During the workshop, teachers will learn about how scientists use notebooks and begin to make their own. Teachers will learn ambitious science teaching strategies and how to use those strategies in their classrooms.  Their students will  learn to share work in their notebooks with peers, inspiring pride in their work and opening the window for personal growth.

 Why Science Notebooking?

1. Thinking tools
2. Guides instruction
3. Enhances literacy skills
4. Supports differentiated instruction
5. Fosters teacher collaboration
6. Student created
7. Evidence of student learning and understanding
8. Documents student growth over time
9. Think like a scientist
10. Its’ fun!!!
11. Part Two Objectives: (afternoon session)
    1. Create age-appropriate classroom norms
    2. Experience a whole-class student-centered Argument from Evidence
    3. Analyze a Northwest Scientific Phenomenon
    4. Experience a Scientist-Circle strategy
    5. Present Findings with the Science and Engineering Practice of Modeling

For Grades 3 - 12