Teacher Inquiry and Student Learning In Science
Teachers Grades 3-6
We invite you to participate in an exciting new
collaborative for science teaching in southern
Participants could receive a
stipend of up to $850. Applications are to be submitted to the District
Coordinator no later than
Project Goals:
- To establish a supportive and collegial professional development culture focused on teaching and learning in science that includes a Summer Science Institute and development of a Science Teacher Collaborative.
- To support teacher understanding of the role of student ideas in science learning, how students develop scientific understanding, and the critical role of ongoing assessment in learning and teaching in science.
- To support teacher knowledge of the pedagogy needed to develop student understanding of the physical science concepts identified by the Grade Level Learning Expectations of the New Hampshire Science Frameworks.
- To extend teacher knowledge and understanding of physical science concepts, especially those identified by the physical science strand of the revised NH Science Frameworks.
Overall Requirements
· Active participation in all three days of the Summer Institute.
· Active participation in and contribution to the development of a Science Teacher Collaborative Network (STCN).
· Collect and share samples of student thinking with colleagues through STCN.
·
Develop and teach a lesson in their classroom utilizing
inquiry pedagogy around a physical concept and grade span
expectation (GSE) aligned with the NH Science Frameworks
for the grade level they teach in the 2007-2008 school year.
· Participate in project evaluations.
Three-Day Summer Teacher Institute in
Physical Science for Teachers Grades 3-6.
Dates: 7, 8,
Time: 8:00am to 3pm. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided during the Institute.
Location:
Limited enrollment: 30 participants:
The Institute will be designed around
physical science concepts and the grade span learning
expectations for grades 3-6 identified in the
Teachers who attend the Science Institute are required to attend at least five out of eight monthly meetings of the STCN during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Institute participants are also responsible for posting a descriptive vignette that emerges from the lesson developed as a result of the Summer Institute. Vignettes should emphasize student thinking. Postings might describe an example of student learning, moments of uncertainty, moments in which the appropriate response was not clear, occasions when a student expressed an insight which was not anticipated, etc.
The Science Teacher Collaborative Network Meetings
Dates: All monthly meetings are held on
Thursday afternoons. Scheduled dates:
9/27; 10/25; 11/29; 12/13;
Time:
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.
Graduate Credit Option
Three graduate credits are available through