Given the challenges with teaching science in the K-5 classroom, shifting to the new science standards (NYSSLS) can feel overwhelming. This PLC will focus on making teaching science more manageable and cohesive by connecting the big ideas of NYSSLS to lessons throughout the year…

How many times have you thought of a concept for a science lab or seen a simulation and would love to apply it but don't have the time to make it GREAT and NYSSLS aligned? Or you use it and it flops because you hastily put it together. This course will be an opportunity to work together to create well done, well thought out labs, demos, and simulation activities that will WORK, be effective, and be aligned with our science standards…

In this course, participants will use a variety of resources to modify and develop lessons that engage students and transition to the NYSSLS classroom. We will also look at unit design through storylines and see how bundling standards can save time and increase student engagement…

With the high school NYSSLS assessments looming on the horizon, there are many questions about what they will look like and how to prepare our students. There are also lessons to learn from last year's 5th and 8th grade exams…

Places are more than just physical locations. They can include different cultures, histories, languages, and stories that create the world where science is done and data is worked with. These connections can be leveraged to create more engaging and authentic learning experiences in any science classroom. In this course, participants will discuss ways to use both primary and secondary data to tell a more coherent story about phenomena…