Professional Learning Be sure to attend the science online PLC, hosted by Chris Pavlovich! (See below)
Nov 15 Science online PLC. All science teachers welcome!
Become a 3-D Teacher! Applications being accepted until Dec 15, 2017. Contact: Rayelynn Brandl: 406-496-4898, Ken Miller: 406-657-2034, or Chris Pavlovich:
[email protected] Mar 22-24 MEEA Conference: Tough Teaching Topics Montana Environmental Education Association Annual Conference Rocketry/Engineering Workshops may be available in your area, contact Michelle McCarthy Online Learning: Teacher Learning Hub - Courses designed for implementation of the New MT Science Standards ~more on the way~
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November 2017 Montana Teachers and the OPI are working towards building formative assessments that can give teachers the opportunity to work with their students in processing their three-dimensional learning. Updates will be coming as the work progresses. If you’d like to get involved let me know! - Michelle McCarthy Two weeks ago OPI representatives from the Indian Education for All, the Assessment Division and the Content Standards and Instruction Division were invited to a conference. We met with science state specialists and assessment representatives from many states, as well as, researchers. The discussion stemmed around the advantages of using the STEM Teaching Tools that are available free for everyone! We highly recommend you visit this site, whether you are a teacher or an administrator these tools are useful in the implementation of the new science standards. Just try this sampler on science standards, Practice Brief 14 What’s different, and do they matter? NSTA Express Reports that Teacher Leadership is Linked to Higher Student Test Scores in New Study, “when teacher leaders have a larger role in school improvement planning, their schools can rank more than 20 percentile points higher on standardized tests than schools where teachers have a small role in the planning.” View the report through New Teacher Center. NGSS NOW: Eleven Things to Know in Science for November
Student Opportunities November 21 Science Olympiad, 2018 MTSO Aviation Opportunities, contact MSTA Student NASA projects! NASA Education “Science WOW!”
Resources:
MSTA: Montana Science Teachers Association can assist you with any science questions about opportunities and resources NSTA: National Science Teachers Association and the NGSS@NSTA Hub has curriculum ideas and lessons for implementation of most of Montana’s current science standards (aligned with the Framework). Montana Environmental Education Association MEEA Science Articles at the Smithsonian Science Education Center Montana Teach: Montana rich resources from standards to IEFA lessons NASA Express: Latest NASA opportunities for Education STEM Teaching Tools: Educate yourself on the standards based Framework with short videos and modules supporting successful district implementation of new science standards The Montana OPI Content Standards and Instruction Division STEM in MT: Different programs across the state, add your own! Better Lesson has curriculum ideas matching NGSS STEM Opportunities nationally and locally at The Connectory and NASA STEM material
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