NWESD Science Announcements and Opportunities

Good morning Teaching and Learning Colleagues,   Hope you are staying warm and being safe out there in this beautiful/harsh weather. Team, I am reaching out to ask for your support. Can you all please support the NWESD Migrant Education Program team by spreading our MesoAmerican Pre-Colombian Indigenous Math PD opportunity near and far to all your educator staff/district leader contacts in school districts/buildings who reside in our NWESD 189 region?     This is a rare and unique opportunity for districts and educators in our region. This workshop is also helpful for districts who have in their comprehensive plans to close/reduce math gaps and to increase equity with alternative ways of meeting the unique needs of students in Math.   It is important to note that math teachers Carlos and Sara are coming from Mexico City to bring us MesoAmerican Pre-Columbian Indigenous tools, resources and strategies to support students continue to develop and g...

SMATE Open House! The Science, Math and Technology Education (SMATE) Department at Western Washington University (WWU) warmly invites you to join us at the Learning Resource Center in WWU's Science Lecture building. Our objective is to cultivate connections between K-12 educators and SMATE Faculty and Staff, fostering collaborative efforts to enhance each other's work and leverage synergies within our educational community. SAVE THE DATE! February 7, 2024 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Feel free to drop anytime and stay for as much as you like! Explore our space and avail yourself of the resources. Gain insights into field trips, including interactive, differentiated science stations tailored for elementary, middle, and high school students. Connect (or re-connect) with SMATE's faculty and staff. And help think in some brainstorming sessions with us to explore ways to better support K-12 teachers. For more information, please visit: https://smate.wwu.edu/ Please RSVP: Digital Invit...

Attention teachers within commuting distance to South Lake Union!!   The Hutch Fellowship for Excellence in STEM Teaching is a two-summer program for secondary science educators seeking an in-depth biomedical research experience at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. The Fellowship provides financial support for a total of $20,000 per Fellow. The program engages teachers in two summers of biomedical research experience in a Fred Hutch lab, curriculum design and scientific communication projects, and additional school year follow-up. Teachers design innovative curriculum materials to bridge the research experience with their own classrooms. The program is designed for middle and high school life science teachers, although it is open to other STEM teachers as well. Applications are due by March 15th, 2024. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/HutchTeacherFellows . Questions? Contact Kristen Bergsman, PhD at bergsman@fredhutch.org...

Washington Climate Education Summit: A K–12 Cross-Disciplinary Call to Action  Description:  The inaugural Washington Climate Education Summit, sponsored by ClimeTime, seeks to develop a network of interdisciplinary educators ready to integrate climate solutions and understanding across all content areas and levels of education. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about climate science and integrating climate learning into their classrooms and have time to collaborate across and within grade levels and content areas.    Location:  The Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108 Date:  Friday April 28th - Saturday April 29th, 2023 Would you like to attend? We are inviting K–12 educators and educator leaders from across the state to apply to attend with a short application.  We hope to have voices from all across the state in all grade levels and content areas attend the Summit.   Application: To apply to attend the Summ...

Argument-Driven Inquiry for Middle and High School Teachers   Description : Teachers can use the Argument-Driven instructional approach to provide students with authentic and educative lab activities that will enable them to learn the core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and scientific practices they need to explain natural phenomena and also gives students an opportunity to learn how to read, write, and speak in the context of science. The Argument-Driven Instructional model makes labs for students by providing them opportunities to share, critique, and revise their ideas throughout the laboratory experience.   Yes, there is focus on climate science. However, the Science and Engineering Practices of Argument from Evidence and Constructing Explanations can be applied to all science disciplines.    STEM Clock Hours available = 18   Middle School Teacher's Registration   [ LINK ]   High School...

Climate Science 3.0: Modeling and Student Explanations Canvas Course.   I have good news; registration for the February OR March Cohort is now open to all teachers. Please DO NOT register for both since they contain the same content. As I am sure you are aware, the spots will fill quickly.   DESCRIPTION: In this FREE online asynchronous Canvas Course, attendees will learn a protocol for developing and using models as a means for students to explain their thinking and understanding of scientific concepts. In this context of the course, the protocol will be applied to a climate science topic. With regard to NGSS alignment, the course focuses on the practice "Developing and Using Models", as well as "Constructing Explanations" within the dimension "Science and Engineering Practices." 10 STEM Clock Hours are available upon completion. FEBRUARY COHORT'S REGISTRATION: For K – 2 Teachers [ LINK ] FULL, waitlist only For 3...

  Professional Learning Opportunities     Energy Matters - https://www.pdenroller.org/newesd101/catalog/event/109440 Secondary educators (grades 6 -12) Thursdays from 4 – 5:30pm starting January 14, 21, 28 and February 25 Energy Matters is an adaptive series of modules developed for secondary students. This resource is set up in four modules, each representing a different level including: Individual, School, Global, Community.  Learn about the connection between energy consumption and climate change and what you and your students can do about it with Washington Green Schools, NEWESD101 and NCESD. Participants who attend all sessions, complete asynchronous assignments, implement with students, and share their work will be eligible to earn up to a total of 10 free STEM cloc...

Please help spread the word to your middle school colleagues ! Thanks to the ClimeTime Climate Science Initiative, your WA State Science Coordinators are coordinating with teachers in our state to offer FREE remote introductory courses to the OpenSciEd OER instructional materials! OpenSciEd is a FREE suite of instructional materials native to the NGSS era that are research-based and are rigorously piloted. Many of the developers and researchers are part of what I call the "NGSS Braintrust" -- that is, many of the very people who helped develop A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Registration is now open for the next round of Implementing OpenSciEd courses. Please feel free to share these with any interested teachers in your region. Implementing 6.3 Weather: https://www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catalog/event/110855 Implementing 7.3 Metabolic Reactions: https://www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catalog/event/110861 I...

Climate Science 3.0: Modeling and Student Explanations   The January Cohort is NOW open for Registration   Course Description : In this FREE online asynchronous Canvas Course, attendees will learn a protocol for developing and using models as a means for students to explain their thinking and understanding of scientific concepts. In this context of the course, the protocol will be applied to a climate science topic. With regard to NGSS alignment, the course focuses on the practice "Developing and Using Models", as well as "Constructing Explanations" within the dimension "Science and Engineering Practices". Upon completion, participants can earn 10 STEM clock hours. January Cohort participants will need to commit between 6 to 10 hours in order to complete all lessons The course is open from January 1, 2021 7:00 AM to January 29, 2021 5:00 PM All January wait listed participants will be offered placement in the February or Mar...

H ey, it's Zaretta Hammond of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain here… With the BIG announcement that you've been waiting for. It's almost here. The inaugural 2020 Cohort of The Culturally Responsive Education by Design Online PLC will open for enrollments on Friday, August 7th! Since you are on the official wait list, I know you are excited about signing up to learn more! If you've read the book and have been working to implement elements of the Ready for Rigor frame, then things just got easier with this unique year-long PLC. This is not your cooperating teacher's PLC. lol I can't wait to share how we can help students level up their learning. Then here's what to do: 1. Sign up for one of the 3 sessions of my FREE live webinar, " "The 4 Steps to Creating Intellectually-Safe Classrooms A...

LTSC: NGSS 3D Classroom Assessment: Identifying, Critiquing, and Modifying Formative Assessment Tasks to Improve Student Learning (ONLINE) WHAT: This event will meet online in two, 2-hour Zoom sessions along with two hours of asynchronous learning (6 STEM Clock Hours total) Session 1: Introduction to 3D Assessment; Analyze Classroom Assessment Tasks Asynchronous learning: Review and identify imperfect assessment tasks for modification and use in your practice Session 2: Explore some formative assessment tasks, discuss aspects, consider revisions, how can I choose the best items for my use? Asynchronous learning: Apply session two content and modify your 3D formative assessment task WHEN: Tuesday and Thursday June 23 and June 25 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Asynchronous learning log and final assessment due no later than 12:00 PM, June 30, 2020 for clock hour credit BENEFITS: Increased understanding about the NGSS and "three-dimensional" formative assessment tasks $240 stipend availabl...

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  ...

Hello,   Due to the pandemic and for the safety of our communities, the Climate Program Office are partnering with Climate Generation and the Wild Center's Youth Climate Program on the next annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education as a virtual conference! Educators from all backgrounds and subjects are invited to attend our Stay-In-stitute for Climate Change Education July 22 - 24, and learn new tools, skills, and resources to teach climate change!     The details are below. Please share with your networks, and add to your calendars and newsletters!    Please let me know if you have any questions.   Thank you! Frank __________   Stay-In-stitute for Climate Change Education July 22-24, 2020 Register by July 13th Registration $150 Scholarships available. Apply now. 20 hours of Continuing Education  2 Graduate Credits (optional) ...