Inquiry and Curiosity -
In this collaborative workshop, educators will be introduced to specific research, strategies, and models for driving inquiry and innovation and developing curiosity in the classroom. Teachers will use the inquiry cycle and stages of curiosity to learn about and plan engaging learning experiences to pique curiosity in students of all ages and across all content areas.
Essential Questions: How do teachers design instruction that provides opportunity for inquiry to ALL students? What is the role of curiosity in learning and how can we engage and support students across content areas?
Concept Based Education –
Concepts are timeless, universal ideas that transcend and unite disciplines (strength, connection, power). Concept based teaching leads to broad, open-ended learning, deep understanding and transfer of knowledge. In this session, we will explore concepts, generalizations, and the connection to standards and rigorous instruction. Teaching conceptually enables connections across content areas, grade levels, and abilities; and, educators will leave with multiple ideas for immediate implementation.
Strategies for Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary (Language of the Discipline)-
Implementing specific lessons to building academic language increases the cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) of ELs and students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. This session will examine teaching strategies for introducing and practicing the language of the discipline across grade levels and content areas. Examples include semantic/word maps, visual dictionaries, sorting, games, frames/graphic organizers etc…
Differentiation-
In this interactive session, educators will learn about and practice strategies to differentiate process and product for all students… without going crazy! Teachers will investigate the importance of low floor, high ceiling (wide walled) activities and their role in a rigorous classroom. The emphasis will be on creating opportunities for gifted learners, providing equitable access to high level programming, and systematic and thoughtful differentiation.
Depth and Complexity Level I-
The Level I workshop covers structured inquiry and focused questioning in combination with Depth & Complexity prompts. Participants match standards, student learning objectives and inquiry questions to depth & complexity prompts, and use them to guide and assess classroom discussions and elicit deeper learning in all grades and content areas. This workshop is for educators who have not previously attended a DC training.
Depth and Complexity Level II-
The Level II workshop, designed for educators who have previous understanding and experience with Depth and Complexity, digs deeper into content area connections and tools to support student application (frames, Q3 cards etc…). Using DC prompts to creatively guide and assess learning, as well as an introduction of content imperatives will be included. (Content Imperatives-Paradox, Origin, Convergence, Contribution, Parallel)
In this collaborative workshop, educators will be introduced to specific research, strategies, and models for driving inquiry and innovation and developing curiosity in the classroom. Teachers will use the inquiry cycle and stages of curiosity to learn about and plan engaging learning experiences to pique curiosity in students of all ages and across all content areas.
Essential Questions: How do teachers design instruction that provides opportunity for inquiry to ALL students? What is the role of curiosity in learning and how can we engage and support students across content areas?
Concept Based Education –
Concepts are timeless, universal ideas that transcend and unite disciplines (strength, connection, power). Concept based teaching leads to broad, open-ended learning, deep understanding and transfer of knowledge. In this session, we will explore concepts, generalizations, and the connection to standards and rigorous instruction. Teaching conceptually enables connections across content areas, grade levels, and abilities; and, educators will leave with multiple ideas for immediate implementation.
Strategies for Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary (Language of the Discipline)-
Implementing specific lessons to building academic language increases the cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) of ELs and students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. This session will examine teaching strategies for introducing and practicing the language of the discipline across grade levels and content areas. Examples include semantic/word maps, visual dictionaries, sorting, games, frames/graphic organizers etc…
Differentiation-
In this interactive session, educators will learn about and practice strategies to differentiate process and product for all students… without going crazy! Teachers will investigate the importance of low floor, high ceiling (wide walled) activities and their role in a rigorous classroom. The emphasis will be on creating opportunities for gifted learners, providing equitable access to high level programming, and systematic and thoughtful differentiation.
Depth and Complexity Level I-
The Level I workshop covers structured inquiry and focused questioning in combination with Depth & Complexity prompts. Participants match standards, student learning objectives and inquiry questions to depth & complexity prompts, and use them to guide and assess classroom discussions and elicit deeper learning in all grades and content areas. This workshop is for educators who have not previously attended a DC training.
Depth and Complexity Level II-
The Level II workshop, designed for educators who have previous understanding and experience with Depth and Complexity, digs deeper into content area connections and tools to support student application (frames, Q3 cards etc…). Using DC prompts to creatively guide and assess learning, as well as an introduction of content imperatives will be included. (Content Imperatives-Paradox, Origin, Convergence, Contribution, Parallel)