AERO Critical Areas

Project AERO has identified Critical Areas for Mathematics (K-5 and 6-12), English/Language Arts (K-5), and Science (K-5 and 6-8). This webinar series will assist teachers with planning and instruction for the current school year. Join these sessions for help navigating these particularly challenging times.

Webinar Dates

About the Webinars

Using Formative Assessment Data to Accelerate Learning in Mathematics

Presented by ERMA ANDERSON

Grades K-5: September 24, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (Athens GMT+3)
Grades 6-12: October 1, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (Athens GMT+3)

It is through formative assessment, interactive talk, ongoing dialogue, rich, formative questioning, and careful listening and reading teachers can assess what kinds of scaffolds are appropriate and how much scaffolding is appropriate to address unfinished learning and accelerate student learning.

Participants will:

• Unpack how key assessments provide visibility and clarity into each student’s needs (even remotely);
• Enable teachers to align targeted supports, monitor progress, and make in-the-moment decisions that accelerate learning and growth.

AERO English/Language Arts Critical Areas in Grades K-5

Presented by NAOMI WOOLSEY

PART 1: September 28, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (GMT+3)
PART 2: October 5, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (GMT+3)

Project AERO has identified Critical Areas for English/Language Arts in Grades K-5. During these two, one-hour webinars, the emphasis will be on assisting teachers with planning and instruction for the current school year.

Part 1 Session Outcomes - September 28:

• Review the structure and key elements of the AERO English/Language Arts Framework (2015);
• Practice unpacking standards in the Framework;
• Understand the rationale and process for developing the Critical Areas document for school year 2020-2021.

Part 2 Session Outcomes - October 5:

• Review the E/LA Critical Areas document for Grades K-5;
• Understand how the clusters will facilitate the development of four units per grade level or give teachers the tools to assess the merits of existing units;
• Review the vetted resources identified for each unit cluster.

AERO Middle School Science Critical Areas

Presented by CHRIS CHARNITSKI

September 29, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (GMT+3)

Project AERO has put forward guidance for Middle School Science Educators to help them navigate these particularly challenging times. During this one-hour webinar (overview plus time for questions) we hope to accomplish the following:

• Review the structure of the standards and key conceptual shifts presented in A Framework for K-12 Science Education;
• Tour the AERO Science Critical Areas and understand how they aim to support MS educators in developing meaningful learning experiences for their students (this year and into the future);
• Consider some ways Middle School Educators might bring the vision of the Framework and the AERO Science Standards to a virtual learning environment.

Project AERO Science PD for Grades K-5: From Standards to Instruction - Where do we start?

Presented by CHRIS CHARNITSKI

October 6, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm (GMT+3)

Educators who understand the AERO science standards and the conceptual shifts that accompany them often struggle to bring the elements of this vision to their classrooms - and struggle even more to assess the standards and confidently report student progress in science. This webinar introduces steps that grade level teams (K-5) can take to begin to translate their sets of standards into meaningful classroom experiences and assessment.

In this one-hour session, participants will work through the following aspects of storyline and assessment development for Grades K-5:

• organizing standards to focus instruction and assessment;
• arriving at effective and engaging anchoring phenomena and driving questions;
• understanding the key aspects of three-dimensional assessment in this new paradigm;
• exploring resources and example assessments to guide us in assessment development.

Target Audience: School grade level teams (K-5) or individuals who are currently engaging students with the AERO Science Standards and want to better understand how standards can be used to identify phenomena and develop assessment.

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