2007-2008 MSP Initiative Grant

Awarded to the Nashua, Hudson, Milford, Bedford, and Hollis/Brookline Public School Districts
In Partnership With Rivier College

Teacher Inquiry Into Student Thinking • Teacher Inquiry Into How Students Learn • Teacher Inquiry Into The Physical World

Options for Graduate Credit

Option #1:

Summer Institute and Science Collaborative
Submit the form no later than May 15th.

To receive graduate credit for Ed 909, Physical Science: Student Inquiry (3.0 graduate credits; cost $425.00)

a. Attend all three days of the Summer Institute and a minimum of 5 monthly meetings.
b. Post a vignette
c. Pilot a Science Performance Task and gather student work generated by the task.

i. The Performance Task can be drawn from the bank of released items or be the product of your own thinking.
ii. While the focus of attention for 2007-2008 is student learning in physical science, the task can, if necessary, be drawn from the earth/space sciences or life science.
iii. Task should Note (a) the relevant Physical Science Strand and Grade Span Expectation (b) the Science Process Skill and Grade Span Expectation

d. Provide a written analysis of what the student work reveals about student understanding.
e. Make an edited videotape of students engaged in the science performance task. Prepare a written analysis of what you see in the videotape. Choose a lens for analysis (e.g., gender, student interactions, student understanding)

Registration form will be available in September of 2007. For further details please contact Fiona McDonnell at fmcdonnell@rivier.edu.

Option #2:

Online Physical Science Professional Development
This option is open to any teacher interested in Physical Science Professional Development.
Participation in the Summer Institute or the Monthly Meetings is not required.

Three independent 1.0 credit online courses are available at the 2/3 reduced rate: Basic Chemical Principles, Basic Mathematical Principles for Physical Science, and Physical Science Investigations. One, two, or three of the courses can be taken for a maximum of three credits.

Register Online. For further details please contact David Burgess at dburgess@rivier.edu