STEELS Special Topics a’ la carte

 Description of Activity: 

Tier 3 Professional Learning.  See prerequisites below.

In order to meet all school districts in continuing their pedagogical shifts towards the STEELS Standards, we are offering this full day session with open choices for STEELS Leadership Teams. You may choose from any of the following sets of STEELS Special Topics. Email Peney to let her know which area(s) of focus you and your team or colleagues are requesting.  pwright@tiu11.org

All modules will be self-guided with support and multiple districts may work with each other.

Notes: Completion of modules from both A & B are strongly recommended before any in module C.

Must read: read the National Research Council: A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts and Core Ideas (2012), free download

STEELS Special Topics A, 

*Productive Student Academic Discourse

• Equity and Inclusion: Cultural Relevance and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for ALL Students
• 3D Assessments K-12
• Integrating STEELS with ELA K-5 Integration Exemplars and Project-based Learning
   

STEELS Special Topics B,

• K-12 Equity, Inclusion and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• STEM: Integrating T&E Within STEELS K-12
• Critiquing and Shifting Towards Phenomena-based 3-Dimensional Curricula
   

STEELS Special Topics C

*New: STEELS: Planning for T & E Learning and Integration

Team’s or Participants’ Choice:

• Developing a cohesive STEELS Unit Storyline
• HQIM Reviews or Shifting Units and/or Lessons DEEP DIVE and working session
• Integrating T & E; T & E /  EL &S  Bundling
• Developing STEELS aligned formative and summative assessments
• Team Planning: PL and Curriculum Mapping, etc…
• Elementary Teachers: developing science and engineering content knowledge and/or strengthening pedagogy