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Revitalize your spirit in a rapidly changing teaching & learning environment!
Get ready for three days of energizing moments, remarkable stories of inspiration, engaging sessions aimed at fostering organic interactions and collaborative problem solving, thought leadership, and much more at NSTA Engage: Fall 20!
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Engage Author Sessions
Page Keeley
Page Keeley is the driving force behind the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series and the author of more than a dozen bestselling books—including Science Formative Assessment, Volume 1 and Volume 2 and Mathematics Formative Assessment, Volume 1 and Volume 2 (with Cheryl Rose Tobey).
NSTA Press Session: Uncovering Student Ideas in K–12 Remote Learning Classrooms
Saturday, November 14
12:15–1:00 PM EST
Explore a variety of ways to use the Uncovering Student Ideas Formative Assessment Probes during distance learning.
Takeaways: 1. Recognize the importance of eliciting students' prior conceptions; 2. Gain tips and strategies for using the probes during remote learning to engage all students in learning concepts and figuring out phenomena; and 3. Learn ways to modify probes for digital use and applications.
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Dr. Patrick Brown
Dr. Patrick L. Brown is the Executive Director of STEM and Career Education for the Fort Zumwalt School District in St. Charles, Missouri. Dr. Brown has a range of K–12 and postsecondary teaching experience. He has won various awards for his science methods course teaching.
NSTA Press Session: Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5, Explore-Before-Explain
Friday, November 13
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM EST
Find out how to use explore-before-explain learning to flip the traditional teaching script and promote long-lasting understanding in physical, life, and Earth and space science.
Takeaways: 1. Why sequence matters—a concise review of cognitive science and science education research explains why the order in which you structure your lessons is so critical; 2. What you need to do—an overview of important planning considerations covers becoming an “explore-before-explain” teacher and designing POE (Predict, Observe, Explain) and 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) instructional models; and 3. How you do it—ready-to-teach lessons that use an explore-before-explain sequence to provide an experience that meets the Next Generation Science Standards and makes interdisciplinary connections to the Common Core State Standards.
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