Welcome!Region 4 Science Leadership NetworkMarch 28, 2018

Coffee Talk

Have a topic or question you want to discuss with the group during “Coffee Talk?” Record it on a sticky note and post it!

Community Partners

ShellSTAT

Shell: Educator Resources

Karen Labat

Social Investment Manager

Shell International

#makethefuture

Shell Regional Lab Challenges

12 Regional challenges, including two separate challenges in the Houston area!

• Deer Park (DPISD, Pasadena ISD, LaPorte ISD)

• Houston (All Region 4 districts/campuses)

Each regional challenge will award one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school

Deadline for regional challenges extended to April 10, 2018!

Get more information at www.nsta.org/shellsciencelab/regional.aspx

Science Teachers Association of Texas

JJ Colburn, Executive Director

Supporting Teachers and Students

Professional Learning Opportunities

Region 4 Science Blog

Blog begins on April 1!

www.esc4.net/sciblog

R4 Professional Learning Opportunities

View the R4 Science PD calendar at bit.ly/r4scipd

or visit www.esc4.net/science

PBL 101

Three-day PBL 101 workshop with presented by Buck Institute for education

July 16-19, 2018

Limited to 25 participants

Start Strong in Science: July 30-31, 2018

Start Strong 1.0 (Offered in 2017)

Classroom Management

Literacy in the Science Classroom

Formative Assessment Tools for Science

Building Academic Vocabulary in the Science Classroom

Start Strong for Instructional Coaches (New for 2018!)

Two-day workshop for science instructional coaches

Start Strong 2.0 (New for 2018!)

Strategies for ELLs in the Science Classroom

Questioning Strategies

Visual Literacy

Breaking Down Barriers in Science (UDL)

2018-2019 PD Series for Science Leaders

July 30-31

• Start Strong for Science Coaches

Oct. 11

• Science 101 for Administrators

Nov. 6-7

• Roadmap to Rigorous Assessment in Science

Mar 19-20

• Curriculum Mapping Workshop (two-day)

June 4• Lesson Design

June 5-6

• Roadmap to Rigorous Assessment in Science

2018-2019 National Speaker Series

Dr. Marcia Tate

November 2018

Sit and Get Doesn’t Grow Dendrites*

Shouting Doesn’t Grow Dendrites

February 2019

Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites

Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom

Region 4 Conferences

Monday, June 18, 2018

Access to General Curriculum (AGC) Institute

Tuesday, June 19 –Thursday, June 21, 2018

STEM in the Science TEKS

What is STEM Education??

STEM education can be described as an inquiry based, interdisciplinary approach where students apply content knowledge, collaborate, communicate, create, and use critical thinking to solve real world problems and learn about careers in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Design Thinking Design Thinking

Design and Redesign

Use small sticky notes (10 per person).

Think about all the actions that you and your group displayed during the design and redesign stations.

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• As a group, discuss the words each of you wrote down and place them into categories.

• Use sticky notes to add appropriate titles to the categories formed.

• Gallery Walk- Observe and discuss the words and categories of other groups.

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Collaboration

Creativity

Critical Thinking

Communication

STEM in the Science Classroom(2-day session)

Day 1 – Design Thinking in the Science Classroom Explore design thinking practices including communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Learn to facilitate problem solving using the Engineering Design Process to make content engaging and relevant for students. Participants will leave with practical ideas for implementation of STEM practices and making in the classroom.

Day 2 – Finding the STEM in the Science TEKS Experience and discuss ways to extend the science TEKS to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) challenges. Discover how to increase rigor and student achievement by providing students with opportunities to apply science concepts to solving real world problems while using 21st century skills.

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Finding the STEM in the Science TEKS

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STEM Topics

• Solve a global problem• Invent something that ____• Create a _____• Start a business that _____• Design a solution for ______• Improve a product or process

It is more than taking something apart! This process requires • careful observation,• disassembly, • documentation, • analysis, and• reporting.

Reverse Engineering

2018-2019 STEM PD

Two-day workshops for elementary and middle school science

October 9-10 (K-5)

January 29-30 (K-5)

March 20-21 (6-8)

Dianna Garland

Education Specialist

Region4 ESC

DGarland@esc4.net

Thank You!

AND…STEAM ONMonica Ibanez

Education Specialist

Region4 ESC

Monica.ibanez@esc4.net

Coffee Talk

Is your district still offering PreAP or honors Physics?If no, what feedback have you received from students/teachers?

Any other changes to your PreAP Science courses as a result of required CB materials/course changes?

What is your district doing with IPC? Is it offered in 9th? 10th? Who is taking this course?

Shell STEM Stations and Panel Discussion

2018-2019 Tentative Meeting Dates

September 26, 2018

January 16, 2019

March 27, 2019

Thank you for your time and input.