Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
In this 1.5 hr. workshop, participants will practice writing rubrics with the intent of assessing the attainment of specific content, skills, or standards. We will explore how rubrics can be […]
PLT: Fostering an Adventurous Exploration of Our World
Primary Team Goal: To build a strong repertoire of scientific experimentation and data analysis skills in students for mastery of performance-based assessments such as Internal Assessments (IAs) for IB, independent […]
PLT: What Will We Take Forward?
Primary Team Goal: To fearlessly redesign the broken aspects of traditional classroom education in response to a year filled with numerous faltering systems and the illumination of unbearable inequities. Professional […]
FREE – Incorporating NGSS Science and Engineering Practices into Your Science Curriculum
In this free workshop, sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company, I will use Carolina products to demonstrate how to increase the use of mathematics and computation in your classes. We […]
FREE: Integrating the SEPs in Your Classes, Carolina Biological Supply Webinar Series – Data Analysis and Computational Thinking
This free event is one of four webinars in the Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs) series provided by Kristen Dottiand Carolina staff. Each webinar will address one or two of […]
NSTA Regional Conference in Los Angeles, CA – Dec. 9-11, 2021
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, […]
FREE: Integrating the SEPs in Your Classes, Carolina Biological Supply Webinar Series – Data Analysis and Computational Thinking
This free event is one of four webinars in the Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs) series provided by Kristen Dotti and Carolina staff. Each webinar will address one or two […]
PLT: Making a Successful Transition to Standards-based Learning
Primary Team Goal: To design original phenomenon-driven units that target performance expectations in math and science through the pursuit of curiosity and reflective critical thinking. Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) differ slightly […]
Using Debates to Teach Evidence-based Reasoning
An exciting way to engage your students in their online or in-person class is to use a topic that sparks discussion, research, and the desire to sleuth out additional information. […]
Using Process Portfolios to Document Thinking and Learning
This 1.5 hr. workshop is dedicated to making thinking “visible” by documenting what influences a student’s thought process and by keeping track of the changes that occur when additional information […]