Description:
Using a Communities of Practice (CoP) model, we will work together to deepen our understanding of the Investigating Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs), namely Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, and Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, as outlined in Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science & Engineering Practices by authors Christina Schwarz, Cynthia Passmore, and Brian Reiser. We will begin meeting through Zoom starting in December with our final meeting in February. As a CoP, we will be practicing strategies, sharing ideas about what works, learning from others and growing together.
Cohort 1 Meeting Dates:
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6-7:30 PM, Zoom
- Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 6-7:30 PM, Zoom
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 6-7:30 PM, Zoom
- Saturday February 8, 2025, 8-9:30 AM, Zoom
Total PD Hours: 12
Cost: $25 Non ASTA Members; $15 ASTA Members
Facilitator: Ginny Wheeler, Ambassador
Book: Registrants will need to acquire their own copy of the book, Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science & Engineering Practices. Can be purchased at NSTA (https://my.nsta.org/resource/105619) for $49.99.
If a participant chooses not to purchase the book, ASTA will provide electronic access to the chapters for this CoP.
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- For questions regarding this resource, please contact Arizona Science Teachers Association.
- Contact Name: Sara Torres
- Phone No: 520-709-1886
- Email Address: astaexecdir@azsta.org