Science Conference Breaks New Ground
More than 300 educators from across Central New York converged on Nov. 8 for a "Lesson Study Elementary Science Conference"--perhaps the first of its kind in the US--that offered four “live” research lessons based on SSEC units in which students and teachers engaged in practices aligned with New York's State new science standards while participants observed and took notes. The conference, which is intended to help educators visualize New York State's newly proposed science standards in action, marked a unique collaboration between the Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (OCM BOCES), the Syracuse University School of Education, and the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC).
Educators receive a “live lesson” and explore methodologies related to the new science standards adopted by the New York State Education Department on December 12th, 2016.