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PD opportunity for TEAMS of elementary -or- secondary teachers from ISB!

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! 


Caroline Kiehle MEd

ISB  Director, Logan Center for Education https://isbscience.org/education/

Co-Director, Washington State LASER bit.ly/WAlaser   

Director, North Sound LASER Alliance bit.ly/SLC-home   

401 Terry Ave. N.  Seattle, WA  98109

206.732.1458   cell 206.947.9414    





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