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__**Science Curriculum and Instruction Institute**__

Welcome to the Science Curriculum & Instruction Institute (SCII) wikispace. The purpose of this wikispace is to facilitate collaboration on the development and synthesis of 21st-century Earth Systems Science courses. This site will also provide a record of our growing understanding of innovative curriculum and instruction issues. The team of educators making up SCII are: Heather Bluhm, Lydia Chase, Steve Lott, Bryan Montross, John Uram, and Mark Visneski.

There are two models that influence the work at SCII: //Understanding by// //Design// and a //Standards-Based Instructional System.// The elements of a Standards-Based Instructional System comprises: clear standards, fair assessments, curriculum, instruction, resources and materials for instruction, and inventions.

Here are John's notes:

Three-Dimensional Analyses of the Professional Development of Teachers (Learning Science through Inquiry workshop versus Astronomy workshop)