Back to Course ListThe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) open the door to more effective, student-centered science exploration. It also presents an opportunity for teachers to combine their tried and true instructional practices with the latest research on student success in the science classroom. In this session, you will explore Performance Expectations, Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts as they join forces to comprise the NGSS. Through an understanding of these dimensions of learning, coupled with collaboration around ways to increase student engagement, you will complete this session with an action plan that can be implemented in your classroom.
In this course participants explore the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning-Rebuttal process and how it ties into the Three Dimensions of Learning. Through several engaging and interactive activities, participants analyze each part of Claim-Evidence-Reasoning-Rebuttal and identify examples and non-examples of CER while building and refining their own understanding of the CER process. Finally, participants discuss the use of CER to deepen student understanding in multiple curricular areas, find opportunities in their science curriculum for CER, and establish a plan for how they will implement CER with their students.
In this course, you will take part in learning experiences that introduce and explore the practice of phenomenon-based learning. Through experiential professional learning you will learn what constitutes phenomena, evaluate phenomena for alignment with your instructional goals, and incorporate anchor, investigative, and everyday phenomena in your instruction to engage and challenge student concept development.
In this course, participants will explore the relationship between science and engineering, the roots of the Engineering Design Process (EDP), and how the EDP is used by many to design solutions to real-world problems. Participants will relate the EDP to a growth mindset and consider its application within science classrooms.
In this introductory course, participants engage in a variety of hands-on activities to learn about program organization and design. Through guided practice, participants will also experience program resources both from a student and teacher perspective
In the first and second year of implementation our Follow-Up courses provide additional guidance to deepen mastery, hone teaching skills, and build confidence when teaching the program. Our professional learning is flexible so you can choose to learn in-person, online, or with a blended model.
Follow-Up helps inspire and empower teachers by giving them the confidence to use their science program classroom and digital resources.
The Math Solutions Coaching Model is designed to deepen teachers’ math content knowledge and facilitate program implementation for immediate use in the classroom. Our coaches have years of in-classroom teaching and coaching experience and are experts at helping educators plan for instruction that meets the needs of all students while maintaining the level of rigor required by today’s standards. Meet with an HMH Coach in-person, online, or a combination of both and stay connected with them and your colleagues with the Coaching Studio. Using a blended approach, our professional learning creates an experience that is flexible, collaborative, sustainable, and personalized to your needs.
In this introductory course, participants engage in a variety of hands-on activities to learn about program organization and design. Through guided practice, participants will also experience program resources both from a student and teacher perspective.
The Math Solutions Coaching Model is designed to deepen teachers’ math content knowledge and facilitate program implementation for immediate use in the classroom. Our coaches have years of in-classroom teaching and coaching experience and are experts at helping educators plan for instruction that meets the needs of all students while maintaining the level of rigor required by today’s standards. Meet with an HMH Coach in-person, online, or a combination of both and stay connected with them and your colleagues with the Coaching Studio. Using a blended approach, our professional learning creates an experience that is flexible, collaborative, sustainable, and personalized to your needs.
