1. MMSTLC SCIENCE
SESSION PRESENTATION DEBRIEFING
Session Topic
Presenters
Stated:
Goals
Implied (after session is done):
Did the goals align? Was this a good or bad thing?
Quickly summarize the activities that were used in the professional
Activities development session (not as activities for students, but activities the
presenters used in this session)
What science content was presented or used in this activity? Was this
Science presented or used in a way that aligns with participant understanding or
needs? Were connections to other science content topics presented as
Content examples?
How did the activity present specific challenges or issues related to
Science student learning or instruction of science?
Specific
Pedagogy

2. Higher-order Thinking in Science:
(How) Did the
activities
address the Student Misconceptions or Skills Specific to the Content or Process:
following
Curriculum or PD Planning Issues:
Instructional Challenges for Learning Specific Science Content:
How did the activities support learning and reflection by participants?
Approach to (i.e. small group discussion around an artifact, solving a task, etc.)
Professional
Learning
Does the activity support ongoing learning?
Did elements of the planned activity lend themselves to inappropriate
participation or practice?
Are there assumptions about what the participants know?
Did the activities address different learning styles? How?
Were there opportunities to provide ongoing feedback to the presenter(s)
to allow for modest modifications in the plan?

3. MMSTLC SCIENCE
SESSION PRESENTATION DEBRIEFING

4. Session Topic
Presenters
Stated:
Goals
Implied (after session is done):
Did the goals align? Was this a good or bad thing?
Quickly summarize the activities that were used in the professional
Activities development session (not as activities for students, but activities the
presenters used in this session)
Did the activities provide practices that encourage quality instruction?
Pedagogical Did they provide a chance to reflect on personal teaching practices? Were
they feasible to use for teachers or students?
Content
What science content was presented or used in this activity? Was this
Science presented or used in a way that aligns with participant understanding or
needs? Were connections to other science content topics presented as
Content examples?
How did the activity present specific challenges or issues related to
Science student learning or instruction of science?
Specific
Pedagogy

5. Higher-order Thinking in Science:
(How) Did the
activities
address the Student Misconceptions or Skills Specific to the Content or Process:
following
Curriculum or PD Planning Issues:
Instructional Challenges for Learning Specific Science Content:
Did the activities make use of resources that are easy to use or readily
Resources and available for instruction for the audience?
Artifacts
Were participants introduced to new tools or resources that might support
instruction and learning in the future in their situation?
Did the participants create something that may be of use to them? How
are they able to use it?
Could the resources created during the session be used to evaluate the
participant’s understanding of the topic or issues? How?
Did the activity appropriately use the time and schedule of the day to
Context address the topics required?
Are there opportunities for ongoing learning from the activity?