Grade 8 Science Content and Pacing Quarter 1 – August 2015 Facilitator: Kerlyn Prada 8:30 8:45 Welcome and Ice Breaker – 8:45 9:00 Defining a STEM-centered Science Classroom: Affinity Mapping – 9:00 10:15 Project Based STEM Activity- Topic 2 Properties of Matter – – – “Boat Challenge” 10:15 10:25 Break – 10:25 11:30 Fostering Open Inquiry Conservation of Mass – – 11:30 12:30 Lunch – 12:30 1:00 Digital Convergence Discovery Education Board Builder – – 1:00 2:00 Comprehension Instructional Sequence An Oil Filter for Water – – 2:00 2:10 Break – 2:10 2:30 Elements of a STEM-centered classroom – 2:30 3:15 Building a STEM 5E Lesson Plan – 3:15 3:30 Evaluation and Exit Ticket – Follow up: Complete all three portions of the new MyLearningPlan Instructional Evaluation: Due: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 All parts of the Evaluation can be found in the Team Room within the same form. Part 1: Professional Development Evaluation And SMART Goal Part 2: Instructional Evaluation – Application Part 3: Instructional Evaluation – Impact
Grade 8 Science Content and Pacing – Quarter 1 August 2015 Facilitator: Kerlyn Prada 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Ice Breaker 8:45 – 9:00 Defining a STEM-centered Science Classroom: Affinity Mapping 9:00 – 10:15 Project Based STEM Activity- Topic 2 – Properties of Matter – “Boat Challenge” 10:15 – 10:25 Break 10:25 – 11:30 Fostering Open Inquiry – Conservation of Mass 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 1:00 Digital Convergence – Discovery Education Board Builder 1:00 – 2:00 Comprehension Instructional Sequence – An Oil Filter for Water 2:00 – 2:10 Break 2:10 – 2:30 Elements of a STEM-centered classroom 2:30 – 3:15 Building a STEM 5E Lesson Plan 3:15 – 3:30 Evaluation and Exit Ticket Follow up: Complete all three portions of the new MyLearningPlan Instructional Evaluation: Due: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 All parts of the Evaluation can be found in the Team Room within the same form. Part 1: Professional Development Evaluation And SMART Goal Part 2: Instructional Evaluation – Application Part 3: Instructional Evaluation – Impact