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Designing Effective Science Lessons: Session 1 - Building the Framework
 

 
Goals/Objectives  

The first workshop, Designing Effective Science Lessons: Building the Framework, provides a foundation for the later, more advanced DESL sessions. In this workshop, participants will reflect on high-quality lesson planning, and learn how the three elements of content, understanding, and environment can be combined to develop high-quality science lessons.

As a result of this session, participant's will:

  • Become aware of current research and information on the quality of science lessons
  • Learn about the DESL three-part framework
  • Understand the first strategies for Content, Understanding, and Environment
Description  Each Designing Effective Science Lessons workshop is designed to present new information and provide opportunities to explore, practice, discuss, and personalize that information. Participants will learn new strategies to help them design highly effective science lessons. Each strategy presented includes:
  • What the Research Says:
    Identifies the research on which the strategy is based and the implications of that research for teachers.

  • Exploring Effective Strategies:
    Each strategy is modeled and then practiced or discussed, supporting the role of each participant as a reflective learner.

  • Planning for Classroom Implementation:
    Self-assessment and personalized planning tools help teachers continue using the strategies learned, and expand on them over time.

View sample pages from the Designing Effective Science Lessons: Building the Framework participant manual.


View a schedule of upcoming "Building the Framework" sessions.

Target Audience  Teachers
Contact  Anne Tweed
303.632.5528
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