Workshop Description: Come experience a hands-on model lesson from OpenSciEd for High School and discover how the new Carolina Certified Edition enhanced these high-quality instructional materials, making them more accessible, user-friendly, and safer for classroom use. Participate in the featured Serengeti board game from the Biology 1 unit and walk away with valuable resources that you can take back to your classroom.
Explore how regional STEM research can be leveraged into place-based science learning for middle school students. Discover how partnerships with scientists and community members enhance student engagement and understanding of real-world science, fostering meaningful connections between classroom content and students’ personal, cultural, and community experiences.
In this session we will focus on one of the most captivating geological phenomena on Earth: volcanism! Join us as we explore many innovative ideas and strategies to not only teach about volcanology, but also to use volcanology to integrate the curriculum, from science to ethics to art and beyond.