Upcoming General Science Sessions
Region 7 Education Service Center
September 15 - Exploring Expository Writing in Secondary Science
September 21 - Developing Quality Assessments for Science
Sept. 29 New(ish) High School Science Teacher Cadre
This is a support group for New(ish) High School Science Teachers. During this session, we will collaborate to build a professional learning community in order to share resources and strategies designed to increase students level of achievement. We will discuss the specificity of the TEKS, areas of concerns, and misconceptions that students typically experience.
Oct. 18 Vocabulary Strategies in the Secondary Science Classroom (6-12)
Vocabulary is often an obstacle to success for many students in the science classroom and on high-stakes assessments such as STAAR. Participants will create a list of critical vocabulary and learn strategies that will effectively differentiate science language acquisition.
Nov. 3 G/T: Practical and Purposeful Differentiation in the Secondary Science Classroom
Just how do you differentiate at the secondary level? Ya gotta embrace the differentiation mindset! Differentiation is not just a collection of strategies. It is a purposeful and practical methodology by which the integration of classroom management, anchoring activities, instructional strategies, and assessment promote a dynamic learning environment. This workshop will provide teachers myriad resources and activities for immediate implementation in the science classroom.
Nov. 6 - Writing to Learn Across the Curriculum
Nov. 13 - New(ish) High School Science Teacher Cadre
This is a support group for New(ish) High School Science Teachers. During this session, we will collaborate to build a professional learning community in order to share resources and strategies designed to increase students level of achievement. We will discuss the specificity of the TEKS, areas of concerns, and misconceptions that students typically experience.
Nov. 17 - Increasing the Rigor in Science
Current science content standards require students to have a greater depth of knowledge and think at higher levels of complexity than ever before. This workshop will demonstrate how to teach to enabling students to meet these rigor requirements and promote creative and critical thinking for all students in the science classroom.