Welcome Oregon Science Leaders Exploring Scientific Inquiry August 1, 2002
Where Have We Been? OSTA – ODE Collaboration Developing Professional Developers Oregon Science Leader Cadre (1999) Paired OSTA Conference with the Summits in Hood River (1999) and Newport (2000) Regional Work Sessions facilitated by cadre following both Summits Sessions hosted by ESDs in 2000 and 2001
Where Are We Now? OSTA – ODE Collaboration Developing Professional Developers Oregon Science Leaders First Annual Institute Goals are to support teachers to build: –content knowledge –regional strategies –leadership capacity –mentoring relationships
NW Regional Educational Laboratory Math and Science Center
Thank you… OSTA Board Science Leader Cadre OSU Dept. Science and Mathematics Teacher sponsors: Cambridge Physics, FOSS, and Texas Instruments Oregon Math Leaders Linfield College
Science Leaders Institute Collecting and presenting data (CP, Tab 3) Scoring student work (S, Tab 2) Teacher mentoring (M, Tab 4) Standards (O, Tab 1 and 6) Regional Planning (RP, Tab 7)
Common Questions Why did we have to pay? Will there be an institute next year? How can a newcomer get involved? –Suggestions –Volunteer
Science Leaders Institute Listen with open ears Identify key questions Collect relevant data Engage in meaningful discussions
Science Leaders Institute Each of us will take this 3-day experience back to our building/organization to improve opportunities for kids doing science.
Science Leaders Insitute