General Science Summer Sessions
Region 7 Education Service Center
June 8th - 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.
June 9th - High School Math & Science Integration: Are we Speaking the SAME Language?
Most teachers agree math and science go hand in hand, but few know how or why. So what are the commonalities between these two content areas? In this session, participants will look at ways math and science teachers can support each other through their own standards. Equations, integers, measurement and graphing are just a few of the concepts which will be explored.
July 6th - High School Science the "Write Way"
In the session, we will look at how to use science notebooks to integrate expository writing into your science instruction in a way that's purposeful and meaningful to you and your students. Come learn tips for implementing various writing strategies for reasoning, data analysis, conclusions, assessments and more.
July 11th - STAAR-Ready-HS Science Process Skills
The Scientific Process Skills contribute to more than 50% of the Biology EOC every year. Our students ability to conduct scientific processes greatly contributes to their success. Come look at the data and investigate scientific process skills that were targeted and examine strategies to integrate process skills with science content.
July 17th - Differentiation in High School Science
Not all science students learn the same way. Not all science student are at the same level of ability. Differentiated instruction means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs. How do you differentiate at the secondary level? This workshop will provide teachers many resources and activities for immediate implementation in the science classroom to help you differentiate the content, process, and products for students.
August 7th - Write for Texas: Writing to Learn Across Content
Writing is not an option - but a necessity! Cross content writing makes information relevant and meaningful. This session will examine multiple strategies for what Harvey Daniels calls his Write to Learns for secondary ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers. This is not about writing essays and research papers, but about providing a window into how smart people think (Daniels)! Join us for some WTLs that will make your instruction even more powerful.