New Jersey Earth and Environmental Science Educator's Institute: Connecting Models and Evidence part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development
The workshop runs Tuesday through Thursday, June 26 to 28, 2018. It will start promptly at 8:00 AM on Tuesday at the Duke Farms Orientation Center. Lunch will be provided and the workshop will end by 4:15 PM each ...

Assess Students' Evaluation Skills part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The MEL diagram is an instructional scaffold that engages students in the act of weighing the connections between lines of evidence and alternative models that explain a phenomenon. The MEL team developed a rubric ...

Webinar 1: Introduction to MEL diagrams - Science and Engineering Practices part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development
The first webinar took place on May 6, 2019 at 7 PM EDT. For those who were unable to attend or for those who would like a refresher, view the Webinar recording and presentation slides below. Then complete the ...

Linking Scientific Models and Evidence part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development:Videos
In this session Dr. Missy Holzer lays the foundation for Model-Evidence-Link (MEL) diagrams as an instructional scaffold. A critical component of the MEL diagram scaffold is the link between the model and the ...

2025 Philadelphia Institute: Teaching Students to Evaluate Sources and Claims part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development
Join us June 25-June 28, 2025 for a three and a half day Institute for middle and high school teachers. The Institute will explore and connect two types of curricular materials that deepen students' ...

2025 Georgia Institute: Teaching Students to Evaluate Sources and Claims part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development
Join us June 2-5, 2025 for a three-day Institute for middle and high school teachers. The Institute will explore and connect two types of curricular materials that deepen students' understanding of how to ...

Lesson 4: Resources for Lateral Reading part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
What resources can help us as we read laterally? This lesson introduces students to credible sources they can use as they read laterally. Students then have a chance to use these resources as they continue to ...

Lesson 5: Lateral Reading Review part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
In this review lesson, the teacher and students review what they learned in the first four lateral reading lessons. They then have a chance to continue to practice reading laterally about two sources. Lesson Plan ...

Follow Up Webinar 2 part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development
The second follow up webinar took place on February 24, 2020 at 7 PM EDT. For those who were unable to attend or for those who would like a refresher, view the Webinar recording and presentation slides below. Then ...

Icebreaker part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Professional Development:Videos
In this session Dr. Christopher Roemmele begins the Institute by leading teachers in an Icebreaker. They pick a favorite color and answer a question that helps others get to know them. Session Recording To view ...