How Science Leaders Can Support High-Quality Elementary Science Instruction

Presented by Dr. Terrance Burgess, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University

Sponsored by Savvas Learning Company

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Science is an essential discipline that helps all learners better understand the world around them, build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, and prepare for future careers. Yet too often, science instruction doesn’t get the same time and resources as other disciplines. How can science leaders confidently advocate for the time, materials, and support necessary for high-quality science to thrive in their schools and districts?

Join this edWebinar with Dr. Terrance Burgess, a professor whose research focuses on increasing equitable science learning opportunities, as he shares practical tools, including the specific language needed, to make a compelling case for science and drive instructional excellence.

Attendees will explore how to:

• Clearly define and champion what high-quality science instruction looks like in the classroom
• Successfully advocate for increased instructional time and materials
• Expand what counts as “science” using an interdisciplinary lens
• Use research to show how high-quality science instruction can lead to overall improved student learning and standardized test scores

In addition, attendees will learn about the Youth Participatory Framework, a practical model for planning and implementing engaging, student-centered science lessons. All elementary educators with an interest in science—especially district and school leaders, curriculum directors, instructional leaders, and science teachers—are encouraged to attend this edWebinar.

About the Presenter

Dr. Terrance Burgess is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. A former high school science teacher, his research focuses on how increasing equitable science learning opportunities for elementary youth of color influences their multiple identities within the urban school setting. Additional areas of his research explore how teachers’ positionalities and their implementation of standards-driven curricula tend to youth’s multiple identities.

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