Designing & Implementing Engaging Lessons

Designing and modifying engaging learning experiences for students that are accessible, rigorous, and effective in strengthening students’ conceptual understanding can be challenging. Our course is designed for educators and equips participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to modify and implement learning experiences that cater to all students’ needs while promoting a deeper conceptual understanding of the content. Participants will learn strategies to orchestrate productive classroom discussions, ensuring that all students actively participate in authentic mathematics and science practices. By the end of the course, participants will apply a framework that will support them in creating engaging learning environments where every student sees themselves as capable “doers” of math and science.

Highlights

• Expand on a definition of what it looks and sounds like for students to authentically engage in science and math learning
• Take a learner stance and consider a variety of possible student experiences as participants engage in math and/or science 
• Identify and modify authentic math and/or science tasks that are cognitively demanding and accessible for all students
• Build a toolbox of strategies for implementing authentic tasks and engaging all students in learning science and/or math content

Associated Workshops 

Promote Sensemaking in Math through Lesson Design
Promote Sensemaking in Science through Lesson Design