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Preparing for the State Science Test Course
Session: 5874
This course focuses on preparation for the first statewide science assessment. Primarily for 4th and 8th grade teachers, it addresses the professional development criteria for science content, reading comprehension, and teaching and assessment strategies. Participants will explore the history and rationale for the testing and the test’s format through a series of activities. Sample copies of commercial test prep materials and the State Assessment Handbook will be provided for each teacher. We will review information on best practices and on current test preparation in local districts. As educators we will reflect on the implications of the assessment on our day to day instruction. The application of these ideas and activities to daily classroom management will be demonstrated and practiced. The assessment for this course will be a performance assessment, the participation in the activities, and the completion of the out of class assignments.

Participants are asked to bring their own personal lesson plans for any one science curriculum topic and a blank lesson plan format.

The two out of class assignments will be embedding class ideas into a week of daily lesson plans and completing a data collection survey.

Donna Riggle is a retired 6th grade science teacher from the Chartiers-Houston School District and a consulting Science Resource Teacher for the IU1 Center for STEM Education. This course is made possible by funding from The Benedum Foundation and the IU1 Center for STEM Education.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course or workshop on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

Course Session Information

Days 2
Scheduled Date(s)/Time(s)
10/31/2009 6:00AM-11:59PM Course begins 6:00 AM 10/31/2009 and ends at 11:59 PM 12/1/2009.
12/1/2009 12:00AM-11:59PM Course will be available 24 hours a day during that time.
Session Contact Donna Riggle @ 724-801-0426
Email: driggle@washjeff.edu
Instructor(s) Donna Riggle
Hours/Credits/Cost
 1  CPE Course   : $140.00 1
 1 Course is 1 CPE credit. 1 credit = 30 Act 48 hours.
Must be registered on this site to participate.
Last day to register is 10/30/2009.
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