Planning times will be offered during 2018-2019 for 6-12th grade science teachers. Each planning time will be structured into two sections. The morning section will have a teach piece. The afternoon is designed to allow teachers to work in grade level groups to plan and swap ideas.

The morning will be about having a Growth Mindset and making sure you and your students are striving to hit Meets or Masters! This first session of the year will be focused on how to take your data from last year to guide your planning during the 18-19 school year. Approaches is NOT the goal! The 8th Grade STAAR test is a test over middle school content. We will look at the 8th grade STAAR test and look at where the content was covered in K-5 and 6-8 to inform where your grade level needs to adjust the pacing of the content for the students in your grade level. This exercise will also inform Biology, Chemistry, and Physics teachers where there are foundational gaps in students feeding into the high school. Each school will have a comparative report of their data available at the training. Teachers will have an opportunity to compare their SE data with other teachers and get ideas from teachers who are hitting a concept out of the park.

Science Specialist Michelle Sedberry will be available for instructional coaching during the afternoon.