NWESD Science Announcements and Opportunities

Greetings Elementary and Secondary Science Teachers! ISB Education is offering 4 STEM clock hrs  Systems are Everywhere  workshop - with a focus on systems, crosscutting concepts, and inclusion of ISB scientists and their work around COVID19.   This workshop is to engage K through 12 students with  systems in  their  world, during their June science unit.    Please gather a team and have them register together — then they will have colleagues to implement (e.g. team teach across a grade level) the resources for weaving CCCs into their June science unit/packet/online class. The take-aways are lesson activites - very usable outcomes!  Flyer is attached and also found at   https://isbscience.org/wp-content/uploads/ISB-Systems_are_Everywhere_workshop_series_flyer.pdf Caroline Kiehle  MEd ISB   Director, Logan Center for Education  https://isbscience.org/education/ Co-Director, Washington State LAS

NSTA & OpenSciEd Webinar Series OpenSciEd is excited to announce that we've partnered with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) to conduct the sessions we had planned to present at the 2020 NSTA National Conference in Boston as webinars. These webinars are for free to anyone who can attend and will be posted as videos for those who wish to view them afterward!  Below are the upcoming opportunities; all will begin at 12:00 pm ET.   OpenSciEd Curricular Design and Pedagogical Routines that Support Emerging Multilingual Learners' Content and Language Development Thursday, May 21st Presenters:  María González-Howard, Karina Mendez Perez, Sage Andersen, Sam Lee, and Sarah Delaney The OpenSciEd Instructional Model and associat

Dear Science Teachers,   Bob Butler and University of Portland have taken video footage and lectures from one of the  CEETEP  (Cascadia EarthScope Earthquake and Tsunami Program) workshops and worked in into a free online course. UP is offering free 28 clock hours to WA teachers who complete it.   Find the brochure attached or access electronically at: http://ceetep.oregonstate.edu/sites/ceetep.oregonstate.edu/files/home/cascadia-earthquake-online-teacher-pd-course2.pdf   All the best, Brian ••••••••••••• •••••••• ••••• ••• •• • • Brian MacNevin (he, him, his)   Regional Science Coordinator   Northwest Educational Service District 189   360.299.4716 (O)   bmacnevin@nwesd.org Together We Can   The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material, the disc

    Join PhET at the ScIC2 virtual unconference PhET is excited to join an all-star list of talented speakers and presenters at the second "Science is Cool" virtual unconference - ScIC2 - this coming Thursday, May 21, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time . Join 3,000+ of your colleagues to get real, practical advice that you can use in your virtual classroom tomorrow. Our very own Dr. Kathy Perkins, Director of PhET, will be presenting 11:20-11:50 a.m. PT! Oh, and it's free . Don't miss out! Register Now Remote Control: Get a handle on distance STEM learning Thursday, May 21, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT Zoom Virtual Conference Can't make this time? Register today, and watch the recording. Full list of speakers and schedule Fresno Pacific University is offering optional PD credits for $95.

Dear Educators,  COVID-19 has impacted our communities, schools, and students in ways we have yet to fully comprehend. Accessing financial aid to re-skill for our future economy is critical for many Washingtonians and is possible through WSOS scholarship pathways. We are currently at the mid-point of our Fall 2020 Career and Technical Scholarship (CTS) application cycle.   WSOS has received far fewer applications over last year and are enthusiastic to enroll 225 new CTS Scholars this June. Can we count on you to promote our offering? Below you will find content we hope will help you promote CTS: What : Apply now for the Career and Technical Scholarship provided by the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship program! The Career and Technical Scholarship (CTS) provides Washington state residents with $1,500 per quarter towards an eligible associate degree, certificate or apprenticeship in a trade, STEM or health care field. Funding can be used at any Washington s

Lesson Plans for Popular Resources     Our Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms resources, Earth and Space Science resources created in collaboration with NASA, have been used extensively during school Covid-19 closures, with over 243,000 users accessing the resources more than 842,000 times. Trusted content, curriculum alignment, engaging data-driven visualizations, and robust support materials are all reasons why they have been used so extensively for distance learning. Check out this lesson plan on heat distribution for grades 9-12:     The Ocean and Climate: Heat Redistribution   Lesson Objective: Students will be able to relate the connections between unequal heating of Earth's surface and patterns of sea surface temperature, surface winds, and ocean density to ocean currents. They will communicate how the ocean redistributes heat around the planet by exploring data maps and visualizations . This lesson also comes with English Learner