HTMS and HTHS science teachers are collaborating in a unique, innovative professional development opportunity under the direction of Eric Lambert and Emily Menard, Alabama Science in Motion trainers. The experience is the brainchild of TCS Science Coordinator, Dr. Phyllis Faust.
The teachers are grouped for training according to the content they teach.
Wednesday, October 31st – Earth Science teachers - Abbie Copus, Adam Henry, Laci Gray, Chad Dahlke, Jennifer Gerhart, DeAngelia Dailey
Thursday, November 1st – Life Science teachers - Connie Hambey, Doug Benton, Kimberly Swann-Carter, Angie Simonetti, David Barden, Katie Riggins, Kurt Kristensen, Tyler Marlow
Friday, November 2nd – Physical Science teachers - Jada Burns, Kelly Kalchik, Rachel Higginbotham, Cynthia Thomas, Felecia Gulledge, Hunter Smoak, Kelly Till, Lisa O'Neal, Melanie Dimler
Teachers will work with Eric and Emily in the morning and participate in a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) activity. In the afternoon, particpants will have the opportunity to design a lesson around a common topic/standard that will be co-taught by content partners from HTMS and HTHS in the spring of the year. A middle school teacher will co-teach a lesson at the high school and a high-school teacher will co-teach a lesson at the middle school. Teachers will not be teaching the same lesson to the students, but they will be teaching a lesson pertaining to the same topic/standard.
This professional learning will be of great benefit for many reasons. The collaborative aspect speaks for itself. Allowing teachers to co-teach a different grade level provides teachers a firsthand view of where students are academically in a specific grade level. It is difficult to forge collegial relationships due to time restraints, but this should help in this area. While the fall professional learning day will pertain to learning and design, the spring professional learning day will be the actual implementation of the design.
Eric and Emily are excited about this possibility. Eric stated that he did not know any school system within the state that was doing this type of collaboration! This is certainly an exciting and innovative learning opportunity for teachers.
Earth Science teachers - Abbie Copus, Adam Henry, Laci Gray, Chad Dahlke, Jennifer Gerhart, DeAngelia Dailey
Life Science teachers - Connie Hambey, Doug Benton, Kimberly Swann-Carter, Angie Simonetti, David Barden, Kurt Kristensen, Tyler Marlow
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