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Strengthening Pedagogy
Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos
Your students can be pros with scientific inquiry
- Science
- Pedagogy
- Onsite or Webinar
Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos prepares teachers to use the inquiry process and Gizmos to support the development of deeper student understanding of important science concepts. The instructor models best practices for teaching with Gizmos in science, demonstrating a progression of inquiry that develops students' scientific inquiry skills. Teachers become more skillful in using inquiry methods of instruction, which encourage students to ask questions, make observations, and construct reasonable explanations.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the inquiry method of science instruction and develop inquiry teaching skills
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to support student inquiry in science
- Plan science lessons using inquiry and appropriate Gizmos, and share lesson ideas with colleagues
Teaching with the 5E Model in Science
Gizmos can support any of the E's! See how
- Science
- Pedagogy
- Onsite or Webinar
Teaching with the 5E Model in Science will enable teachers to effectively use Gizmos in the context of the 5E Model for science instruction. The course combines hands-on activities and Gizmo simulations to enhance student engagement and understanding. Participants discuss the 5E instructional model and its benefits. The instructor demonstrates how Gizmos can be used in the context of each of the 5 E's.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the 5E Instructional Model
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos within any of the phases of the 5E model
- Plan science lessons using the 5 E's and Gizmos and share lesson ideas with colleagues
Engaging in Argumentation from Evidence
Infuse literacy into your science curriculum with Gizmos
- Pedagogy
- Practices
- Science
- Onsite or Webinar
This workshop will help teachers investigate ways to effectively infuse literacy into science lessons with Gizmos. Participants explore the use of the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Framework to construct scientific explanations through experimentation, data analysis, and argumentation. The instructor demonstrates lessons that use argumentation to support scientific investigations.
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Skills Learned
- Understand how using the CER framework in the science classroom develops higher level thinking
- Explore the use of key literacy skills to develop student understanding of science concepts
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to incorporate literacy and argumentation into lessons
Using Gizmos with Science and Engineering Practices
Support the Practices in your classroom with Gizmos
- Practices
- Science
- Onsite Only
This workshop allows educators to experience each one of the science practices embedded within exemplary Gizmo lessons. Consequently, participants develop a deeper understanding of the Scientific and Engineering Practices and how those practices look in the classroom. They also learn to develop effective lessons around the practices that allow students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of underlying scientific principles.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the Next Generation Science Standards and the implications of using them in the classroom.
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to support the practices where students can design experiments, analyze data and construct scientific explanations about the concepts involved.
Using Crosscutting Concepts to Explain Phenomena
Embed the Crosscutting Concepts into your lessons
- Pedagogy
- Science
- Onsite Only
Using Crosscutting Concepts to Explain Phenomena allows educators to experience the use of crosscutting concepts embedded within exemplary Gizmos lessons. Participants explore crosscutting concepts to teach disciplinary core ideas, help students do the sensemaking work to gain conceptual understanding and focus student thinking. They will also discuss best practices and learn to develop effective lessons around one or two crosscutting concepts for classroom use.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the crosscutting concepts and how they are integrated into 3-D learning
- Explore how to use specific crosscutting concepts related to a topic
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to incorporate crosscutting concepts into lessons
Applying Sense-Making Scientific Practices with Gizmos
Learn how Gizmos support the Sense-Making Scientific Practices
- Practices
- Science
- Webinar Only
This workshop is part 1 of a webinar version of the onsite workshop Using Gizmos with Science and Engineering Practices. The workshop allows educators to experience four of the science practices embedded within exemplary Gizmo lessons. Consequently, participants develop a deeper understanding of the Scientific and Engineering Practices and how those practices look in the classroom. They also learn to develop effective lessons around the practices that allow students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of underlying scientific principles.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the Next Generation Science Standards and the implications of using them in the classroom.
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to support the practices where students can develop and use models, analyze data, use mathematics, and construct scientific explanations about the concepts involved.
Support Investigating and Critiquing Scientific Practices with Gizmos
Learn how Gizmos support the Investigating and Critiquing Scientific Practices
- Science
- Pedagogy
- Webinar Only
This workshop is part 2 of a webinar version of the onsite workshop Using Gizmos with Science and Engineering Practices. This workshop allows educators to experience four of the science practices embedded within exemplary Gizmo lessons. Consequently, participants develop a deeper understanding of the Scientific and Engineering Practices and how those practices look in the classroom. They also learn to develop effective lessons around the practices that allow students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of underlying scientific principles.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the Next Generation Science Standards and strategies for using them in the classroom.
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to support the practices where students ask questions, carry out investigations, engage in argumentation, and communicate information about the concepts involved.
Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics
Inquiry in math class from fractions to functions
- Mathematics
- Pedagogy
- Onsite or Webinar
Teaching for Understanding in Math is designed to help participants use Gizmos when teaching students to reason mathematically and develop a deeper understanding of math concepts. The instructor discusses and models best practices for inquiry-based teaching with Gizmos in mathematics. Teachers learn how to use Gizmos to develop effective mathematics instruction that strengthens students' mathematical understanding.
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Skills Learned
- Understand inquiry instruction in mathematics and develop skill in using it
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos in mathematics classrooms, where students can experiment, visualize and draw conclusions about the mathematics involved
- Plan mathematics lessons using inquiry and appropriate Gizmos, and share lesson ideas with colleagues
Mathematical Practices and Gizmos
Your students can engage in the Practices every day
- Mathematics
- Practices
- Onsite Only
This workshop is designed to help participants develop a deeper understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and learn to develop effective lessons around the standards. These lessons will allow students to go beyond memorizing facts, formulas and mnemonics, and instead will focus on enabling students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of underlying principles.
Teachers build skills to engage students and advance mathematical understanding through the Standards of Mathematical Practice. Participants review grade appropriate content standards and collaborate on potential teaching strategies to achieve student understanding. Participants also work collaboratively to identify mathematical tasks to develop students' capacity to meet the Standards of Mathematical Practice.
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Skills Learned
- Understand the Standards of Mathematical Practice and the implications of using them in the classroom
- Learn best practices for using Gizmos to teach content standards that allow students to experiment, visualize and draw conclusions about mathematics
- Plan standards-based mathematics lessons with Gizmos, and share lesson ideas with colleagues