Welcome Back to School

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Welcome Back to School

• Team 6 8 Purple Science
• Mr. Pitzschler
• Hillcrest Middle School

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Communication
The Student Agenda and the Notebook
Website www.trumbullct.com/hillcrest.htm
E-mail pitzschr_at_trumbullps.org
Telephone [phone]
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National Science Education Standards

• STUDENT AS SCIENTIST
• TEACHER AS FACILITATOR
• PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT

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The Research Team

• Randomly chosen
• Flexible Sizing
• Groping, Griping, Grasping, Grouping, Acting
• Real World Application
• Assessment

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Connecticut Mastery Test

• 2007 and beyond
• Adjustments to the curriculum
• Standards based
• Grade 8