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…

This workshop will run for 5 days in July 2019 in Asheville, NC. The goal of this workshop will be to help general level, APES, IB ESS, AP Biology and IB Biology teachers guide their students to develop independent research questions and experiments for IA's and Capstone projects. Teachers will be led through demonstration experiments and use the skills and methods taught to generate novel questions and data collection. Research topics may be related to issues of air, water, soil, richness,…