Professional learning series sponsored by the Maine STEM Partnership at the RiSE Center, University of Maine
Create a classroom culture that promotes rich discussions and facilitates sense making of mathematics and science content.
This community will learn, practice and share their experiences with specific strategies that promote sense making discussions between and among students. These sessions are adapted from “Talk Science” developed by the Inquiry Project at TERC. High school and middle school examples will be highlighted in the sessions with elementary examples available if needed by the community. Participants are asked to try the strategies in their classrooms and share their experiences at the following meeting.
This online community will meet on the following Thursdays from 4:00–5:30 p.m.:
- October 27, 2022
- November 10, 2022
- December 1, 2022
- December 15, 2022
- January 12, 2023
- January 26, 2023
These sessions will be co-facilitated by Maine teachers who are successfully using these strategies in their high school and middle school classrooms.
$450 registration fee (waived for current members of the RiSE Center Teaching Fellowship community). If your school or district has agreed to pay for this professional learning opportunity, you can select “Invoice (Enter School or District Billing Info)” at checkout.
Participants will receive contact hours and a $225 stipend ($37.50 per meeting) for attending this professional learning program.
To request a reasonable accessibility accommodation to participate, please contact the RiSE Center: risecenter@maine.edu or 207-581-4672.
Registration is open through 10/26.
