Professional Development: Learning Opportunities: Calendar
2006 Winter Science Institute
Winter Institute:
February 23, 2006
Corporate College East, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
February 28, 2006
Michigan State University, Union Building
AUDIENCE: PROM/SE Science Teacher Associates, and PROM/SE School District Leaders (optional)
GOAL: Using assessment and opportunity-to-learn data to make curricular decisions in Earth/Space Science
OBJECTIVES: Following this session, participants should have a deeper understanding of student learning as a function of the intended and enacted curriculum; content areas where they need to expand their own understanding; content areas in which their students have particular difficulty; and basic ideas in Earth/Space Science.
| 7:30 AM | Registration | 2nd Floor Concourse |
| 8:00-8:30 AM | Welcome, Overview and Diagnostic Pre-test | [Full Group] |
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Experimental Design and the Use of Data | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Analyzing and Interpreting data to improve curricular decisions. Interactive discussions with facilitator, how to use customized PROM/SE data reports. | |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:15-Noon | Grade Band Groupings What do our students know about Earth/Space Science? |
K-5--[Group] 6-8--[Group] 9-12--[Group] |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | [Full Group] |
| 1:00-2:30 PM | District Groupings K-12 Map and identify curricular gaps and problem areas | [District groups in several rooms] |
| 2:30-2:45 PM | Afternoon Break | [Full Group] |
| 2:45-3:30 PM | Develop District Analysis Report on Earth/Space Science | [Full Group] |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | General Session Reporting Survey discussion and next steps | [Full Group] |
| 4:00-4:15 PM | Adjourn & Sign-out | Concourse |
Things for teachers to bring:
- Any additional student performance data from Earth/Space Science at the school and/or district level. (e.g., teachers’ in-class assessments, student work, Ohio exam results)
- Scope and sequence of what is actually being implemented at each grade level relative to Earth/Space Science and the concept(s) being addressed. This could include instructional materials being used at each grade level, or district/school curricular frameworks, etc.
- PROM/SE data notebooks