The Inspire Science Initial Training video (~45 minutes) provides an overview of the Inspire Science resources and program components. During the video, they highlight important information, as well as walk through how to navigate and use the tangible and digital teacher materials in order to plan for, and deliver, Inspire Science lessons. 

Inspire Science 2017L Student Lesson for Teachers: provides an overview of using the Student Lesson

Middle School Unit Webinars (varies, ~1 hour each): OpenSciEd (OSE) provides Unit-Specific Webinars. Within each is a section called: A Walkthrough the Storyline for the Unit, which includes an OSE facilitator going through a brief explanation of each lesson within a unit in chronological order. During the walkthrough they call out and highlight important information. As you watch the lessons, jot down key takeaways on your Unit’s Storyline. Takeaways include items such as relevant models, data, images, texts, anchor charts, items in callout boxes, etc. Does your understanding of the storyline match OSE’s intent? Staff can obtain PD hours for watching the OSE Unit Specific webinars prior to the start of a new OSE Unit (see your SJD MS Science grade level pacing guide for the unit scope & sequence). Should your pacing vary, please email Tanya Wojciechowicz and Gretchen Fuhrmann for approval to obtain PD hours outside the associated window.

Back to school Webinars (varies, ~1-1.5 hour each)

• Navigating the Materials & Website

• Establishing Norms & Classroom Culture

• Using Science Notebooks

• Grading that Supports Sensemaking

• Parent and Home Communication

• Working Smarter not Harder – Grading that’s Good for Students and Teachers 

• The Why and How of 3D Phenomenon-Based Learning

OSE Approach Webinars

• Supporting Emerging Multilingual Learners

• Assessments across an OpenSciEd Unit

• OpenSciEd’s Instructional Model: Prioritizing Coherence from the Student Perspective year 1 OSE teachers only)