AMSTI-UAH

K-12 Math, Science, and DLCS PD

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AMSTI Math

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K-5

Elementary Math Foundational Training (K-5)

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6-12

Secondary Math Foundational Training (6-12)

Prerequisite for Content Training

UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

January 30

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NUMBERS: Algebraic Thinking (6-10)

January 5 & 8, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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Probability (6-8)

Required Follow-up PLC date: March 22, 2024 12:30-3:30PM

Prerequisite: Secondary Math Foundational Training (6-12)

February 6, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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Probability (9-12)

Required Follow-up PLC date: March 22, 2024 12:30-3:30PM

Prerequisite: Secondary Math Foundational Training (6-12)

February 16, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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Number Talks & Number Strings (6-12)

February 23, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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AMSTI Science & Engineering

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Coming Soon! Updated Alabama Course of Study: Science

AMSTI is committed to providing educators and their students with resources, professional learning opportunities (PLOs), and ongoing classroom support aligned with Alabama's standards. AMSTI will begin offering updated K-12 Science Content PLOs in June 2024. Participation in these updated PLOs is required to receive AMSTI and ASIM science materials/kits starting in August 2024.

AMSTI's updated Science Foundational Training (SFT 2024) is a prerequisite for participation in updated K-12 Science Content PLOs. SFT 2024 will be available to K-12 science teachers starting in January 2024. K-12 science teachers who completed AMSTI's current SFT from September 2021 to December 2023 will not be required to complete SFT 2024.

K-12

This course is designed by the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) to improve science/STEM education in Alabama.

Outcomes include:
*Examine AMSTI’s mission, vision, and beliefs
* Create an AMSTI Science notebook
* Review and discuss the essential components of science notebooks
* Examine AMSTI digital science notebook examples
* Explore the 2015 Alabama Course of Study: Science
* Compare and contrast a traditional assessment task and a 3D assessment task
* Investigate the Duty of Care for K-12 science teachers
* Review the basics of proficiency scales
* Experience a sample Disciplinary Core Idea learning progression across K-12 science using AMSTI instructional resources

Science Foundational Training (1 day)

(Prerequisite to grade-level science kit training)

February 23, 2024

March 6, 204

March 29, 2024

April 10, 2024

May 10, 2024

May 30, 2024

June 18, 2024

UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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K-2

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3-5

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6-12

Science Experience: Improving ACT Science Scores

This 1-day face-to-face session provides teachers with information and strategies to support student success on the Science portion of the ACT. The session includes an overview of the types of questions and strategies for each, a discussion of the reporting categories, and additional resources. This session is a pre-requisite for participating in the remaining ACT Science Experience sessions (available Fall 2023) but also serves as a stand-alone session for teachers.

Grades 9-12: January 26, 2024, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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Introduction to Guided Inquiry Learning

In this 1-day face-to-face session, participants will: 1) learn how to implement guided inquiry lessons (using Flinn Scientific's POGIL lessons) with students, 2) engage in guided inquiry learning as students, and 3) discover how implementing guided inquiry learning can help prepare students for the ACT Science assessment.

Grades 6-12: February 2, 2024, UAH, 8:30-3:30PM

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