2007-2008 MSP Initiative Grant

Teacher Inquiry and Student Learning in Science

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

The Science Teacher Collaborative Network Monthly Meetings

Time: 3:30 to 5:30pm.
All monthly meetings are held on Thursday afternoons. Scheduled dates: 9/27; 10/25; 11/29; 12/13; 1/24/08; 2/21/08; 3/20/08; 4/20/08.

Monthly meetings provide a setting for sharing, discussing, and reflecting on the practice of teaching in which the participants are the experts. Each month participants consider a dilemma of practice or student learning presented by a colleague and engage in the collaborative assessment of student work. Other activities may also be scheduled as generated by the group.

All teachers in the Districts are invited to attend. Participation in the Summer Institute is not required.