August 4-7, 2004

In August, all three cohorts of Knowles Science Teaching Fellows met at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thursday, the 2002 and 2003 fellows began work on three-day lesson study units. In groups, they selected a science topic that they wanted to teach and spent the day preparing lessons for that topic. They were joined by Tony Rugari, a nationally board certified science teacher from Virginia, who guided them through their planning. The 2004 fellows began to examine their content understanding and discussed how one comes to know something. That evening, Janet Carlson Powell from BSCS spoke to all three cohorts on developing student understanding.

The fellows spent Friday morning exploring the "Garden of the Gods" with Steve Getty from Colorado College. Their morning was focused by inquiry-based lessons on fossils and was a good opportunity to enjoy the natural wonders of the Colorado Springs area. They continued to work on their lesson studies in the afternoon and that evening, the 2002 and 2003 fellows shared their summer professional development experiences through a poster session format.

On Saturday, Tony Rugari spoke to all three cohorts about becoming NBPTS certified. They then continued their lesson study work. That evening they shared their work with one another.