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Montana's Science Standards 201: Three-dimensional Learning

course description

This course builds from the Montana SS 101 course which introduces the standards and compares them to NGSS. A 301 course follows and explores Phenomena Learning. Consecutively each one delves deeper into the three dimensions of instruction/learning and leans focus towards the implementation of the Montana Science Standards and use of NGSS resources.

Created by Molly Ward, Mountain Goat Instructional Design.

"This was very helpful in taking my understanding of the standards to the next level. I really appreciated gaining a new understanding of how all the components (PEs, DCIs, SEPs) are related." —Middle school teacher, Missoula, MT
user rating User Ratings: 3.63.6 stars  
Category: Science
Type: Self-paced
Audience: K-12
OPI Professional Development Units: 3 hours

Montana's Science Standards 301: Phenomena-based Learning

course description

Phenomena is fundamental to the nature of science which is empirically based. All specific knowledge is rooted in observations of the natural world. This course defines phenomena, gives observable examples, and gives insight on methods for choosing phenomena appropriate to the content, grade level, and timing during the learning.  

Created by Molly Ward, Mountain Goat Instructional Design.

"I love love loved this course! It flowed so well, the videos were an appropriate length, and it was a lot easier to follow." —Montana pre-service educator
user rating User Ratings: 3.83.8 stars  
Category: Science
Type: Self-paced
Audience: K-12
OPI Professional Development Units: 2 hours