Science+C Professional Development Model
The Science+C professional development model consists of an orientation institute in the summer before the school year, Collaborative Webinars, and Facilitated Online Workshops. If you are interested in learning more or working with us to set up your own Science+C PD, please complete the Science+C Interest Form.
Summer Institute
This week-long institute takes place at an agreed-upon time prior to the beginning of the school year. This meeting provides an overview to the professional development program, an opportunity to connect with project participants and facilitators, and an introduction to the NetLogo programmable modeling environment.
Collaborative Webinars
Collaborative Webinars take place two evenings every month of the school year. The webinars provide participants the opportunity to focus on individual units of their subject-specific Science+C curriculum. In the first webinar of each weekly pairing, participants experience the unit content as learners. In the follow-up webinar that same week, participants collaborate with colleagues to develop instructional strategies for use with their own students.
Facilitated Online Workshops
Facilitated Online Workshops take place as needed one day in the Fall and one day in the Spring. These sessions provide an opportunity to collaborate around both skill-building and pedagogy. Activities include subject-specific lesson study, practice teaching, and dialogue around successes and challenges of implementing the Science+C curriculum.
