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 Emmanuel College Center for Science Education
SPRING 2015
Professional Development for Teachers
The Center for Science Education at Emmanuel College offers professional development for teachers. The programs meet for 8‐16 hours providing 10‐18 Professional Development Points depending upon assignments. All courses require a $40 registration fee payable to Emmanuel College. Many courses fill up fast‐ send in your registration form as soon as possible to hold a space. Deadline for initial registration‐ February 6th, 2015. Tap into your students’ inner explorer by having them engage in Engineering and Design challenges in your classroom! Engineers use their imagination, background knowledge and science skills to design solutions to real world problems. In this course, teachers will explore a series of engineering and design challenges in physical science, earth‐space science, and life science. By engaging in the Engineering and Design challenges teachers will learn how to incorporate The Massachusetts and NGSS Science and Engineering Practices into each lesson. Grades 3‐6 March 28‐2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. April 11‐2015 April 25, 2015 8:30‐11:30 a.m. Exploring Engineering & Design Presenters: Holly Rosa, Science Specialist BPS Fiona McDonnell, Assoc. Prof Science Education, Emmanuel College March 28‐2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. April 11‐2015 8:30‐11:30 a.m. Directed explorations of mathematical concepts help students to build deeper understanding of concepts, make connects and generalize the patterns they observe. A student finds the slope Using GeoGebra To Construct between many points on a linear function and realizes that the rate of change between the points Student‐Centered Mathematical is constant. In another class a student adds up the exterior angles of a parallelogram, a pentagon Explorations and an octagon and notice the sum of the exterior angles is always 360 degrees. This workshop Presenter: Paterson Rogers, Asst. Prof. will show participants how to use GeoGebra, a freely available dynamic software application of Mathematics, Emmanuel College which allows for geometric visualization and algebraic manipulation, to construct student‐
centered mathematical explorations of algebra and geometry concepts for use in their classes. Grades 6‐12 March 28, 2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. Transforming Middle/High School Science Teaching to meet the Next Generation Science Standards Presenter: Janet MacNeil Science Curriculum Director/Brookline PS What is the impact of NGSS (and the draft MA STE standards) on secondary science? What strategies can we use to meet the new standards and deepen science understanding? How can we weave literacy into Science teaching and learning to meet both the NGSS and the MA ELA Framework? Grades 6–12 Bridging the Gap: Interconnecting Curricular Standards and Making the Transition to College Expectations Presenter: R. Bryan Sears Asst. Professor of Chemistry, Emmanuel College This seminar introduces a pedagogical approach which incorporates multiple standards of the eight subtopics outlined in the Massachusetts Science and Technology Curriculum Framework for Chemistry. We will focus on student centered learning and address larger learning standards (i.e. periodic trends, bond theory, structure and stoichiometry) in a multi‐concept presentation. Through peer‐led exercises, an emphasis is made to reinforce inquiry‐based discovery by encouraging each student to use critical thought and problem solving of the multivariable example. We will examine ways in which secondary and post‐secondary educators can bridge the gap between chemistry learning standards outlined by the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework and that expected in a college introductory chemistry course. Grades 9 ‐12 March 28, 2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. OVER
Teaching Chemical Concepts with Chemistry Poems as Models Presenters: Martin Berryman Chemistry Teacher/Malden PS Mala Radhakrishnan, Ph. D. March 28, 2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. Many chemical concepts are difficult for students in a first year or advanced high school chemistry course. Using chemistry poems as models to guide student construction of chemical concepts provides alternate entry points into challenging material. Teachers will learn to construct guided‐
inquiry activities using poems as models for students to better understand physical phenomena. Dr. Radhakrishnan is a Professor of chemistry at Wellesley College and will be reading select Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Wellseley poetry from her book “Atomic Romances, Molecular Dances” and will discuss how she has College, Author of Atomic Romances, encouraged students to “creatively engage with chemistry both through using everyday language Molecular Dances (2011) in which and ideas to describe complex chemical phenomena and by using discipline‐specific chemical chemistry comes to life through an language to describe everyday phenomena.” The program will offer creative methods to address illustrated collection of humorous poetry. NGSS science practices #2 (Developing and using models) and #7 (Engaging in argument from http://www.amazon.com/Atomic‐
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March 28‐2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. April 11‐2015 8:30‐11:30 a.m. Differentiation in Physics Presenter: Kris Newton Physics Teacher, Cambridge Rindge & Latin Desiree Phillips, Cambridge Rindge & Latin March 28‐2015 9:00‐1:00 p.m. April 11‐2015 8:30‐11:30 a.m. Frontiers in Modern Biophysical Research Presenters: Allen Price, Asst. Prof. of Physics, Emmanuel College Ana Otero, Lecturer in Biology, Emmanuel College LYNCH INSTITUTE Center for Science Education Spring 2015 This course will address the challenges of differentiation in a physics class and provide a variety of strategies and structures that individuals or groups of teachers can use to challenge all students. Participants will learn how to develop tiered learning goals that will help guide the development of differentiated classroom materials. We will focus on differentiating physics content for special needs students, including classroom structures and strategies that build accommodations into the curriculum. Participants will also review IEPs and learn how to implement different types of accommodations. Grades 9 ‐12 This science content course will introduce one of the most active areas of current scientific research, single molecule biophysics, the science of isolating, manipulating and studying single biological molecules such as proteins and DNAs. This introduction will include a tour of a working research laboratory at Harvard Medical School. In Participants will gain a more in depth understanding of a particular experimental technique known as tethered particle motion, in which a small particle is attached to a microscope cover slip using a single molecule of DNA. Attendees with participate in an interactive demonstration of an experiment measuring the properties of single molecules of DNA. Grades 9 ‐12