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First high school OpenSciEd units launched today!


Since Fall of 2021, WA state HS teachers and students have been field-testing OpenSciEd HS units and have helped provide valuable feedback. Per their input, these materials are revised and now the first of these units are released to the public as an Open Educational Resource! They are now available to download on the OpenSciEd website. 

Newly Release OpenSciEd HS Units!

 

Please share these units with any high school teachers looking for new science materials for their classrooms.


Webinars Coming Soon!

In the next few weeks, there will be free webinars hosted by OpenSciEd for you to learn more about these units from the curriculum developers themselves. Sign up via the links below. Recordings of these meetings will be made available after the event has occurred.

o   Biology unit 1 webinar: March 9, 2pm

o   Chemistry unit 1 webinar: March 15, 2pm 

o   Physics  unit 1 webinar: March 13, 2pm

 


August PD: The Summer Institute for HS Teachers

The AESD Network will be offering in-person professional learning on these units August 1-3 in Vancouver, WA. There will also be an optional OpenSciEd facilitator training add-on July 31st (full day) and August 4 (AM only) in Vancouver, WA. Save the dates if you are interested. In a few weeks, Regional Science Coordinators will begin the initial recruitment of teachers and/or potential facilitators to attend. If you know people who might be interested in this opportunity, please have them Join the WA OpenSciEd mailing list for future updates and to receive an application when it becomes available later this month.

 


For more information, reach out to:

 

Will Baur

ESD Network OpenSciEd Project Manager

OpenSciEd: AESD / OSPI Network
253-617-5638

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Join the WA OpenSciEd mailing list for future updates

 

 

 

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