Supporting IQWST Partnership with Louisiana Teachers

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IQWST Continuous Education

Download and read the Remote Lesson Plan Overview for general teaching suggestions and strategies to support digital/blended and analog/print learning at home.

Remote Learning Lesson Plans

The Remote Learning Lesson Plans are adapted from the IQWST Teacher Edition to support continuous learning. Each plan condenses what is taught with specific teaching recommendations and identifies the digital resources, print resources, and materials needed to teach and learn IQWST at home.

Unit 1

Physical Science

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Unit 2

Life Science

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Unit 3

Physical Science

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Unit 4

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Unit 1

Chemistry

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Unit 2

Earth Science

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Unit 3

Life Science

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Unit 4

Chemistry

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Unit 1

Chemistry

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Unit 2

Physical Science

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Unit 3

Earth Science

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Unit 4

Life Science

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Parent/Guardian Information

Download, edit, and send these letters home to Parents and Guardians.

  • Letter for Print Users
  • Letter for IDE/Digital Users
  • Please watch this video to log on and navigate the Interactive Digital Edition
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Support for Diverse Learners

Differentiation and Other Strategies sections of individual lessons often provide specific strategies, and the Differentiation section of the IQWST Overview provides general strategies that can be applied across lessons. Overall, IQWST embeds pedagogical practices in each and every lesson to provide equitable opportunities to learn for every IQWST student.

Materials and Price List

Pricing is available on the IMR sheet. If school systems need information for kit and consumable materials, or are interested in individual student kits for at home learning, please contact Cynthia Weller at: cweller@activatelearning.com.

Addressing Unfinished Learning

To assist teachers with the implementation of the IQWST curriculum, the Louisiana Guides to Implementation provide guidance regarding how IQWST units correlate with the Louisiana Student Standards for Science (LSSS). The IQWST curriculum provides ample instructional guidance for teachers. The Guides go a step further to point out places in which teachers may need to make strategic decisions considering student needs and time availability.

Assessment

ONPAR is a U.S. Department of Education funded project, and partner to Activate Learning, developing computerized classroom assessments to support teaching and assessing students’ knowledge of complex mathematics and science. These assessments integrate into IQWST classrooms, and are appropriate for use with all students, using engaging multi-media content to greatly reduce accessibility barriers for English learners and other students who struggle with language-heavy traditional tests.

Professional Learning

To support implementation, we offer a variety of in-person and virtual professional learning opportunities including live and recorded webinars and a library of resources.

Professional Learning Library:

  • Launching the Unit and Anchoring Phenomenon: Download PDF or Slides
  • Using a Driving Question Board: Download PDF or Slides
  • Developing and Using Models: Download PDF or Slides
  • Getting to Know IQWST - Watch Video

Additional IQWST Resources and Support

Digital Editions with LMS Integration: All programs are available in digital and print. Our Interactive Digital Editions integrate with several LMS systems, to include: Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Clever and Classlink. This integration helps teachers as they adapt to the challenges of remote teaching.

Click the link here to view the integration video for Google Classroom, Canvas or Schoology.

Current users are invited to join and follow the Facebook Group: IQWST Educators. Learn from and support other IQWST teachers around the country by sharing ideas and resources.

If you are new to our IDE, please view this instructional video demonstrating the features and capabilities of the IDE.

There are many shared resources in the IQWST Teacher Portal that may be useful for teachers and parents.