skip to main content
Center for Mathematics and Science Education
The University of Mississippi

Using Essential Questions to Unpack the Science Standards:
Grades 6-8

Workshop Description

In this one-day session, participants will discover how essential questions can effectively guide instructional planning.  We will unpack the 2018 Mississippi Career- and College-Readiness Standards for Science and identify instructional activities that purposefully answer essential questions designed to actively engage students in thinking about their own learning. 

This session will be offered three times in different locations throughout the state in September.  We hope you can join us! 

Workshop Details

Grade band: 6th – 8th

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, one-hour lunch break 

Registration fee: $125 per participant; includes materials and CEUs

Registration deadline: September 2, 2019

Ocean Springs

September 9, 2019

Ocean Springs School District Office  Board Room

Ocean Springs, MS

Greenville

September 11, 2019

Greenville Higher Education Center

Greenville, MS

 

Oxford

September 13, 2019

Jackson Avenue Center

Oxford, MS

 

Facilitator

Dr. Whitney Jackson joined the Center for Mathematics and Science Education in 2018 as the Science Professional Development Coordinator. After graduating from Mississippi College, Dr. Jackson taught at Raymond Elementary School in Hinds County. More recently, she taught a mix of science and language arts to middle schoolers at North Pontotoc.  As a CMSE graduate research fellow, Dr. Jackson also led professional development sessions both locally and nationally.