Science, Technology and Engineering

PBS ONLINE LEARNING

Science Teaching Strategies for Center-Based Preschool Educators for Certification

Course Description:

In this one-hour, self-paced training, you will learn key strategies for sharing science with young children ages 3 to 5-years old. The content features video-based professional development modules with classroom teachers modeling four key strategies: setting up Learning Environments, engaging in Science Talk, Documentation and Reflection, and Individualized Instruction.

*This course offers a certificate of completion.

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K-2 Science Tips: Animal Adaptations

Course Description:

In this self-paced course you will be introduced to inquiry-based and connected learning approaches as a foundation and will learn to support young children’s understanding of Animal Adaptations, an essential learning standard in the Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) curriculum for children in early childhood and early elementary grades.

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K-2 Science Tips: Energy & Motion

Course Description:

In this self-paced course you will be introduced to inquiry-based and connected learning approaches as a foundation and will learn to support young children’s understanding of Energy and Motion, an essential learning standard in the Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) curriculum for children in early childhood and early elementary grades.

Step into Alicia’s first-grade classroom to see first hand what inquiry as an approach to learning about science and in connected learning techniques for teaching looks like. Then consider how you might implement Alicia’s techniques within your own classroom or learning context. Throughout, you will be provided a list of related resources for teaching and learning including recommended children’s books and PBS KIDS digital resources

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