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NSTA Engage: Spring21 • April 12 – May 8
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Elementary
Wednesday, April 14
Marketplace Workshop
Argument-Driven Inquiry in Grades 3–5
April 14 • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
Argument-Driven Inquiry is an instructional model that gives students in grades 3–5 a chance to learn how to use DCIs, CCs, and SEPs to explain natural phenomena and provides them with a meaningful context to talk, read, and write in the service of sensemaking.
| Resource: Argument-Driven Inquiry Series |
Presentation
Integrating STEM and Literacy with Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons K-5
April 14 • 4:00 - 4:45 PM EDT
The authors of the Picture-Perfect STEM series will share how picture books can make STEM come alive for your students!
| Resource: Picture-Perfect Series |
Thursday, April 15
Marketplace Workshop
Connecting Reading, Writing, Science, and Nature with the "Next Time You See" books
April 15 • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
The author of the Next Time You See series will share a mentor text study where students can write their own Next Time You See book about a natural object of their choice.
| Resource: Next Time You See Series |
Presentation
Using Daily Life Probes to Uncover Students' Ideas in Engineering and Technology
April 15 • 5:30-6:15 PM EDT
Learn how to use purposefully designed, engaging questions to elicit and address students’ commonly held ideas about core concepts and practices in engineering and technology.
| Resource: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Series |
Presentation
Argument-Driven Inquiry in Grades 3-5: Helping Children Use Science, Literacy, and Math to Figure Out the World Around Them
April 15 • 5:30-6:15 PM EDT
Learn about Argument-Driven Inquiry and how to use this instructional model to provide rigorous and equitable learning experiences for children.
| Resource: Argument-Driven Inquiry Series |
Friday, April 16
Marketplace Workshop
Instructional Sequence Matters: Explore-Before-Explain, Grades 3–5
April 16 • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Learn how to use explore-before-explain learning to flip the traditional teaching script and promote long-lasting understanding in physical, life, and Earth and space science.
| Resource: Instructional Sequence Matters: Explore-Before-Explain, Grades 3–5 |
Marketplace Workshop
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons: Using Children's Books to Inspire STEM Learning
April 16 • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
The authors of the Picture-Perfect STEM series will share lessons that integrate STEM and literacy through the use of engaging STEM-related picture books.
| Resource: Picture-Perfect Series |
Saturday, April 17
Presentation
All Students' Ideas Matter
April 17 • 4:30-5:15 PM EDT
Inclusive approaches to teaching and learning include probing questions that all students can relate to, that provide multiple entry points for engagement, and that create a desire to want to figure it out. Learn how to use the Uncovering Student Ideas probes and strategies to support a classroom where all students' ideas matter!
| Resource: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Series |
