Curriculum Topic Study Workshop for Urban Advantage
Materials for the Nov 14th and Dec 6th virtual sessions will be uploaded here. Use the contact button above if you have questions or comments for Page Keeley.
Materials for November 14th afternoon session:
CTS Guides (download the guide or mark with a post-it note in your book):
CTS Guide: Developing and Using Models or mark pages 254-255
CTS Guide: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy in Ecosystems or mark pages 108-109
CTS Guide: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation or mark pages 282-283
Readings from Developing and Using Models (Note: These are for resources that are not free, online)
****These will be uploaded by Nov 8th****
Helping Students Make Sense of the World
NSTA Quick Reference Guide K-12 Progression Chart (For CTS Section VB)
Readings from Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy in Ecosystems (Note: These are for resources that are not free, online)
****These will be uploaded by Nov 8th****
Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning (For CTS Section IIIA)
NSTA Quick Reference Guide K-12 Progression Chart (For CTS Section VB)
Uncovering Student Ideas: Earth’s Mass
Uncovering Student Ideas: Ecosystem Cycles
Uncovering Student Ideas: Food Chain Energy
Uncovering Student Ideas: No More Plants
Readings from Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation (Note: These are for resources that are not free, online)
****These will be uploaded by Nov 8th****
(Same readings as above for Uncovering Student Ideas)
NSTA Quick Reference Guide K-12 Progression Chart (For CTS Section VB)
Free, online resources- please bookmark or download the pdf:
Framework for K-12 Science Education
Benchmarks for Science Literacy- Chapter 15 Research Base
TEMPLATE for Creating Your Customized CTS Guide (Download)
Materials Used in the Dec. 6th Session
Custom CTS Guide for Grade 5: Interdependency in Ecosystems
Designing Professional Learning Using the CTS Learning Cycle
5th Grade Responses from “No More Plants”
Link to Bozeman Science Video- Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Guiding Questions to Use with the CTS Sections
Downloads or Links for the CTS Assigned Readings (by last name)
Science for All Americans - Interdependence of Life (for last names that start with A-G)
Framework for K-12 Science Education - link to download page (for last names that start with A-G)
Disciplinary Core Ideas Book- download of pages 136-137 (for last names that start with H-O)
No More Plants Probe and Teacher Notes- (for last names that start with S-Z)