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This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classrooms. Participants will engage in a variety of instructional strategies to ensure that all students have access to scientific discourse, and opportunities to collaborate with peers, through intentional planning. Participants will engage in a variety of formative assessment classroom techniques (FACTS) from Page Keeley’s Uncovering Student Ideas texts, including commit and toss, pro/con pairs, structured think-pair-share, and more.
In addition, we will be discussing the shift away from traditional talk patterns- like I-R-E (Initiate, Response, Evaluation) and towards Productive Talk to promote an inclusive science and STEM classroom where discourse supports student sensemaking.
Finally, we will provide resources and discussion around the “lead4ward Instructional Strategies Playlist”, which provides teachers with detailed descriptions of specific, instructional strategies. Links to additional discourse resources will also be provided. The instructional strategies used in this presentation will promote student engagement, differentiation, and scientific understanding to help form a more inclusive learning environment where all students can participate in scientific discourse.
All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.
We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.
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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:
A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
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Creating Inclusivity in the Classroom
This video is perfect for any teaching that's attempting to create more inclusivity and engagement in their classroom. I especially loved that the presentation itself was mainly discussion-b... See More
This video is perfect for any teaching that's attempting to create more inclusivity and engagement in their classroom. I especially loved that the presentation itself was mainly discussion-based and allowed us to hear about the experiences of numerous amount of teachers experience. I highly encourage anyone watching to participate as if the presentation was live for the best experience.
Inclusive STEM Classrooms
I found this video to be very helpful and beneficial in many ways as a preservice teacher. They provided so many great strategies that you can use in the classroom to ensure you have a stude... See More
I found this video to be very helpful and beneficial in many ways as a preservice teacher. They provided so many great strategies that you can use in the classroom to ensure you have a student-centered inclusive classroom. They used so many strategies that promote problem solving skills and deep thinking that can be beneficial for every student. I highly recommend this video!!
Building Student-Centered Classrooms
This video is a must-watch for any teacher looking to empower their students to engage in discussion. Countless strategies are provided that eliminate the "teacher as answer-keeper" percepti... See More
This video is a must-watch for any teacher looking to empower their students to engage in discussion. Countless strategies are provided that eliminate the "teacher as answer-keeper" perception. Instead, these strategies show students they are the constructors of knowledge and can reach amazing conclusions by engaging in discourse with one another. In addition, the presenters do a great job of providing scaffolds that build student confidence and classroom norms for conversation. Teachers can take these STEM strategies and apply them to all content areas!
Great for pre-service teachers
As a pre-service teacher myself, I found it insightful and interesting to learn from other teachers and educators that have been in their field for quite some time. The examples as well as t... See More
As a pre-service teacher myself, I found it insightful and interesting to learn from other teachers and educators that have been in their field for quite some time. The examples as well as the activities that were presented were helpful and engaging. I like the inquiry and problem solving approach to STEM and plan to utilize this method in my teaching in the near future. The presenters knew various amounts of information and tips to help pre-service, new, or even veteran teachers.
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