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Partnership for Systemic Change Summer Workshop Agenda

submitter: Partnership for Systemic Change: A School/Business Collaboration to Enhance Science, Mathematics, and Technology Teaching and Learning
published: 06/09/1999
posted to site: 06/09/1999
How long do your workshops last?

Three to four days for about 7 hours a day

How many teachers do you involve in your workshops?

All teachers at a specific grade level are invited. It's there choice as to whether they would like to participate

What are your major goals for your workshops in terms of content and pedagogy? (Just one or two paragraphs)

Our major goal is to increase teacher content knowledge and to increase their comfort level with standards based math/science. We are also focusing on familiarity with a specific program.

Are you offering professional development on specific curricula that you are hoping will be used in the classroom? If so, which curricula are you using?

In math, Everyday Math and Math in Context: In science, FOSS and STC kits

Schedule

"CLARISWORKS FOR KIDS" - A ONE DAY WORKSHOP
Participants: Grade 1 and 2 Teachers Limited to 14 participants per session
Dates: July 7 or July 8 (two offerings of the same one-day workshop), 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Rahway High school Computer Lab
Stipend awarded based on participation in one-day session: $100

This workshop is designed to help teachers gain a working knowledge of "ClarisWorks for Kids." Participants will 1) become familiar with software capabilities and make connections to the classroom; and 2) design science and mathematics activities for students utilizing charts, tables, and graphs.

ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING
Participants: Grade 4 Teachers: Structures of Life (FOSS), Grade 3 Teachers: Human Body (FOSS)
Dates: July 6, 7, 8, 9, 8:30am-3:30pm, September 27 and November 30, 3:30-6:00pm
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $500

The focus of this workshop will be designing districtwide, grade-level-specific assessments related to science modules. Participants will deepen their content knowledge and review inquiry-centered instruction as they engage in the tasks of creating appropriate assessments and designing inquiry-centered lessons to complement the modules, Strucres of Life and Human Body.

TEACHING NEW SCIENCE CONCEPTS

  • Prepare yourself to teach a new module that the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards and the Rahway Framework have identified at your grade level.
  • Deepen your science content knowledge and engage in new investigations.
  • Discuss classroom management, journaling, inquiry-based lessons and various forms of assessment with teachers at your grade level.
  • Make the transition to teaching the new BIG IDEAS in science at your grade level.
  • Become familiar with a module that will be incorporated into the curriculum for the 1999-2000 school year.
    Grade 1: BALANCE AND MOTION (FOSS)
    Participants: Grade 1 Teachers
    Dates: June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 8:30am-3:30pm, September 28 and December 2, 3:30-6:00pm
    Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
    Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $500

    Grade 2:BALANCING AND WEIGHING (STC)
    Participants: Grade 2 Teachers
    Dates: June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 8:30am-3:30pm, September 29 and December 2, 3:30-6:00pm
    Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
    Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $500

NEW TEACHER SCIENCE ORIENTATION
Participants: K-8 teachers new to the district as well as staff with one or two years experience
Date: August 19, 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Rahway Intermediate Schoo, Room 105
Stipend awarded based on participation: $100

New teachers will become familiar with Rahway's Science Framework and how it is aligned with neational standards and benchmarks as well as with New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. Participants will be provided with an overview of inquiry-centered instruction and strategies to assess student learning.

EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS: FOCUS ON A STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM
Participants: All Teachers of Grades 3, 4, and 5
Date: July 12, Program Overview
Participants: Grade 3 and 4 Teachers
Dates: July 12, 13, 14, 15, 8:30am-3:30pm and two inservice days during the school year
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend for Grade 5 teachers awarded based on participation in July 12 sessions: $100
Stipend for Grade 3 and 4 teachers awarded based on participation in all sessions: $400

Participants in this workshop will deepen their content knowledge of mathematics, their understanding of standards-based mathematics, and their ability to implement the Everyday Mathematics Program (or an equivalent program which will be adopted in spring of 1999) in their classrooms. Participants will teach the adopted curriculum or pilot the program in the coming year.

MATH IN CONTEXT: FOCUS ON A STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM
Participants: Grade 7 Teachers
Dates: July 6, 7, 8, 9, 8:30am-3:30pm and two inservice days during the school year
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $400

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the Math in Context curriculum and a detailed look at the units for Garde 7. Participants will discuss strategies for implementing the program and assessing student learning.

THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SCIENCE IN PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN
Participatns: Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers
Dates: July 12, 13, 14, 15, 8:30am-3:30pm, September 27 and November 30, 3:30-6:00pm
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $500

This workshop is designed for teachers who wil be teaching the Insights Balls and Ramps module for the first time in the 1999-2000 school year. Questions stimulated by the observation and manipulation of materials in the kit will be investigated by participants. participants will deepen their content knowledge, increase their skill in using inquiry-centered instruction and develop assessments of student learning to use in implementing the module.

MOTION AND DESIGN (STC)
Participants: Grade 5 Teachers
Dates: June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 8:30am-3:30pm, September 28 and December 2, 3:30-6:00pm
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $500

EXPLORING NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MATERIALS
Participants: Grade 7 and 8 Teachers
Dates: July 12, 13, 14, 15, 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Linden Academy of Science and Technology (pending approval)
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $400

This workshop will provide hands-on experience with new middle school science materials. Participants will focus on how the content of the materials matches the district's framework and the state science standards, and how the materials can be modified to serve the needs of the district science curriculum.

THINKING AND WRITING IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Participants: Grades 5-8 Teachers
Dates: July 6, 7, 8, 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Rahway Intermediate School, Room 105
Stipend awarded based on participation in all sessions: $300

Performance assessment in mathematics and science increasingly requires students to formulate written responses to explain their thinking processes, but that written expression is extremely difficult for students. This workshop will provide models for how to use writing to enhance student understanding of science and mathematics. Strategies will focus on sensible and time-efficient ways to incorporate writing into your math and science classes.