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Elementary Science Leadership Workshop: Enhancing Leadership Skills for Effective Science Instruction

Join us in Tacoma Public Schools on June 8, 2011, for a full-day workshop led by Kirk Robbins to hone your leadership skills in elementary science education. Reflect on leadership qualities, engage in a World Café discussion, and delve into the Elements of Effective Science Instruction (EESI) framework. Gain insights into closed and open cell foam, compression modeling, and science inquiry methods. Share feedback and discover new ways to support science education in your school. Explore the role of a teacher leader and identify practices to enhance science instruction. Enhance your leadership abilities and promote quality K-5 science education with practical strategies and tools provided during the workshop.

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Elementary Science Leadership Workshop: Enhancing Leadership Skills for Effective Science Instruction

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  1. Elementary Science Leaders Cadre:Leadership Tacoma Public Schools June 8, 2011 Kirk Robbins krobbins@psesd.org

  2. Tanker compression vid

  3. Today’s Objectives Participants will: • Reflect on what it means to be a leader: • First follower vid • 5 aspects reading • Engage in a World Café to reflect on leadership opportunities • Gain an understanding of the Elements of Effective Science Instruction (EESI) framework • Reflect/Give feedback using a Post Survey

  4. Feedback I learned… • About closed cell and open cell foam • How to model compression and decompression • More about what science inquiry really looks like • To use a variety of sharing out when teaching an inquiry lesson

  5. Feedback I want to learn… • How to share “this” with my school • How to keep building content understanding

  6. What does it mean to be a leader? Do you see yourself as a leader?

  7. What do Effective Leaders Do? Silently read article 1. Rank order the leadership practices from most frequent to least 2. How well are you performing the frequent ones? What would you like to do better?

  8. Question 1 What are some roles you could take as a teacher leader to support elementary science?

  9. Question 2 What elements of the science leadership work have you (or could you) implement in your classroom/school?

  10. Question 3 What supports (materials, tools, professional development, etc) would help you promote quality K-5 science instruction?

  11. Effective Science Instruction What is it?

  12. Table Task: • Pass out cards • Read contents of card aloud • Discuss placement on an ‘element’

  13. Hm, aha, protocol

  14. What does it all mean?

  15. Post Survey

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