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 designed for ease of use and consistent interpretation. I will challenge the participants to make rubrics that are flexible enough to allow accurate assessment of […]
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 research, or Capstone Projects in AP and PBAT programs. Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) differ slightly from professional learning communities you may belong to in your school […]
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 Learning Teams (PLTs) differ slightly from professional learning communities you may belong to in your school setting in that PLT members come from all over the […]
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 will focus on two of the Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) that are required skills for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Analyzing and Interpreting […]
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 the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) SEPs. Several examples will be given of how each SEP can be integrated into your curriculum through teacher modeling, […]
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, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional […]
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 of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) SEPs. Several examples will be given of how each SEP can be integrated into your curriculum through teacher […]
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 from professional learning communities you may belong to in your school setting in that PLT members come from all over the world so there is […]
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. In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will participate in an asynchronous debate (such as a posted homework assignment) and synchronous debate for use during an […]
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 is acquired. Process portfolios can be used in any subject area where a student’s ideas are evolving: a piece of writing, an experiment, a model, […]