Teaching Science using the Common Core Standards

Prerequisites

  • Basic computer file management skills (e.g., opening, saving, and uploading files, creating folders).
  • Word processing skills (e.g., formatting, copying, and pasting text).
  • Basic internet research skills.

Materials

  • Computer with Internet access
  • Word processing software (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc.)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.1.01 or later.

Professional Learning Objectives

  • Evaluate Current Curriculum: Use course materials and guided instruction to provide a written evaluation of current teaching practices, identifying which standards are being used and which can be incorporated to improve lessons, with 100% completion.
  • Reflect on Effective Strategies: Watch an educational video and write an analysis of the strategies used to implement Common Core Standards in a science classroom, completing the task with 100% accuracy.
  • Complete a Common Core Assessment: Use course text and guided instruction to complete an assessment on the Common Core Standards, achieving 90% accuracy.
  • Modify a Lesson Plan: Revise an existing science lesson plan to integrate Common Core Standards, with 100% completion.

Common Core Standards

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