6.3 Weather Teacher Professional Development Overview

The Key Elements of OpenSciEd & Unit 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling

This two-day professional development session focuses on the Key Instructional Elements of OpenSciEd in addition to the 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit. It assumes the prerequisite completion of Getting to Know OpenSciEd Professional Development and previous experience teaching an OpenSciEd unit. Included in this session are opportunities for teachers to:

Reflect on successes and challenges of implementation of OpenSciEd units
Identify key instructional elements for teaching and learning in an OpenSciEd-aligned way
Examine student video and artifacts from OpenSciEd units in relation to the key instructional elements
Engage in the actual lessons of the unit as a student

All of the instructional materials associated with this professional learning session are available for download from the 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling Unit Overview page.

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Summary of the Professional Learning Session

Guiding Question:

What are the key instructional elements of OpenSciEd and how do they support student sensemaking?

Participants will understand:

The OpenSciEd key instructional elements for teaching and learning and what they look like in the classroom
How the key instructional elements are supported in the Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit
The anchoring phenomenon routine and storyline for the Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit
Ways to enact the OpenSciEd units to align with the key instructional elements, but still meet the needs of their localized context (e.g. district, school, students)

Length:

1 hour – Reflection on OpenSciEd instructional elements & classroom video analysis
5 hours – Experience the Anchoring Phenomena routine and build the Storyline for the unit
1 hour – Discussion and reflection

Guiding Question:

What teacher moves and curricular supports promote the OpenSciEd key instructional elements?

Participants will understand:

Teacher moves and curricular supports to promote the key instructional elements
How the navigation and problematizing routines support the key instructional elements
Key lessons in the Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit.

Length:

1 hour – Analysis of classroom video and discussion of OpenSciEd routines
5 hours – Experience key lessons from the unit
1 hour – Discussion and reflection

6.3 Weather Teacher Professional Development Overview

The Key Elements of OpenSciEd & Unit 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling

Summary of the Professional Learning Session

Day 1: What are the key instructional elements of OpenSciEd and how do they support student sensemaking?

Guiding Question:

Participants will understand:

Length:

Day 2: What teacher moves and curricular supports promote the OpenSciEd key instructional elements?

Guiding Question:

Participants will understand:

Length: