Teaching with the Practices

Session Goals and Outcomes:

• Identify and define the eight SEPs

• Understand the ways in which 3 dimensional standards that include SEPs will require intstructional practices to shift 

• Locate resources and supporting documents to help you create quality leanring experiences that allow the students to fully engage in the SEP. 

Session Outline:

SEP Brainstorm and Sort (30 min)

Laying the Foundation (1 hour)

Break (15 min) 

Diving Deeper (45 min)

Lunch (1 hour) 

Practices Circus (1.25 hours) 

SEP Progressions (30 min) 

Break (15 min)

Assessing the Practices (30 min)

Collaborative Work Time (30 min)

Closing (15 min)

Participant Testimony: 

"There needs to be a shift in the way that we do science. Teachers and students alike need to be directly involved to develop thier knowledge and practices."

"The key "take away" from this session is that there needs to be a way to ensure that students are not just learning the science content, but they are able to apply that content through doing and exploring. Utilizing the science and engineering practices throughout curriculum writing and lesson planning will allow students to be more active participants in their learning."

"This session was very helpful in gaining a better understanding of the science and engineering practices."