Learning Opportunity

Gizmos: Build Conceptual Understanding with Online Simulations that Support the New Grades 4-6 Science Curriculum

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Facilitator: Karen Blumhagen
Date:October 10, 2024
Time:2:45 pm to 3:45 pm MTN
Cost:
No Charge
Location: Virtual
Session Code: 25-NC-054
Type:
Webinar
Focus: Curriculum Implementation and Pedagogy

Target Audience

Grades 4-6 Science Teachers

About this Learning Opportunity

Encourage curiosity and wonder in Grades 4-6 Science using online simulations. Deepen conceptual understanding with inquiry-based activities that create opportunities for students to ask questions, see results and draw conclusions. Best practices for teaching with Gizmos will be shared. K - 6 teachers in Alberta have access to Gizmos through a subscription provided by Alberta Education.

This session addresses the LQS competencies

  • 2. Modeling Commitment to Professional Learning
  • 4. Leading a Learning Community

This session addresses the TQS competencies

  • 2. Engaging in Career-Long Learning
  • 3. Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge

About the Facilitator

Karen Blumhagen

Karen Blumhagen is an Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning. She has over thirty years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, learning facilitator, and administrator. Karen has observed firsthand the positive impacts of online simulations in student understanding and achievement. For fifteen years, she has used Gizmos to engage her science and math students. Karen is in... Read more »