Content Coaching: Crosscutting Concepts

Unlocking the Crosscutting Concepts: A Beginner's Guide to the CCCs
When: Jan 23, 2025 4:30-5:45 PM Arizona 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-msqDMsE9E8RuiagS4hH9Jz0o6jTW5k During this session participants will explore how the Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) work in tandem with the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) and Core Ideas (CIs) to support student sense-making. Participants will engage in collaborative activities to deepen their understanding of the CCCs, identify key CCCs relevant to a given phenomenon, and examine how CCCs progress vertically across the K-12 continuum.  2/20/24 4:30-5:45 Amplifying Crosscutting Concepts Through Student Discourse:

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Strategies for Collaborative Sense-making
When: Feb 20, 2025 4:30-5:45 PM Arizona 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElde6gqj4tGdDZbXHqrWw0KkqE3oRgvtuq In this session participants will actively engage in scientific observation, sense-making, and collaborative discourse, using the Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) to explore and explain phenomena. Participants will deepen their understanding of how the CCCs, in combination with student-led discussions, support sense-making and explanation in science. The session will include opportunities for attendees to collaborate with peers, discussing strategies and tools for classroom implementation and exploring ways to adapt these approaches for diverse grade levels. 

Leverage the Crosscutting Concepts to Support Students with Analyzing and Interpreting Data
When: Mar 20, 2025 4:30-5:45 PM Arizona 

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https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtd-uhqzsuGtXjZ_O0hHIAZcyZGT1rVDLt Participants will engage in an immersive learning experience that incorporates proven instructional strategies, including BSCS's I2 Strategy (Identify and Interpret) and the "slow reveal" method, designed to guide students in making sense of data and graphs. Participants will deepen their understanding of how the Science and Engineering Practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data can be paired with Crosscutting Concepts to enhance student sense-making of data. Participants will discover diverse online sources for student-friendly data analysis and interpretation and gain access to a virtual toolbox packed with ready-to-use classroom resources.