ISP Reminders

📣 Attention educators, parents, students, partners, and community members:

Join us for the ISP Professionals Panel on Zoom tomorrow, March 11 from 5:00 - 6:30pm (MST).

Attendees will hear from Indigenous STEM professionals as they share their career journeys, insights, and the importance of cultural identity in STEM. Panelists include:

• Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) - Robin is a mother, scientist, and decorated professor. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants and other titles.
• Aaron Yazzie (Navajo) - Aaron is a Mechanical Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He designs mechanical systems for NASA's robotic space research missions, focusing on Planetary Sample Acquisition and Handling.
• Sanjiv Thompson-Ruiz (White Mountain Apache) - Sanjiv is a K-5th grade STEAM teacher on the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona. She recognizes the importance of incorporating cultural representation into her teaching practices.

Can't make it? The event will be recorded and available on our website to view for 7 days following the event. Visit our website to learn more about this event.

All educators are welcome to register for the ISP On-Demand Webinar, a self-paced virtual event. This on-demand webinar is now available in the AZ Professional Learning & Development platform until 8/25/26! Register today and go at your own pace! Once completed, educators will receive 3 CEU's.

The webinar includes 4 modules containing actionable information from AZ Department of Education units (Academic Standards, Exceptional Student Services, P.E./Health, and more). For full instructions on how to register, visit our website.

8am to 4pm (MST) at the Arizona Science Center CREATE Building

Breakfast and lunch provided. Includes breakout sessions, group sessions, and guided collaboration. All attendees will receive up to 2 free books! Open to AZ PreK-12 educators. Share this email with a colleague!

Registration Instructions:

1. Visit website and follow registration instructions in APLD.

2. You will receive a confirmation email containing a survey. Please complete this survey to finalize your registration.

Questions, email us at: indianeducation@azed.gov​

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