S CIENCE L EADER ’ S D IALOGUE C OACHES 2 O CTOBER 14, 2010 Presented by Dr. Ava D. Rosales Instructional Supervisor Miami-Dade County public Schools Division of Mathematics, Science and Advanced Academic Programs

W ELCOME B ACK Make a Name Tent and include: NAME SCHOOL One thing exciting that happened during your coaching experience last year

A GENDA  Goals of the Inservice  Review of Pacing and Content Workshops  Making Sense of Science Instruction:  Rotation Labs: Content and the Nature of Science.  Effective Implementation of the 2010 Pacing Guides  Practicing Coaching Skills  Data Analysis and Secondary Benchmarks Incorporation  Resources and Web Sites

G OALS FOR THE S ESSION ◦ Responsibilities of a Coach ◦ Effective Implementation of the 2010 Pacing Guides with an emphasis in hands-on learning ◦ Enhance coaching skills using an “explicit-reflective” approach ◦ Incorporate secondary benchmarks as identified by data analysis

N ORMS  P articipate Actively  A sk questions  L earn by doing  Set your own learning into action  _______________________________ Bathroom and Electronic Devices

R OLES AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF A C OACH R EMINDERS Peer Support Positive attitude Reflective feedback Data Analysis Student Support Professional Development Teacher needs survey

S CIENCE P ACING AND C ONTENT Q1 - 2 A Review

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E XPLORING THE P ACING G UIDES T OPICS V THROUGH VII Group Activity: What are the priority activities for each topic? What are the specific instructional strategies? How can “depth of knowledge” be achieved for each topic?

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Helping students work together to make sense of mathematics or science: "What do others think about what [name] said?" "Do you agree? Disagree?" "Does anyone have the same answer but a different way to explain it?" "Can you convince the rest of us that makes sense?“ Helping students to rely more on themselves to determine whether something is correct:  "Why do you think that?"  "Why is that true?"  "How did you reach that conclusion?"  "Can you make a model to show that?" P RACTICING Q UESTIONING

M ODELING A L ESSON T HREE HOLE BOTTLE AND T ORNADO M OVEMENTS

Engage: Investigations and Scientific Knowledge

E XPLICIT I NSTRUCTION Nature of Science: Scientific knowledge may change as new evidence is discovered or new scientific interpretations are formed There are multiple methods used in various scientific investigations Earth Systems and Patterns* Assess atmospheric conditions and resulting weather: i.e., hurricanes, tornados, lightning, fronts, and precipitation *Note: SC.6.E.7.4 is annually assessed in grade 8 and only taught in grade 6

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? Topic 1: Processes of Science  Labs: Three Hole Bottle (CPALMS) Addresses: SC.6.N.2.2 (AA) Tornado Movements (EL) Interpreting Satellite Images (TX) Creating Your Own Weather Station (TX) ◦ Addresses: SC.6.E.7.6, SC.6.E.7.7 and SC.6.E.7.4 (review)  Gizmo : Hurricane Motion (SC.6.E.7.3 review)  JASON Project  StormZone  Current Events on Weather-related Disasters in Florida and their impact on human life (SC.6.E.7.7)  Note: Reinforce SC.6.E.7.4 and “assessed as” benchmarks throughout activities

E NHANCING C ONTENT K NOWLEDGE Lab Rotations: ◦ Model How Erosion Works (Topic VI) ◦ VL – How are Materials from Earth Broken Down (Topic VI)How are Materials from Earth Broken Down ◦ Summary of Chemical Weathering (Topic VI) ◦ Gizmos – Reading Topographical Maps (Topic VII) ◦ FOSS Landforms Module (Topic VII) FOSS Landforms Module Discussion of Content with Depth of Understanding

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? Topic VI: How Weathering and Erosion Affect the Earth Addresses: SC.6.E.6.1 …Earth’s surface is built up and torn down by physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and deposition Lab Activities ◦ Model How Erosion Works (Topic VI) Technology ◦ VL – How are Materials from Earth Broken DownHow are Materials from Earth Broken Down ◦ Summary of Chemical Weathering

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? TOPIC VII: SC.6.E.6.1 Identify different types of landforms on Earth’s surface … (note: landforms in Florida and those found outside Florida) assessed as SC.7.E.6.2 Lab  Create a landform modeling lab Create a landform modeling lab Technology  Gizmo: Reading Topographical Maps  FOSS Landforms Module FOSS Landforms Module  Earthquakes and Volcanoes (VL) Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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E XPLORING THE P ACING G UIDES T OPICS III THROUGH IV Group Activity: What are the priority activities for each topic? What are the specific instructional strategies? How can “depth of knowledge” be achieved for each topic?

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E XPLICIT I NSTRUCTION Nature of Science: Distinguish between an experiment and other forms of investigations Experiments have test variables (independent variables) and outcome variables (dependent variables) Forms of Energy* Illustrate the sun’s energy Identify, compare and contrast the variety of types of radiation present in radiation from the Sun Identify and compare characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum *Note: SC.7.P.10.1 is annually assessed in grade 8 and foundational in grade 7.

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? Topic III: Properties of Waves  Technology  Electromagnetic Spectrum Electromagnetic Spectrum  Gizmo: Longitudinal Waves Longitudinal Waves  Labs:  Colored Shadows Exploration Colored Shadows Exploration  Making Waves & The Wave Factory (also has activity for SC.7.E.6.1 Making Waves & The Wave Factory

E NHANCING C ONTENT K NOWLEDGE Lab Rotations: Gizmo - RefractionGizmo - Refraction (IV) EL – Solar Energy vs Color (IV) EL – Wave Speed (IV) EL - Density Driven Fluid Flow (V) Modeling the Layers of the Earth with Density ColumnModeling the Layers of the Earth with Density Column (V) EL - Density of Rocks (V) Discussion of Content with Depth of Understanding

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? Topic IV: Properties of Light SC.7.P.10.2 …Light can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed Lab Activity: EL – Solar Energy vs Color (IV) Technology: Gizmo - Refraction (IV) Gizmo - Refraction SC.7.P.10.3…light waves, sound waves, and other waves move at different speeds in different materials Lab Activity: Light Travels Through Objects Light Travels Through Objects

W HAT ARE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ? TOPIC V: SC.7.E.6.1 Describe the layers of solid Earth,…lithosphere, mantle, liquid and solid cores Lab  Modeling the Layers of the Earth with Density Column Modeling the Layers of the Earth with Density Column  EL - Density Driven Fluid Flow (V)  EL - Density of Rocks (V)

F ORMATIVE A SSESSMENTS O FFER Weekly briefing to schools October 14, 2010 A template has been offered to each school to calculate their own “per school” rate given the student population in the “adopting” schools o $0.35 per student for perpetual license o $0.15 per student for annual license

T AKE THE L EAD Based on Data Analysis of prior knowledge items on Baseline Assessment (grade 8), identify which secondary benchmarks need to be addressed and when Use Year-at-a-Glance and Item Specifications to assist

DATA Baseline Test Items that should have been learned in previous grades – a type of “Fair Game” principle applied, Grade 8. Questions:3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37 SC.A.1.3.1, SC.A.2.3.2, SC.B.1.3.1, SC.B.1.3.6, SC.B.2.3.1, SC.C.2.3.4, SC.C.2.3.6, SC.D.1.3.1, SC.D.1.3.3, SC.D.1.3.4, SC.F.1.3.1, SC.F.1.3.4, SC.G.1.3.4, SC.G.2.3.2, SC.G.2.3.4, SC.H.1.3.1, SC.H.1.3.2, SC.H.1.3.4, SC.H Note Genetics was addressed in Comprehensive Science 2, Advanced (F and F.2.3.3) 65.8% covers prior knowledge

R ESOURCES  Curriculum and Instruction   Instructional Technology (Examview Item Bank)   Florida Department of Education  FCAT Resources -  Florida Standards and Course Descriptions  Florida PROMiSE  Gizmos

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