MATL Content Methods IV: Secondary Science

1.5 units

In the fi nal content methods course of the year, science teachers will revisit the science and engineering practices, considering how the NGSS align and spiral the skills over multiple grade levels and within grade bands. Teachers will learn more about how to embed explicit instruction around SEPs using exemplars, rubric norming, and modeling, with a focus on scienti fi c explanation and argumentation. Teachers will practice collecting short writing samples, analyzing them with a rubric, and developing a mini-lesson to support students in building the targeted SEP skill. The fi nal topic of this course is the engineering design process. Teachers will learn what it is and best practices for supporting engineering design