February Science Snippet
Science Store Special Order - Items will be Delivered
All materials needed for the organisms in the environment units can be purchased through the science store website, with the **exception of the items on this form as they are a special order items. Please fill out the form by March 1st to indicate how much needs to be purchased during this limited time frame. Items ordered from this form will be delivered on 3/19 by the science facilitators. Special Order Items for Organisms in the Environment Units
Cabbages are Coming!
- 3rd grade teachers, please prepare for cabbages. We have been notified that they will be arriving next week. Each third grade student will receive a cabbage from Bonnie Plants. These are great items to support inquiry at home as students begin to enter the Organisms in the Environment units.
Inquiry Refresher - Feb. 28th
- This session is for participants who have already attended Inquiry Training. Participants will engage in activities that help to reiterate the phases of inquiry and the importance of the constructivist theory of education. Participants will have opportunities to make subtle shifts to lessons to order to intentionally focus the development of specific process skills as they learn content.
Paving the Way to Constructing CERs, 3-Part Learning Series, PART 2-Planning for a CER-What does it look like? (NOVEMBER TRADE CREDIT)
- Wondering which pathway to take as you “pave your way” in supporting students to write evidence-based conclusions? With our construction roadmap to guide you, we will help "pave the way" for students to successfully write CERs and reflect on their own learning. Using our strategies and processes, we will help you avoid many of the "road hazards" that can steer you and your students from writing science conclusions successfully. We will help you to connect with finding the right solutions for your classroom by authentically planning with the end in mind. PART 2: Planning for a CER: What does it look like? Feb. 13th 3:45-4:45 1HR ZOOM Session (Virtual Learning) Participants will focus on the intentional scaffolding that naturally bridges the connections between a student’s investigation and constructing student explanations with CERs. This session will highlight literacy in science. https://lew.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=27763
Paving the Way to Constructing CERs, 3-Part Learning Series, PART 3-The Right Paving Tools (NOVEMBER TRADE CREDIT)
- PART 3: The Right Paving Tools Feb. 28th 3:45-4:45 1 HR Face-to-Face (Professional Learning with a Facilitator) Each facilitator will host this one hour session at a specified location; You will be emailed a location at a later date by the instructor. Participants will explore and evaluate a variety of tools in supporting the implementation of CERs in the classroom. Participants will walk away with identifying the right tools for their classroom and to support students with reflecting on their own learning.
Contact Information
Kim Price - pricekt@lisd.net
Kim Estrada - estradak@lisd.net
Corry Thompson - thompsonca@lisd.net
Renee Marts - martsr@lisd.net
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