FOSS Online Professional Learning Course, Making Thinking Visible with Science Notebooks
Description
Science notebooks are powerful tools for supporting inquiry, reflection, and sensemaking in the classroom. This self-paced introductory course is designed to help educators integrate notebooks effectively within the FOSS (Full Option Science System) curriculum, while exploring how notebooks can deepen student understanding of scientific concepts, strengthen literacy connections, and provide authentic evidence of learning.The course is self-paced, and teachers can engage with the content on their own schedule, reflect on their practice, and immediately apply strategies in their classrooms. By the end of the course, participants will feel confident using science notebooks to make student thinking visible and to strengthen science learning through FOSS.
Code will be sent via email with instructions on how to redeem on the Teachable website. Codes must to be redeemed within 12 months of purchase
Features
Through interactive modules, video demonstrations, and practical classroom examples, educators will:- Learn strategies for setting up and managing science notebooks
- Discover ways to use notebooks to support the FOSS investigation cycle
- Practice creating a student entry, from data collection and diagrams to reflections and explanations
- Examine student work samples to recognize growth in scientific thinking
- Apply notebooking as a formative assessment tool to inform instruction
- 1 Code for the FOSS Online Professional Learning Course, Making Thinking Visible with Science Notebooks
Learn about matter using scientific reading and writing.