Core Connection Course Catalog
Course Learning Levels
Our courses are designed with a specific level of learning and application in mind. Review the descriptions below to find the experience that best aligns with your goals.
Awareness / Foundational Knowledge Building / Collegial Support
Focuses on understanding concepts, researching frameworks, reading/exploring content, introducing new topics/ideas, providing collegial support.
Planning for Continuous Improvement
Focuses on designing, creating plans/units/curricula, building frameworks, or mapping out strategies prior to implementation.
Implementation / Reflection / Revision
Focuses on active classroom trial, execution of new strategies, real-time feedback, evaluating impact on students, and taking action based on data collected during and after initial implementation.
Teaching Outside the Box: Sparking Curiosity and Sense-Making in Elementary Classrooms
Bring science to life by turning everyday phenomena and student curiosity into engaging, standards-based learning experiences for grades K–5. Discover practical strategies to deepen student sense-making, integrate literacy and math, and transform existing science curricula into opportunities for meaningful discovery.