Title: AZ Ambitious 3D Teaching Communities of Practice, Cohort 3: Supporting ongoing changes in thinking

Event Details: Using a Communities of Practice (CoP) model, we will work together to master the Core Practice Set 3 “Supporting ongoing changes in thinking” outlined in Ambitious Science Teaching by Mark Windschitl, Jessica Thompson, and Melissa Braaten ( https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/). Once registered, you will receive the Ambitious Science Teaching text by mail and we will begin meeting monthly through Zoom and in-person. Between December 2023 and March 2024, we will be sharing ideas about what works, learning from others, gaining new ideas and growing together. For our in-person meeting, we look forward to having Dr. Cynthia Passmore, one of the authors of Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices.

Cohort 3 Meeting Dates:

• December 12, 2023        6-7:30pm         Virtual        
• January 13, 2024        All Day                In-Person, Casteel High School Queen Creek
• February 3, 2024        5 hours                     Virtual
• February 13, 2024        6-7:30                Virtual
• March 28, 2024                     6-7:30                Virtual

Grade Focus: 3rd-12th Grade

PD Hours: 20 hours total

Location: Virtual meetings held in Zoom. 1/13 in-person meeting held at Casteel High School in Queen Creek

Cost/Commitment Fee:  $25 for non-members, $15 for members and ASU Fellows

Organizer: Sara Zadorozny

For more information, contact communications@azsta.org