HTMS and HTHS Science Teachers Participate in Professional Learning

Led by Dr. Phyllis Faust and Mrs. Stephanie Hawthorne, science teachers from HTHS and HTMS collaborated May 5 to gain an understanding of the new Alabama State Standards: Science.

Learning Targets:
I can explain the background of the new Alabama Science Standards.
I can develop lessons using the 5E instructional model.
I can analyze each science standard and its components.
I can implement new instructional strategies in the student-centered classroom.

Learning about the 5E + IA Model

Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate, Intervention, Acceleration

Discussing an Article Using the Fishbowl and Hot Seat Strategy 

Differences in Scientific and Engineering Thinking