PSI+and+SMART+Expand+Science+Opportunities


 * // PSI and SMART Expand Science Opportunities // **[[image:njea-hth-2011/CTL_logo.jpg align="left"]]
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 * // Time & Location: Thursday, 3-5pm in High Tech Hall // **
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The Progressive Science Initiative (PSI) is a program designed to support high levels of student achievement in physics, chemistry, and biology that was developed over 10 years // by teachers for teachers //. The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a non-profit organization of teachers who are continuously expanding, refining, and helping schools implement these curricula.

[|What is PSI? Learn more ahead of time.]

Free digital content will be used to explain how PSI’s free digital content is uses SMART Board and student responders to drive instruction and formative assessment. Further, teachers will learn how teachers can become certified physics or chemistry through an innovative endorsement program. This session will be led by a PSI classroom teacher with first-hand experience with the endorsement program.
 * About this Session: **

[|All free digital content], as well as other information about [|teaching certification] can be found on [|NJCTL.org].


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 * Highlights of PSI:**
 * //Free digital course content// including presentations, homework, labs, and assessments.
 * Course content uses Interactive Whiteboard and Student Response Systems like SMART Board and SMART Responders
 * Science sequence: Physics-Chemistry-Biology
 * Proven effective in helping to remediate math skills
 * PSI uses a set of research-based teaching methods
 * Professional development is available for already certified science teachers to learn these methods.
 * Teachers of other subjects (English, history, art, etc) can become certified teachers of physics or chemistry through the Kean-CTL Endorsement Program
 * CTL Alternate Route programs are offered for those entering teaching that want certification in physics or chemistry.


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