Science Curriculum Topic Study Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice

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Science Curriculum Topic Study Bridging the Gap
Between Standards and Practice
Hierarchy of Content Knowledge, Science
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Whos in the Room?
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3 Goals for Today

• (Review) Review Curriculum Topic Study (CTS) as a
  tool you can use to connect standards and
  research on learning to classroom practice.
• (Explore) Examine a scaffold that helps unpack
  a concept.
• (Apply) Consider ways CTS can help inform the
  writing of essential questions.

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(Re)Introduction to CTS
I got you a bunch of stuff- this is just the tip
of the iceberg!
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Elbow Partner Talk

• What does it mean to unpack a concept? Whats
  the purpose?

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Practice Unpacking

• Topic properties of matter
• Concept characteristic properties of matter
• Building our common understanding
  Characteristic properties
• Card sort arrange in a hierarchy, using colored
  strips as organizers. As you sort, discuss,
  justify how you are deciding which card goes where

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Choose Your Own Topic

• Find a CTS guide related to your topic.
• Pick one single concept (Scan CTS III to choose a
  concept).
• Using the Guiding Questions and Hierarchy
  Scaffold, unpack the concept. (Use CTS Section
  III for specific ideas)
• Once the concept is unpacked to Facts and
  Terminology, build it up to a Big Idea and
  Unifying Concept or Idea.
• Prepare a chart to share with the group.

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Reflections on Your Learning

• Write down one new insight and one question
  generated by this session.
• Share your thinking with your table group.

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Any Burning Questions?
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For Additional Information

• Visit the CTS web site at www.curriculumtopicstudy
  .org
• Contact
• Page Keeley, CTS Principal Investigator and
  Project Director pkeeley_at_mmsa.org
• Cheryl Rose, CTS Co-Principal Investigator for
  Mathematics CTS crose_at_mmsa.org