Instructional Materials

Teacher "Golden Nuggets"

The importance of content knowledge is to be able to question students in a way to guide them to deeper learning and understanding.
 
While some of my ideas from our initial chart have stayed the same, I have so many things I can’t wait to add to my role and for my students’ roles.
 
The biggest thing I’ve learned is that the strategies put into place reveal student thinking and encourage them to really think like scientists.
 
One of the many things I am taking away is that giving students the opportunity to learn through exploration and discussion empowers them to create a deep understanding of content and gives them the tools they need to become life-long science thinkers.