 8,
Goals and Objectives
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To support teachers’ understanding of the new emphases of the new
science frameworks: content and organizational structure
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To support teachers’ understanding of the new
assessment process.
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To help teachers
recognize Assessment of student
understanding as a strategy for teaching;
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To support teachers’ understanding of Science
Performance Tasks as an assessment of student
understanding of science content and science process skills /
nature of science.
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Recognize use of
Performance Tasks as a teaching strategy to simultaneously promote
understanding of specific ideas in science (content) and the nature of
science (science process skills);
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Help teachers
design open-inquiry activities around the idea and questions that students
raise;
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To promote
collaboration among teachers within and across districts;
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Develop teachers’
confidence and competence to teach science through inquiry