Two educators trained in Systems Thinking tools and by the Institute for Humane Education, will turn up the volume on how you think about real-world problem solving in your scope as an educator.
All students need to have experiences with systems, critical, creative, and strategic thinking. By providing tools for teaching this thinking skills, as well as student example from around the globe, we hope to empower a wider range of teachers to incorporate real-world problem solving.
This session will explore how Inquiry Skills-based Progressions support student growth in standard-based science and social studies. We will focus on how to plan for concept-based learning using progressions and clear unit goals that break down broad learning objectives into smaller, measurable targets. We will show how these targets can be designed to incorporate essential skills and thinking. We will demonstrate how skill-based progressions serve as a tool for tracking student development, allowing for more targeted instruction and deeper learning and skills development within and across inquiry units. By the end of this session, educators will gain an understanding of how using skills-based progressions to guide the development of essential skills and thinking can inform personalized instruction and student learning.
