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What’s Up Archives
Spring 2007
The PS3 Summer Institute Instructional Teams gathered for the kick off beginning their long hours of preparation for the June summer institute. Each grade level team is designing a session that will align with California Science Standards so that teachers deepen their understanding of the content behind their units. It will be adult learning in the context of a variety of good teaching strategies. Sessions include exciting field trips to expand teachers’ horizons. Each instructional team is staffed by a content expert and a classroom teacher so that the expertise of both can be shared. In addition, most sessions are working with a volunteer scientist in the field who may assist with the field trip, provide resources or become a guest speaker. We look forward to a most engaging week of great learning with 300 teachers. Many sessions are filled but there is still space left at the 7th and 8th grades. Join us if you are available June 25-29, 2007!
Introducing some members of our Instructional Teams…
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| Richard Sedlock & Julie Willard | Natalie Yakushiji & Wilton Wong | Kathy White & Cam Wolff |
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| Marie Bacher & Andrew Lucia | Joan Barksdale & Linda Hagelin |
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| Al Dorsky | Adrienne Brundage & Lani Lavine | Robin Young | |
Summer 2006
Featuring Writing in the Service of Science, PS3 middle school science teachers gathered to engage in science labs and activities that lend themselves to writing. Teachers met by grade level to experience strategies that encourage students to get their ideas flowing, use writing to enhance their conceptual understanding and, finally, publish their thinking for an audience. Taking these ideas back to the classroom, teachers are now meeting in local study groups to discuss implementation and examine student work. Together the study group members determine what next steps they might use to move their students to the next level.
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