Supporting NGSS Implementation: Focus on the Earth & Space Sciences
Friday, March 24, 2017
8:00 am to 2:45 pm
at EBEC, 317 Market Street, Warren, R.I.
The East Bay Educational Collaborative & Lab-Aids, Inc. announce a new grant funded- NO COST- one day seminar & workshop for all High School & Middle School Science Teachers, Curriculum Directors, administrators, and Department Chairs to support your Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation.
(Complimentary luncheon and free classroom NGSS Earth & Space activities/materials will be provided in a round robin style workshop of activities following the presentation!)
The quantity of data created globally from scientific sensors from digital media, and all other sources is staggering. Today’s students will graduate into a world where oceans of data are available to influence and drive decision-making. Nearly half of the high school NGSS Performance Expectations directly reference data use in one form or another. But how well are we preparing today’s students for this data-driven future and ;how will you support the data demands;scientific practices, core ideas, and cross-cutting;concepts of the NGSS? Learn how to accomplish this for your students!
Featured Presenter: Erin Bardar, Ph.D. is the Senior Curriculum/Instructional Design Associate EDC’s Oceans of Data Institute. Erin is a widely published author and specializes in science curriculum development, professional development, and educational research. She also has a special focus on developing engaging instructional resources to foster student data literacy and transforming science education. She is project director and curriculum team lead for the Real World, Real Science project, a NASA-funded collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) designed to bridge informal and formal learning around climate, weather, and data literacy. Her articles have appeared in such periodicals as Astronomy Education Review, The Earth Scientist, Journal of Geoscience Education, and Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. She frequently presents her work at national conferences, including Games+Learning+Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Online advance registration by March 3, 2017 is required. Download the flyer below for more information. Questions? Email: Ronald.Kahn@ebecri.org or call (401) 245-4998 X.304