NWESD Science Announcements and Opportunities

Hello all!   NCESD 171 (Wenatchee) are excited to offer some ESD Remote Learning professional learning around Desmos.   Participants will experience the different tools and activities Desmos has to offer for K-5 & 6-12 virtual learning and in class instruction. These activities are grounded in the science and mathematical practices, and some time will be given to search the many resources available for teachers in multiple content areas.   Registration is now open for the following dates:   Science/Math: Using Desmos in Your Elementary Virtual Setting (ERL) 10/26/2020; 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (pdEnroller #108279) 10/28/2020, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (pdEnroller #108290 – repeat of 10/26) 10/29/2020, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (pdEnroller #108291 – repeat of 10/26)   Science/Math: Using Desmos in Your Secondary Virtual Setting (ERL) 12/14/2020; 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (pdEnroller #108295) 12/16/2020; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (p

📚 Materials You Can Share with Your Colleagues! Today, we're excited to share our latest FREE instructional materials, COVID-19 & Health Equity units for 3-5 and High School science educators. Our K-2 unit will be released on September 30th and we will share that with you too!   As community members, we hope that you will consider sharing these new units with colleagues and friends who lead or teach at the 3-5 and High School level. Some information for you... Grades 3-5 Unit: "How can we make decisions to care for ourselves, our families, and our communities?"  These ready-to-use materials were developed in partnership with NextGen Science Storylines (at Northwestern University), Learning in Places (at Northwestern University and University of Washington), and curre

2020 UW's PCC Climate Change Biology Teacher-Scientist Workshop (Sept. 21, 23, and 25 3:30-5:30pm Pacific Time) Free, including 6 STEM clock hours. A virtual (zoom) interactive workshop. We will be preparing participants to incorporate the  lessons and visualizations from the Trench-Ed resource  into their teaching, including: Metabolic Impacts of Climate Change : Use historic climate data and the temperature dependence of metabolism to compare climate impacts between temperate and tropical regions.   Energy Budgets : Use weather and terrain data to explore how an energy budget is constructed and use it to estimate an organism's body temperature. Robomussels : Use data from biomimetic temperature sensors to explore how organisms experience climate. Butterfly Museum Specimens : Use data from museum specimens to explore how temperature influences morphology and phenology. Wildflower Phenology : Use historical and resurvey data to explore how tempera