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#NSTA23 – Working Smarter Not Harder — Grading That’s Good for Students and Teachers

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Grading that supports student sensemaking doesn't have to keep you at school all night. Learn approaches to grading that prioritize 3-D sensemaking and utilize technology, collaboration, and existing resources so you can have your evenings back. TAKEAWAYS: The process of giving feedback and assigning grades is easier when there are strong materials and assessments to […]

#NSTA23 – Engaging in Argumentation Around Complex Socioscientific Decision-Making: Using the Learning in Places Framework in OpenSciEd High School Physics

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The Framework calls for students to engage in argumentation from evidence in a way that considers relevant social, ethical, and environmental tradeoffs that cannot be resolved without considering the values of interested parties. As educators, we need to honor students’ diverse experiences and value systems while also engaging students in the process of respectful scientific […]

#NSTA23 – Designing for Justice with Attention to Social and Emotional Learning in OpenSciEd HS Physics

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"Designing for justice means centering inquiry on phenomena that cross the artificial boundary between human and natural systems. The result is instruction that not only teaches students to understand the natural world, but broadens their perspectives on how humans fit into natural systems, what constitutes science, and what they can accomplish using science. In high […]

#NSTA23 – Equity and Social Justice in Space: Visioning Culturally Sustaining Astronomy Education (Using an Example from OpenSciEd Middle School)

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In this workshop, we will work through the "anchoring phenomenon" from the OpenSciEd Middle School space unit, which helps students see the relevance of astronomy by drawing on traditional indigenous astronomy knowledge and students' own cultural knowledge, to engage students in identifying and explaining patterns in the sky that set the rhythm for our lives. […]

#NSTA23 – Supporting Preservice and New Teachers to Understand & Implement the NGSS

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The NGSS changed how we prepare and support preservice and novice teachers. Now, publicly available materials can make this real. This session will explore how High-Quality Instructional Materials can be leveraged to support teacher sensemaking around the three dimensions of the NGSS. TAKEAWAYS: Ideas for ways use HQIM to help teachers understand and implement the […]

Middle School Curriculum Launch (Units 6.2, 7.1, & 8.1)

Using OpenSciEd’s instructional materials (or considering it)? This is your chance to get professional learning to help you make OpenSciEd come alive in your classroom! The OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch immerses you in teaching and learning driven by students making sense of phenomena and developing solutions to problems. You will walk away from these four days […]

$500

OpenSciEd 101 for School and Districts Leaders – What you need to know

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Like many states, Connecticut has adopted OpenSciEd for the middle level model science curriculum. The approach to teaching and learning through OpenSciEd presents a challenge for school and district leaders ~~ that is, what does it look like? Many leaders in districts responsible for supporting teachers do not have a science background or are simply […]

$150

Getting to Know Physics Unit 2 – Energy, Forces, & Earth’s Crust Webinar

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Unit author Whitney Mills from BSCS Science Learning will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on how to set up unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15 pm Pacific Time.

Free

Getting to Know Chemistry Unit 2 – Structure & Properties of Matter

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Unit author Nicole Vick from Northwestern University will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on how to set up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15 pm Pacific Time.

Free