NWESD Science Announcements and Opportunities

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...

Announcing MS teachers: OpenSciEd materials "try-outs" OpenSciEd is a partnership of the NGSS brain-trust folks and several big foundations. They have been developing a complete 6-8 scope and sequence as Open Educational Resources (OERs). NWESD, together with ESD 114 and ESD 112 are supporting people in using these units by providing a "try out" service. With the help of the ClimeTime Climate Science Proviso, NWESD has purchased all of the materials for 5 of the 6 currently-released units and NWESD regional districts will be able to check these out for teachers to use so they can "try out" teaching a unit! Professional Learning First! Teachers must first complete some 6-hours of online introductory classes to qualify to check the materials out ( https://bit.ly/gettingtoknow-openscied ). The "Trying-Out" Second! The check-out itself will be via PO through the Science Materials Center (SMC) with a restock/refurb feel of $185 per unit. Checking-out ...

What: As part of our ClimeTime Climate Science work next year, the NWESD is excited to partner with ISB on a program for HS teachers. We are recruiting  now  even though we don't have the funding in-hand yet.  Who Should Act? Teachers will sign up as part of a team and will receive 18 hours of training in August on two of ISB's NGSS-aligned instructional units. ISB has been an amazing partner to statewide science education for years and we are lucky to get to work with them! More Information Online! Find out more information about it here:  https://bit.ly/isb-systems-science-nwesd . Benefits to Teachers Teachers receive stipends and all activities are happening before the school year starts (in August) and then after school hours (the online PLC's). 18 hours of high quality PD around science pedagogy and learning! ISB has developed MANY NGSS-aligned units based reflective of Ambitious Science Teaching pedagogy and taking part in this class will prepare teachers ...

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, esteemed members of the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning Advisory Committee!   While Summer 2020 may not be operating as usual for our Museum education programs, there will still be many exciting opportunities for our youth to engage in fun and impactful learning experiences through our Boeing Academy for STEM Learning.  We are sharing some of those opportunities with you in this message.    One of our newly-developed virtual offerings will be a 75-hour course called Aeronautical Explorations*, which will be taught by Museum educators and pilots Michael Graham and Captain Coleman Boettger. This is an exploratory course that will allow participants (rising 9 th through 12 th graders) to interact with aerospace/aviation professionals, enhance their resume, develop a network of people who can help them get where they want to go, and be even better prepared for their future upon course completion. Course content includes topics such as ...

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  ...

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 a...