This workshop will run for 5 days in July 2019 in Asheville, NC.   The goal of this workshop is for each teacher to become comfortable leading students through the process of creating their own lab or field experiments and drawing data-supported conclusions.  Teachers will be versed in using variance, standard deviation, standard error of the mean and the 95% confidence interval in describing data numerically and on graphs.  Teachers will learn to run hypothesis tests (t-test, chi-squared, and Pearson's test of…

This workshop will run for 5 days in July 2019 in Asheville, NC.  The goal of this workshop is for each teacher to be ready to conduct their advanced science class using prolonged, in-depth case studies.  This workshop helps teachers develop the skills for leading students through a 1-2 month exploration of a single concept while covering 1/4 to 1/3 of the content and skills standards of the course.  I will be using the Catalyst Learning Curricula Case Studies Series…

This workshop will run for 5 days in July 2019 in Asheville, NC.  The goal of this workshop is for each AP/IB/General science teacher to create a full unit of lesson plans on a content topic of their choosing where each lesson is packed with student-centered activities rooted in NGSS practices.  Teachers may focus on producing phenomenon-based lessons, units with a central storyline, or backward-map their lessons based on measurable outcomes--each strategy will be taught as a means of developing…