CEMSE offers a wide variety of professional development services designed to help teachers and teacher-trainers implement and support Science Companion effectively. These include leadership development, classroom coaching, and workshop sessions and series designed for both new and experienced users.
Leadership Development
Increasing the capacity of local leaders (administrators, coaches, teacher-leaders, etc.) to support the implementation of Science Companion.
In-school coaching
Classroom visits and planning and debriefing sessions with individual teachers or with grade-level teams. In-school coaching focuses on areas of established needs and priorities in the school or district.
Workshops
The workshops listed below include both one-time sessions and ongoing series. Unless otherwise specified, many of the workshops have half-day or full-day options. We can work with you to customize sessions to your needs and available time.
The philosophy, methodology, pedagogy, and best practices of the Science Companion program.
Hands-on explorations of how to best implement Science Companion, building from the specific modules being used in the school.
Formative and summative assessment strategies in Science Companion. Participants will practice and discuss these assessment strategies while examining student work.