The disciplinary core ideas associated with waves are sophisticated and new for many middle school teachers. Even veteran middle school physics teachers learn a lot about the properties and behaviors of waves, the types of waves, and the ways waves are used in the transmission of data.
This course sets teachers up for success by exploring ways to use next generation instructional models and student-centered learning. Most importantly, they learn about how to engage students in this challenging content using multidimensional skills and lots of student-to-student discourse.
A comprehensive Waves Supplemental Student Unit is also available as part of this course.
I knew about waves. I have taught waves. But I never realized that I didn’t deeply understand waves until I investigated them during this course. I’m looking forward to bringing this deep learning to my students. They are especially going to like the focus on tech and music.
8th grade teacher
New Mexico
- Audience: For middle school teachers of waves
- Time: In-person | 2–3 full days
- Learn more about this course by downloading the course overview.
Wondering how sites like yours have implemented this course?
Statewide Support in New Mexico
- New Mexico Professional Learning Providers (PLPs) attended a Course Facilitation Academy for the Multidimensional Science Education course.
- New Mexico PLPs led Multidimensional Science Education statewide to K–12 teachers on weekends during the school year.
- Teachers could then attended the Science & Engineering Practices course and the Crosscutting Concepts course in the summer.
- All NM teachers were provided access to the Classroom Innovations PLC protocol and all three Innovation Packs.
- MSS Teacher Surveys & Assessments were administered and reports for each course were created.
Elementary Support for K–5 teachers
- District science leaders attended a Course Facilitation Academy for Waves at Camp MSS
- District science leaders hosted the Waves course and provided Waves Supplemental Student Unit to 8th grade teachers
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NGSI: Waves Course Materials
This comprehensive set of materials supports the professional learning in our NGSI: Waves course.
Facilitation Academy
Prepare staff developers to facilitate a specific MSS Course. Attendees experience the course as learners and delve into the techniques needed to facilitate it for participants.
Surveys & Assessments for Teachers and Leaders
Use our surveys to collect professional learning feedback and determine teacher self-efficacy and confidence. Our assessments gauge student and adult science content knowledge assessment, teacher NGSS knowledge assessment, and teacher pedagogical science knowledge.
Supplemental Student Units
For teachers who want to bring a more complete MSS learning experience to their classrooms, our supplemental student units are designed from the ground up for next generation science classrooms.