Science Leaders

& Science Professional Development Resources

Tips for Science Leaders.pptx

 Science Leaders

Thank you for all you do every day to support science instruction in your school!



Possible Science Leader Responsiblies:

Science Things to Consider at the End of the School Year & The Start of the New School Year!

2023

GO Science :-)


Elementary Science Expectations

Updated (May, 2023)

Europe East K-5 Schedule Guidelines

Science is the place where students can meaningfully apply their literacy and math skills! Go Science! 


Science Tips for Teachers

 created by Xavier Flores

One way to use Discovery Ed to support Science Instruction 

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Europe East Elementary Science Leaders Collaborative   (April 14, 2021)

What Principals need to know to... 

Prepared for Science Interims (SY 2020-2021)

Principal Interim Recording #8.mp4

Consider using 

Go Formative &  FOSS I-Checks

Grades 1-2

Questions: Cathy Marziali

Let's Talk Science!


Let's get teachers talking about science. This documents provides science topics for discussions during FCT or 1/2 day Collaboration!


Go Science!

Learning Walkthrough Aid for Elementary Science

Supports LWTs by including indicator language

DoDEA's BLUEPRINT for Continuous Improvement

District Action Plan

Blueprint_book_2020FNLv3_8_8_19.pdf
Europe East DActionP Version 04.docx

Virtual New Teacher Science Professional Learning Session (Created in 2020-2021)

Copy of FOSS New Teacher Training Slides with Notes.pptx
18-Appendix G - Crosscutting Concepts Progressions.pdf
DCI-Physical Sciences Progress(color).pdf
SEP Progressions.pdf
Copy of CSI Day Science Notebook (March 12).pptx


Science Notebooks: Citing Evidence Through Scientific Reasoning

CSI Day March 12, 2021

New Teacher Science Information

Science Professional Development

FOSS Make-Up Professional Learning (1/2 day session created in 2019)

K-5 FOSS make-up PL - Kitty.pptx
New Vision for Science Education.pdf
TEACHER TOOLKIT SCAVENGER HUNT.pdf
FOSSWEB SCAVENGER HUNT.pdf
Notetaking Placemat.pdf
NGSS-Administrators-Matter-Report.pdf

Something to think about...

Administrators Matter

Recommendations:

District administrators should provide school administrators with NGSS-sensitive protocols for classroom observations and include a regular focus on science in district wide meetings of site administrators.

Site administrators must convey that it is beneficial for teachers to teach science at the elementary level, encourage experimentation by all science teachers in shifting to NGSS science, support teachers in getting needed science supplies, and develop the ability to observe effective NGSS instruction in the classroom.

Science Teacher Leaders

Role, Standards and Science Professional Learning Standards

Science Professional Learning Standards

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Stay on the "cutting edge" in science with 

Science Project READ 

Enhancing Science and Engineering in Prekindergarten through Elementary Grades: Report Release Webinar


Science and Engineering in Preschool Through Elementary Grades

The Brilliance of Children and Strengths of Education (2021)

Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation: Proceedings of a Virtual Summit (2022) 


Professional Reading in Science

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A Guidebook for States and School Districts (2020) (Download free PDF)

How can states and schools use data to support their efforts to improve educational equity? Building Educational Equity Indicator Systems: A Guidebook for States and School Districts, provides information to help state and school district leaders develop ways of tracking educational equity within their preK – 12 systems.

The guidebook expands on the indicators of educational equity identified in the 2019 National Academies report, Monitoring Educational Equity, showing education leaders how they can measure educational equity within their states and school districts. Some of the indicators focus on student outcomes, such as kindergarten readiness or educational attainment, while others focus on student access to opportunities and resources, such as effective instruction and rigorous curriculum. Together, the indicators provide a robust picture of the outcomes and opportunities that are central to educational equity from preK through grade 12.

For each indicator of educational equity identified in the report, the guidebook describes what leaders should measure and what data to use, provides examples of data collection instruments, and offers considerations and challenges to keep in mind. The guidebook is meant to help education leaders catalogue data they already collect and identify new data sources to help them fill gaps.


New report about Science Education from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Frequently Asked Questions for Principals (2020)