Summer Workshop Plans

Capital Region Science Education Partnership (CRSEP) Summer 2001 Workshop

How long do your workshops last?

It varies from 1 day to 4 days, 4 hours each session

How many teachers do you involve in your workshops?

A maximum of 20 participants in each workshop

What are your major goals for your workshops in terms of content and pedagogy?

Development of End-of-Year Science Assessments for Grades 1 - 3

Participants in this workshop will design end-of-year science assessments for students in grades 1-3. The assessments will be aligned with the ESPET, the NYS MST Standards, and the Elementary Core Curriculum and contain multiple choice, constructed response, and hands-on items. The assessments will help teachers in grades K-3 understand how the science content they teach contributes to the development of science literacy and prepares students for the ESPET. The assessments will also provide students in grades 1-3 with practice taking external examinations such as the ESPET.

Middle Level Science: Aligning Science Curriculum with the MST Standards

Districts and schools have begun work on the alignment of standards, curriculum and assessment. This two-part workshop will provide teachers across and within districts opportunities to share and build on that work. The design of appropriate assessment items will serve as a means for refining the alignment work

Assessing the Big Ideas in Science K - 8

These workshops will focus on assessing cross- disciplinary science concepts and theories such as energy, systems, and kinetic molecular theory using a variety of item types including multiple choice, constructed response and performance (hands-on). Items appropriate for students at all grade levels will be developed for use in formative and summative assessment.

Introduction to CRSEP Strategies for Professional Development Co-leaders

These workshops are for Professional Development Associates interested in acting as co-leaders of STC Unit Implementation Workshops. Each Associate will participate in two workshops. The first will introduce Associates to professional development strategies designed by the CRESP Project . During the second workshop associates will work with Professional Development Specialists to plan STC Unit Implementation workshops that will be presented in August.

Planning Implementation of STC Units

These STC Unit Implementation Workshops provide teachers the opportunity to plan for the implementation of STC Units. Teachers will develop overviews of what students should learn as the result of their participation in the STC Unit, be introduced to science content that will help them do a more effective job of teaching the unit and the opportunity to develop detailed plans for implementing lessons. Follow-up workshops will provide further opportunity for the development of activity plans using formative assessment to ensure alignment with the New York State MST Standards and Core Curriculum.

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?

STC Units

Development of End-of-Year Science Assessments for Grades 1 - 3

Description

Participants in this workshop will design end-of-year science assessments for students in grades 1-3. The assessments will be aligned with the ESPET, the NYS MST Standards, and the Elementary Core Curriculum and contain multiple choice, constructed response, and hands-on items. The assessments will help teachers in grades K-3 understand how the science content they teach contributes to the development of science literacy and prepares students for the ESPET. The assessments will also provide students in grades 1-3 with practice taking external examinations such as the ESPET.

*Schenectady teachers will receive 30 hours of professional development as a collaborative project beginning in August and continuing through the fall with culmination by January 2002.

Participants: Science teachers grades K-4
Workshop Leaders: Audrey Champagne, Linda Morris
Dates: June 28, 29 August 28, 29, 2001 fall dates TBA based on need
Location: Mont Pleasant room 128
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
$60/ day stipend

Middle Level Science: Aligning Science Curriculum with the MST Standards

Description

Districts and schools have begun work on the alignment of standards, curriculum and assessment. This two-part workshop will provide teachers across and within districts opportunities to share and build on that work. The design of appropriate assessment items will serve as a means for refining the alignment work. We will grapple with such questions as:

• What are the needs of the workshop participants?
• What are the "next" steps needed in each district?
• How does/should the structure of the science itself affect alignment?
• How can alignment across grades 5-8 and K-8 be effectively achieved?
• What aspects of student development should be considered when working on alignment and the design of assessment items?
• How can the instructional philosophy or approach of a district be maintained throughout alignment and assessment work?
• What coherent practice and effective tasks do we already have within our community and how can we best use those?

Participants: Professional Development Associates
Workshop Leaders: Audrey Champagne, Vicky Kouba
Dates: June 25,26,27, July 9,10,11, 2001
Location: Mont Pleasant room 128
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
$60 stipend/day

Assessing the Big Ideas in Science K - 8

Description

These workshops will focus on assessing cross- disciplinary science concepts and theories such as energy, systems, and kinetic molecular theory using a variety of item types including multiple choice, constructed response and performance (hands-on). Items appropriate for students at all grade levels will be developed for use in formative and summative assessment.

Participants: Science teachers K - 8
Workshop Leaders: Susan Sherwood, Cheryl Sheehen, Mary van Benschoten, Sharon D'Agostino, Linda Morris
Date: Life Science: July 16-17, 2001
Physical science: July 18-19, 2001
Earth Science: July 23-24, 2001
Location: Mont Pleasant room 128
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M
$60/ day stipend

Introduction to CRSEP Strategies for Professional Development Co-leaders

Description

These workshops are for Professional Development Associates interested in acting as co-leaders of STC Unit Implementation Workshops. Each Associate will participate in two workshops. The first will introduce Associates to professional development strategies designed by the CRESP Project . During the second workshop associates will work with Professional Development Specialists to plan STC Unit Implementation workshops that will be presented in August.

Participants: Professional Development Associates
First Workshop Leaders: Audrey Champagne, Vicky Kouba
Date: Day 1 August 2, 2001

Second Workshop Leaders and Dates:*

STC Unit	Implementation Workshop Leader	Day 2 Planning
Organisms	Marie DiCristofaro	August 3, 2001
Animal Studies	Marie DiCristofaro	August 3, 2001
Experiments with Plants	Sharon D'Agostino	August 3, 2001
Butterflies	Sharon D'Agostino	August 3, 2001
Electrical Circuits	Linda Morris	August 3, 2001
Plant Growth & Development	Linda Morris	August 3, 2001
Chemical Tests	Marie DiCristofaro	August 8, 2001
Food Chemistry	Marie DiCristofaro	August 8, 2001
Microworlds	Sharon D'Agostino	August 8, 2001
Balancing & Weighing	Linda Morris	August 8, 2001
Motion & Design	Linda Morris	August 8, 2001
Soils	Marie DiCristofaro	August 13, 2001
Weather	Sharon D'Agostino	August 13, 2001
Rocks & Minerals	Sharon D'Agostino	August 13, 2001
Floating & Sinking	Linda Morris	August 13, 2001
Ecosystems	Sharon D'Agostino	August 16, 2001

Location: Mont Pleasant room 128
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M
$60/ day stipend

Planning Implementation of STC Units

Description

These STC Unit Implementation Workshops provide teachers the opportunity to plan for the implementation of STC Units. Teachers will develop overviews of what students should learn as the result of their participation in the STC Unit, be introduced to science content that will help them do a more effective job of teaching the unit and the opportunity to develop detailed plans for implementing lessons. Follow-up workshops will provide further opportunity for the development of activity plans using formative assessment to ensure alignment with the New York State MST Standards and Core Curriculum. ( See attached STC Unit Distribution by grade level to identify units of interest.)

Participants: Science teachers K - 8

STC Unit	Workshop Leader	Unit Introduction	Unit follow-up
Organisms	Marie DiCristofaro	August 6, 2001	October 10, 2001
Experiments with Plants	Sharon D'Agostino	August 6, 2001	October 17, 2001
Electrical Circuits	Linda Morris	August 6, 2001	October 16, 2001
Animal Studies	Marie DiCristofaro	August 7, 2001	October 29, 2001
Butterflies	Sharon D'Agostino	August 7, 2001	October 23, 2001
Plant Growth & Development	Linda Morris	August 7, 2001	October 4, 2001
Food Chemistry	Marie DiCristofaro	August 9, 2001	October 1, 2001
Motion & Design	Linda Morris	August 9, 2001	October 26, 2001
Chemical Tests	Marie DiCristofaro	August 10, 2001	October 18, 2001
Microworlds	Sharon D'Agostino	August 10, 2001	October 9, 2001
Balancing & Weighing	Linda Morris	August 10, 2001	October 30, 2001
Weather	Sharon D'Agostino	August 14, 2001	October 2, 2001
Floating and Sinking	Linda Morris	August 14, 2001	October 22, 2001
Soils	Marie DiCristofaro	August 15, 2001	October 5, 2001
Rocks & Minerals	Sharon D'Agostino	August 15, 2001	October 11, 2001
Ecosystems	Sharon D'Agostino	August 17, 2001	October 19, 2001

Location: Mont Pleasant rooms 132A and 128
Time: Unit Introduction 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Unit Follow-up 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
$60.00/per summer session
substitute reimbursement for Unit follow-up sessions

Writing for Understanding in Science

Description

This workshop will focus on using STC Units to strengthen your students' writing, reasoning, and reading abilities. STC Science Units provide students with up-close and personal contexts for writing. Reading is important preparation for writing and putting it on paper makes students' reasoning transparent thus integrating important English language skills in the context of coming to understand science principles.

*Schenectady teachers can receive 15 hours of professional development credit or a stipend.

Participants: Science teachers K - 6
Workshop Leaders: Susan Sherwood
Date: August 27 - 30, 2001
Location: Mont Pleasant room 128
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M
$60/ day stipend