Get ready to maximize hands-on science learning by learning how to efficiently unpack, organize, inventory, and manage your new science equipment and consumable materials. Participants will explore practical systems for storage, labeling, replenishment, and classroom distribution that support seamless science investigations throughout the year. Teachers will leave with organizational strategies and ready-to-use management tools to ensure materials are accessible, organized, and inquiry-ready from day one.
Discover how purposeful science questioning and formative assessment practices can accelerate student learning and improve STAAR performance. Participants will explore strategies for crafting high-quality questions, checking for understanding in real time, and using student responses to inform instruction. Through practical examples and classroom-ready techniques, teachers will learn how to promote scientific thinking, uncover misconceptions, and strengthen student mastery of TEKS-aligned content. Teachers will leave with a toolkit of questioning strategies and formative assessment practices designed to increase student engagement and achievement.
Discover how purposeful science questioning and formative assessment practices can accelerate student learning and improve STAAR performance. Participants will explore strategies for crafting high-quality questions, checking for understanding in real time, and using student responses to inform instruction. Through practical examples and classroom-ready techniques, teachers will learn how to promote scientific thinking, uncover misconceptions, and strengthen student mastery of TEKS-aligned content. Teachers will leave with a toolkit of questioning strategies and formative assessment practices designed to increase student engagement and achievement.
Transform science instruction with PocketLab and Writable, two powerful digital tools that support inquiry, data collection, scientific writing, and formative assessment. Participants will learn how to use PocketLab as an interactive digital lab notebook where students record observations, analyze data, and collaborate with peers, while leveraging Writable to strengthen scientific communication through Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) writing. Teachers will explore classroom implementation strategies, progress-monitoring tools, and feedback features that promote student engagement, accountability, and deeper understanding of science concepts. Participants will leave with ready-to-use ideas for integrating both platforms into daily science instruction.
Transform science instruction with PocketLab and Writable, two powerful digital tools that support inquiry, data collection, scientific writing, and formative assessment. Participants will learn how to use PocketLab as an interactive digital lab notebook where students record observations, analyze data, and collaborate with peers, while leveraging Writable to strengthen scientific communication through Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) writing. Teachers will explore classroom implementation strategies, progress-monitoring tools, and feedback features that promote student engagement, accountability, and deeper understanding of science concepts. Participants will leave with ready-to-use ideas for integrating both platforms into daily science instruction.
