Professional Development

Participants will engage in a comprehensive research-based approach to mathematics instruction based on how students think about math. Story problems and number sentences will be analyzed to determine the mathematical demands and recognize student responses in terms of cognitive development. Participants will assess students’ thinking and design problems that will develop students’ understanding of the […]

During Year 3, participants will continue to focus on a research-based, student-focused model of instruction. Participants will learn ways to increase students' efficiency in mathematics in a manner that is consistent with their current levels of understanding. They will learn to recognize which student-generated strategies lay a foundation for work with larger numbers and learn […]

July 29 – August 2, 2019 Open to Students entering 1st-6th Grades Each day will be dedicated these fields of STEM: Archeology, Food Science, Robotics and Engineering, Paleontology, Poultry Science, and Soil Science. $175 Registration fee includes 3.5 hours of STEM Activities for 5 days. Registration Deadline: July 26. Choose either a Morning or Afternoon […]

ESCWorks Session ID: 376363 Presenters:  Dr. Jane Meadows & Annice Steadman Plan to come and participate in a half-day PD workshop designed to help get your science fair program up and running, presented by two science fair veterans.  Science fair projects work nicely in achieving the goals of standards-based instruction, and we know from research that […]

Tuesday July 30: Grasping Phenomenal Science: Introduction (Pre-AP certification) – 6 hrs Location: NWAESC Need help with teaching the Arkansas K-12 Science Standards? Then this is the PD for you!  This introductory, hands-on, session is designed for any teacher or instructional leader who wants to know more about science instruction aligned with the AR K-12 […]

July 30th Click here to register Are you struggling to find time in the school day to teach science?  Are you interested in creating lessons that strategically combine literacy with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)?  Science and literacy are a natural combination that advances reading comprehension, constructing explanations, and writing claims supported by evidence. […]

Grasping Phenomenal Science: STEM Integration in K-4 Literacy Are you struggling to find time in the school day to teach science? Come and engage in STEM Lessons designed to be taught during the literacy block. Experience how science can provide the “need to read”. 6 hour session July 30 escWorks ID: 372717 Audience: K-4 teachers, […]

July 30 ESCWorks Session ID: 376367 Presenters:  HHMI Biointeractive Use free, classroom-ready resources to enhance data literacy skills and to teach various curriculum concepts in life science, such as natural selection and ecology. We will model and reflect on techniques for implementing the NGSS science practices and cross-cutting concepts in the classroom including graph interpretation, data […]