July 16 & 17, 8:30am-3:30pm / In-person at BOCES 4 Science, 771 Elmgrove Road, RTP, Bldg. 2
For science teachers grades 6-12. Collaborative workshop to practice 3-D assessment writing based on the NYSED model. To participate in the workshop, you should be comfortable using the NYSSLS and the PLDs. Transfer the skills you develop to write your own assessments. (Suggestion: sign up with your department members!)
Aug. 5-9, 8:30am – 3pm / In-person at BOCES 4 Science, 771 Elmgrove Road, RTP, Bldg.2
This is a 5-day workshop for HS Science teachers to help them align their classroom instruction with NYSSLS and the shifts that it entails. We will start with the end in mind by diving into 3-D assessments and will then move to the instructional lens. Some of the instructionally focused tasks we will engage in are:
1) Adopt a process for evaluation of instructional resources (tasks, activities, instructional strategies, labs, phenomena, storylines)
2) Evaluate instructional resources, using our process, for inclusion in a curated collection to be shared with all.
3) Identify areas of deficiency in resources and plan/implement improvements.
4) Share curated collection and evaluation process with broader educational community.
Lunch each day on your own.