This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Michael Novak to talk about the science and engineering practices. Michael breaks down what it means to engage students of different grade levels in these practices, how the practices are different from what we’ve traditionally thought of as “skills,” and why this work is so important for student learning.
Resources:
Check out these sessions at the NSTA National Conference in Kansas City!
- Featured Presentation: What's Curriculum Got to Do With It? (presenters: Dr. Nina Blanton & Dr. Nicole Vick) - Saturday 10/28 at 9:20 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - Grand Ballroom 2501
Michael's Sessions:
- What is OpenSciEd HS? What are the Premises of Our Instructional Model? (presenters: Zoe Buck Bracey, Michael Novak, & Kate Henson) - Thursday 10/26 at 8 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 E
- A Phenomenal Partnership: Considerations for Supporting Customized Curriculum-Based Standards Implementation (presenters: Michael Novak, Whitney Mills, Abraham Lo, Molly Leifeld, & Matt Krehbiel) - Thursday 10/26 at 1 PM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 H
- The OpenSciEd High School Assessment System (presenters: Zoe Buck Bracey, Michael Novak, & Kate Henson) - Friday 10/27 at 8 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 H
- Meeting the Challenges of Math & Computation with OpenSciEd HS (presenters: Wayne Wright, Nicole Vick, & Michael Novak) - Saturday 10/28 at 8 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 H
Dan's Sessions:
- What is it Like to Teach with OpenSciEd High School? A Teacher's Panel Discussion (panelists: Calvin Atkins, Dr. Nina Blanton, Rachel Patton, & Sarah Evans; moderated by Kerri Wingert & Dan Voss) - Friday 10/27 at 9:20 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 H
- It's Electric! Figuring Out the Structure and Properties of Matter through Lightning (presenters: Rachel Patton, Kerri Wingert, & Dan Voss) - Friday 10/27 at 4 PM in Kansas City Marriott Downtown - Trianon C/D
- Questions and Crosscutting Concepts: How Can We Support Students in Asking Good Questions? (presenters: Whitney Mills, Jamie Noll, & Dan Voss) - Saturday 10/28 at 9:20 AM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 F
- The Matter-Energy-Forces Triangle: A Common Approach to Make Sense of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science in OpenSciEd (presenters: Whitney Mills, Dan Voss, Diego Rojas-Perilla, & Deanna Lee-Rivers) - Saturday 10/28 at 2:40 PM in Kansas City Convention Center - 3501 H
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Our music is 'Rainbows' by Scott Buckley released under CC BY 4.0.
