About this Professional Certificate
This online program consists of four online workshops, “Science: A Work in Progress”, “That’s So Meta(cognitive)!!”, “Fired up about Energy”, and “Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root?”, supporting important ideas on the science of teaching science. Each workshop is based on ideas presented in Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) and FableVision Studios as a professional development resource for K-12 science educators.
Good Thinking! brings viewers into the classroom of science educator Isabella Reyes as she explores “the science of teaching science.” Drawing from peer-reviewed research in science, cognition, and pedagogy, Good Thinking! distills valuable findings from hard-to-access journal articles to reveal common student misconceptions and promote effective classroom practices.
The format and organization of the workshops are designed to allow individuals to successfully complete the online learning activities independently as a self-paced class, without the need for outside input or feedback. At the same time, this format was designed to flexibly fit into PLC meetings, PD workshops, or any time that you and your colleagues can meet to absorb some new ideas and discuss your experiences as educators. While the content of the series is relevant to all levels of instruction, teachers working at the oldest and youngest ends of the K-12 range may need to include additional discussion during the post-viewing conversation that addresses the implications of the videos for their specific grade level.
Each workshop stands alone as a complete activity and can be taken in any order.
What you'll learn
- How to identify student misconceptions and mental models in science.
- How to develop plans for using the identified student misconceptions and mental models to teach new ideas.
- How to apply the instructional strategies presented in the videos to planning new instruction.
From | The Smithsonian Institution via edX |
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Hours | 20 |
Instructors | Jean Flanagan, Amy D'Amico, Smithsonian Science Education Center |
Language | English |
Subjects | Education |
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Courses in this Professional Certificate
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root This online workshop: Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root? is based on ideas presented in Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science... edX | The Smithsonian Institution |
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Science: A Work in Progress (You were viewing this course) This online workshop: Science: A Work in Progress, * is based on ideas presented in _Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science Education... edX | The Smithsonian Institution |
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This online workshop: That’s So Meta(cognitive)! is based on ideas presented in Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science Education... edX | The Smithsonian Institution |
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This online workshop: “Fired up about Energy ” is based on ideas presented in Good Thinking! an original animated series developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center... edX | The Smithsonian Institution |
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From | The Smithsonian Institution via edX |
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Hours | 20 |
Instructors | Jean Flanagan, Amy D'Amico, Smithsonian Science Education Center |
Language | English |
Subjects | Education |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Assistant Undergraduate Student Fellow $6k
Staff Student Writer $41k
Elementary 3Rd Grade Student $45k
High School Student Affairs Officer $47k
Staff Full Time Student Contractor $50k
Assistant Student Services Coordinator Lead $55k
Student Technician Lead $64k
Temporary Full Time Student Consultant $71k
Acting Student Manager $74k
Training & Documentation Specialist (Student Financial Services) Consultant $96k
Web Development Immersive Student Consultant $131k
Computer Science Student Manager $183k
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