Science Institute
January 24-25, 2024
$499 Early Bird / $550 General
January 24-25, 2024
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd
Denver, CO 80205
$499 Early Bird* / $550 General
*Early Bird pricing ends December 24, 2023
Groups of 6 or more receive a 10% discount
Learning Objectives:
- Explore how the Next Generation Science Standards Science & Engineering Practices can be seamlessly addressed within inquiry-based instruction
- Investigate how to facilitate classroom discourse that develops rich questions and deep thinking
- Experience the symbiotic relationship between literacy instruction and conceptual understanding in science
- Develop skills for differentiating and engaging all learners in purposeful and meaningful work as independent thinkers and scientists
- Learn to foster student independence with explicit thinking strategy instruction
- Set learning goals and explore backwards planning as a strategy for designing engaging projects that catalyze students' thinking and understanding as scientists
Includes
- Certificate of attendance for CDE credit
- Lunch each day
- A copy of Science as Thinking by Wendy Ward Hoffer
Facilitators
Wendy Ward Hoffer
PEBC Senior Director of Content Development & Publications
Jeff Cazier
PEBC Staff Developer
PEBC Institutes fill quickly. Register today!
Learning Objectives
Student-Centered Instruction
Explore how the Next Generation Science Standards Science & Engineering Practices can be seamlessly addressed within inquiry-based instruction
Literacy
Experience the symbiotic relationship between literacy instruction and conceptual understanding in science
Thinking Strategies
Learn to foster student independence with explicit thinking strategy instruction
Classroom Discourse
Investigate how to facilitate classroom discourse that develops rich questions and deep thinking
Classroom Discourse
Develop skills for differentiating and engaging all learners in purposeful and meaningful work as independent thinkers and scientists
Planning Strategies
Set learning goals and explore backwards planning as a strategy for designing engaging projects that catalyze students' thinking and understanding as scientists
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