Department of Mathematics and Science Office of Academics and Transformation Ms. Mary Tweedy, CSS Millard Lightburn, Ph.D. Supervisor MDCPS Elementary Science Summer Science Symposium 2013 Grade 5 Day 1

Name Tent Use blank sheet of paper to make a name tent Front: First Name Back: School Name and years teaching Share with group something special that happened in your class this year.

Guidelines for 2013 Summer Symposium Place phones on vibrate. Breaks: am ( 10 min) and pm (10 min) Lunch: 11:30am – 12:30pm Bathrooms location Stipends requirements: 100% attendance for all three days (8:30am-3:30pm)and turn in follow-up. Daily Reflections Follow-up: Prepare 5 E lesson plan that is Due at the end of the session LOGISTICS

 Participate actively  Ask questions  Learn by doing  Set your own learning into action NORMS

Day One Agenda  Welcome Remarks / Ice Breaker  Pacing Guide-Year at a Glance (Common Core)  Overview of District Website (resources)  Interactive Notebook (IAN) / Science  GIZMOS  LUNCH  Formative Assessment – Doing Science  Practicing Science - Process Skills (Hands-on)  Article: Why Teach the Nature of Science?  Daily Reflection

Session Outcomes Participants will be able to: – Access science instructional resources to support science teaching and learning – Identify effective instructional strategies to integrate technology and cross-curricula – Implement best science instructional practices – Plan and model scientific thinking through hands on investigations – Enhance science interaction between students – Provide differentiated instruction in science

Ice Breaker

Pacing Guide Year-At-A-Glance Year-At-A-Glance doc

Grade 5 Pacing guide Year-at-a-Glance 9

Science Department Website Resources Department of Mathematics and Science

Common Core State Standards Connections Currently we continue to use the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); however, during teaching and learning, whenever applicable connections to Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and Mathematics should be used. Common Core benchmarks are aligned to Science courses in the M-DCPS Pacing Guides Grade 5 Science Summer Symposium content has been connected to math, language arts and reading benchmarks. connected

Learning Village Available Resource LinksPacing Guides Department of Mathematics and Science

Also found in Pacing Guide Topic I in Grades 3-5

Discovery Education Department of Mathematics and Science

NBC Learn K-12 Resources: How to access Once you log on with District access then we access an apps page. Look for the NBC Learn link. No further sign in needed. All students and teachers can access with their own log in. Can be accessed by any computer, mobile device or laptop. No extra program needed to be installed Search: by topic, keyword, grade level, common core standards, etc. Homepage same for teacher and student. Content carousel updated regularly. Newsletters sent out on regular basis. Log in:

Located on the Employee Portal in the Apps | Services| Sites

PBS Learning Media Department of Mathematics and Science

Department of Mathematics and Science

Science Department Website Resources Department of Mathematics and Science

SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES Department of Mathematics and Science

10 min. Break

Interactive Notebooks (IAN) Interactive Notebooks (IAN) Science Symposium Interactive Notebook Interactive Notebooks (IAN)

What is Science? What is Science?

Growing Plants Growing Plants Gizmos Growing Plants Growing Plants

LUNCH

Science Formative Assessment (Probe) Doing Science Doing Science From: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes By: Page Keeley – NSTA Press

Practicing Science Practicing Science Practicing Science Practicing Science Hands-on Activities Scientists at Work Scientists at Work

Article Jigsaw Article Jigsaw Why Teach the Nature of Science? Article Jigsaw Article Jigsaw

10 min. Break

The Power of Science Science isn’t just memorizing facts. The standards will help students understand how science works. The scientific skills and attitudes students learn will provide them with powerful problem-solving skills. Every student deserves to benefit from scientific thinking. Reflection How were Common Core benchmarks connected in today’s activities?Common Core benchmarks

Slip Day One Reflection 1.Today I learned ………………………. 2. Questions I still have………………. Department of Mathematics and Science

Science Department Department of Mathematics and Science Office of Academics and Transformation Dr. Ava Rosales, Executive Director - Science ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School Dr. Millard Lightburn, District Supervisor Ms. Yoly McCarthy, Instructional Supervisor Mr. Sebastian Oddone, District Supervisor Ms. Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist Mr. Kirk Nieveen, Curriculum Support Specialist TBA, Curriculum Support Specialist Ms. Keisha Kidd, Curriculum Support Specialist Ms. Mildred Farber District Administrative Assistant Phone: (305)

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