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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUNITY SCIENCE WORKSHOP

May 15, 2021 @ 3:00 am - 7:30 am

Collaborate with IslandWood staff and other teachers to make climate science engaging and meaningful for your 6th-12th grade students.

 

Our professional development opportunities are designed to support powerful learning experiences that connect to students’ lives. In this time of increasing awareness and activism, we are joining with teachers to address the vast racial, economic, and environmental disparities in our communities and classrooms.

 

During this course, you will explore with IslandWood staff and other teachers how local phenomena and investigations in YOUR community can be centered in a Next Generation Science Standards storyline to connect to the interests and identities of your students and support understanding of the impact of climate change. We will use an example phenomenon storyline to explore possibilities during our large group session on May 15. An optional follow up session on May 25th will provide the opportunity to continue discussing and developing with other teachers what a local storyline approach could look like for your students.

 

By the end of this course participants will…

  • Understand how local phenomena interact with the Next Generation Science Standards, climate change, ecosystems and people in a community.
  • Experience how local phenomena and field investigations can build scientific understanding.
  • Understand how centering local phenomena in curriculum increases learning equity and supports student engagement.
  • Work together to develop and implement ideas for incorporating local phenomena and their communities as a part of NGSS curriculum.
  • Develop tools to increase students’ understanding of climate change and capacity to think about climate change solutions.

 

The course includes: An online session on Saturday, May 15th from 10:00 am-2:30 pm (includes an hour break for lunch); and an optional follow up session on Tuesday, May 25th from 3:30-5:00pm to develop, adapt and discuss implementation of activities.

 

Additional Details:

  • This course is intended for educators who teach science to secondary students. Informal educators who work with secondary students are also welcome!
  • Teachers can earn up to 4.5 STEM Clock Hours. Teachers will need to claim and pay for the clock hours after the course is complete on PDEnroller.
  • Washington State Public School Teachers will receive a $380 stipend upon submission of teacher and student work. This stipend will be paid by the Olympic ESD from OSPI ClimeTime funds.
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IslandWood Urban School Programs
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