What You Will Learn
Making Sense of SCIENCE (MSS) is proven to make profound impacts on teachers and students, across districts and states. Our wide range of services meets the needs of pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, coaches, administrators, leaders, and school teams.
We offer:
- Distance Professional Learning
- In-Person Professional Learning
- Professional Learning Community Support
- Leadership Development
- Technical Assistance
Who Will Benefit
- Coaches
- Community Service Providers
- District Administrators
- School Administrators
- State Education Agencies
- Teachers
Service Details
MSS believes that transformative professional learning empowers teachers and leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to support a culture of productive learning. Backed by rigorous research, MSS offers an array of services from short half-day workshops to in-depth learning pathways that include leadership training and site-based technical support.
We understand that every site is different and look forward to exploring and serving that uniqueness. There are many ways to customize an MSS experience to accommodate your site’s unique needs. Learn more about our services and options on the Making Sense of SCIENCE website.
What Makes This Service Unique
MSS professional learning builds on more than a decade of research and development and combines in-depth earth, life, and physical science content with a focus on supporting literacy, pedagogical reasoning, and effective classroom practices.
In rigorous national studies, MSS professional learning courses have been shown to significantly strengthen teachers’ content knowledge and classroom practices and, most importantly, significantly improve student achievement.
Cost
Costs vary. Visit the Making Sense of SCIENCE website and contact us (mssevents@wested.org) for more information.
Learn More
Ready to bring proven professional learning to your site? Let us help you innovate. Visit the Making Sense of SCIENCE website or contact us at mssevents@wested.org.
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