At OpenSciEd, our teams of experts work tirelessly to
design materials for the latest research and we know YOU can make them even
better. Our materials are released in editable formats because we value teacher
experience and expertise. In this session you will work with some of our experts
to “get under the hood” of OpenSciEd middle school units so you are better
prepared to customize these materials for your classroom, building, or
district.
We will map your customization “why” to a customization “what” and “how.”
Reasons for customizations may include better supporting relevance, engagement,
equity, pacing, or standards alignment--and sometimes it's just about making it
fit for you as an educator. Customizing lessons and units while keeping your eye
on the learning goals, keeping student sensemaking at the center, and adjusting
for how that change impacts other lessons and units; however, can get
overwhelming. And sometimes the right changes to make aren't readily apparent.
We’ll share tools for helping you to clarify for yourself the reason a lesson
or a unit needs customization, work through strategies for figuring out what the
right customizations are to make to address this reason, and then dive in to
making these customizations together with a community of like-minded
collaborators.
There will be additional support sessions throughout the conference to
continue to work on the customizations that we start together during the
Professional Learning Institute.
We've got the materials, you bring your brilliance, and we'll make magic!
SPEAKERS:
Erika Palys (OpenSciEd: Palatine, IL), Renee Affolter (OpenSciEd: Montpelier, VT), Austin Moore (Boston College: Watertown, MA)