Success in Science: Curriculum and Professional Development Strategies
Which approach leads to better science instruction and higher student achievement—investing in high-quality curriculum, teacher professional development, or both? Learn about new experimental research that found adapting curricula to local needs significantly increased student learning, and hear the reflections of teachers and administrators who have adopted this process. Work in break-out groups practicing how to determine the “big ideas” to teach your students, and evaluate science units created by teachers using these techniques.
Harold McWilliams, senior project director, TERC, Cambridge, Mass.; and
Bill Penuel, director of evaluation research, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif.
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November 12 2009
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