Ask your administrator to set up an on-site workshop customized to the topics and skills that are most relevant to your faculty. Training fees are travel plus $1900 per day for groups and can be scheduled to reoccur throughout the year for continuing support or for incremental change during a long-term improvement plan. All sessions are taught using hands-on methods to exemplify the staging, scaffolding and use of student-centered teaching methods. Popular topics and skills include:
- NGSS Instructional Methods and Phenomenon-driven Lessons
- Project-based Learning Techniques: Model-building, Competitions and Debates
- Guiding the Process of Science: From Research Questions to Data-based Conclusions
- Applying Hypothesis Testing and Statistics in AP or IB Science
- Strategically Improving Pass Rates for Standardized Exams (AP, IB, EOC, ACT, SAT)
- Helping Students Design Their Own Lab and Field Experiments
- Student-centered Teaching to Maximize Critical Thinking and Engagement
- Infusing Math in the Science Classroom: Data-generating Simulations, Games and Labs
- Unpacking Your State Curriculum: Writing Content and Skills into Student-centered Lesson Plans
Custom workshops are available in your region upon request. Please send an email to Kristen.dotti@catalystlearningcurricula.com to schedule dates for your school or district.