Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Bringing science to life at an early age...

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Assessment Community/ Administrative Involvement $13.5 million appropriation to improve K-6 science education statewide. SIE is a Pennsylvania Department of Education program replicating the successful hands-on, inquiry- based teaching and learning approach implemented by ASSET Inc.

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials 2,600 Teachers 120 Districts 8 Regions

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials 59,000 students are experiencing hands-on, minds-on science

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Teacher Professional Development Cohort 2 Teachers: 3-days of rigorous, hands-on learning Standards-based teaching methods Maximizing knowledge of learning strategies –Inquiry-based teaching –Science Notebooks

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Teacher Professional Development Cohort 1 Teachers: 2-days of module enrichment on their first module 2-day session on a second module

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Standards-Based Curriculum Materials Aligned with national and state science education standards Developed using a rigorous research and development process Assessed and reviewed by master teachers, scientists and engineers Enable students to apply newly learned concepts and skills to their everyday lives

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary With ASSET Professional Development, classroom teachers become more empowered educators, using hands-on inquiry to truly engage young minds in the sciences, because sessions are: Created by teachers for teachers Designed to meet national and state education standards Aligned specifically with the topics teachers need to cover

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary With ASSET’s Materials Support Center, materials are stored, refurbished and shipped directly to the school district, allowing teachers to do what they do best… Teach!

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Student and Program Assessment are essential to continuously improving teaching and learning Horizon Research, Inc. is conducting an external evaluation of Science: It’s Elementary: Student pre- and post-tests Teacher professional development Classroom observations

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary After a year of implementation Science: It’s Elementary is already making a difference 95% of teachers indicated that SIE professional development (PD) increased their confidence in teaching science. Students who received instruction while using the SIE-provided module scored significantly higher on four of the six modules. Students of teachers who participated in all three days of SIE professional development scored even higher on the post-test than those of teachers who participated in only two days of professional development. *For a full report on Horizon Research, Inc.’s Year One Evaluation Report, contact ASSET’s office.

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary To improve the learning and teaching of science… Support and partnerships from the following are a necessity: foundations legislators corporations parents community members school districts academic institutions

Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Science: It’s Elementary Materials Support Assessment Professional Development Community/ Administrative Involvement Curriculum Materials Showcase of Student Learning During a Showcase, you’ll actively engage in investigations from the Science: It’s Elementary modules that highlight important science concepts sparked by hands-on, inquiry-based learning.