K-12 Education

3/18/2010

9:30-11:00 a.m.

Room 304

Teaching chemistry without hearing "When am I ever going to need to know this"!

Come learn how an inquiry-based, college prep chemistry curriculum is completely thematic and taught in contexts that interest your students!  Your students will be more motivated and interested in learning about the chemistry involved in airbags, sports drinks and glow in the dark and learn the same content you need them to understand!

3/18/2010

11:30a-1:00p

Room 304

Forensic Science for High School: An Inquiry-Rich Curriculum

Participants will learn about this exciting curriculum designed specifically for high school students. They will engage in several hands-on, inquiry activities involving blood, bugs, and bones! Handouts provided.

3/19/2010

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Room 304

Building Inquiry with BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach

BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach is a 3-year multidisciplinary science program for high school. Students get every science every year through constructivist learning and inquiry activities. This workshop will give you an introduction to the program as well as a look at several learning strategies used in the program to help students make sense of scientific concepts.

3/19/2010

2:00-3:30 p.m.

Room 304

Building Inquiry with BSCS Biology: A Human Approach

BSCS Biology: A Human Approach is based on inquiry-based activities and constructivist learning strategies. Students transition from activities that explicitly guide their inquiry to doing their own inquiry. Along their journey, students learn how asking questions, conducting experiments, gathering data, forming explanations, and communicating their explanations are valuable skills.