NWESD Science Announcements and Opportunities

From: Project 2061 <project2061@aaas.org> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 5:00 AM Subject: Free Science Curriculum Workshop by AAAS Project 2061 (SSsnwns) Dear Science Educator, PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES. Middle school science and high school biology teachers are invited to submit an application to attend a free one-day workshop hosted by Project 2061, the science education initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The workshop is also open to science specialists or administrators with science curriculum responsibilities. The workshop, "Supporting Three-dimensional Learning and Teaching with New Curriculum Materials," will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at AAAS Headquarters, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC. Led by the Project 2061 research and development team, the workshop will introduce participants to a pair of curriculum units designed to give students a coherent understand

From: Anton Jackson  Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 8:30 AM Subject: Request: Committee Recommendations by Wednesday May 23 Good Monday Morning, The Science Assessment team from the Assessment Development Department here at OSPI is currently working to expand our participant list for Bias and Sensitivity committees, and we need your help! We hope that your unique access to a range of important communities will help increase participation of interested partners and stakeholders. We would very much appreciate if you could send the name and contact email (preferred) or phone number for anyone you feel could help us in this important work. This could include you, other OSPI staff, and partners/advocates from the field. We are seeking recommendations for members for our Bias and Sensitivity review committee. During the Bias and Sensitivity review, committee members evaluate science test questions to ensure they are free from content that might offend or unfair