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Transcript of Science Update Cambrian School District April 4, 2013.
Science UpdateCambrian School District
April 4, 2013
OverviewSuccessesScience and the Common Core (CCSS)Science BuddiesIntegrated Science Centered ClassroomGLAD and ScienceMoving Forward
Successes• Overall
– Continued collaboration with Lawrence Hall of Science
– Inclusion of Middle School on Science Leadership Team
– Elementary and Middle School articulation– 3rd Annual District Family Science Night– Xilinx grants with Fammatre and Price
Successes• Elementary
– Deepening integration of FOSS and ELA– Xilinx sponsored Science Night at Fammatre– Gardens growing--Farnham, Bagby,
Sartorette– Use of non-fiction leveled texts– Infusion of GLAD and Science– Interactions with real world scientists
Successes• Middle School
– 7th and 8th grade science research with new Science Computers on Wheels (COW)
– Google docs for collaborative science fair projects and online graphing
– Development and use of Common Core Units– RAFT and Xilinx sponsored 7th grade Science Night– 8th grade partial implementation of American
Chemical Society "Middle School Chemistry Unit“– Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) lessons
Science and CCSSHands on inquiry based
learning with increased rigor and problem solving
Expected integration of ELA into content areas
Emphasis on informational texts
Development of research skills and collaboration
GLAD strategies support implementation
PD with Lawrence Hall of Science
Cambrian ahead of the game!
Science Buddies“Having a little buddy taught me patience. It's hard to get
someone to learn as fast as you want them to.”--5th Grade Big Buddy
Integrated Classroom
A learning environment that provides an integrated approach to standards.
Excite and extend student learning and understanding of as many content standards as possible using science standards as the vehicle.
GLAD and Science
Moving Forward
Challenge Based Learning PD
Extend Science Buddy Program
More Peer Coaching and classroom
observation
Science Committee as resource and
support for movement into CCSS
Integration of Science and CCSS
Incorporation of Next Generation
Science Standards (NGSS)