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NEW Professional Learning session you can join:

• Multilingual Learner support in the science classroom - February 2nd

sign up using our Professional Learning page

Please submit your name using this form and each month we will draw names. The winners will be contacted by a member of our team who will arrange a time to come cover your class so that you can plan, observe a colleague or engage in a bit of professional self care.

https://bit.ly/extratimescience

Congratulations to January's Gift of Time Recipients:

- Kathleen Blair at Wangenheim Middle

- Nairin Collardey at Rosa Parks

- Stephanie Brown at Zamorano

Please share this opportunity with your students! We have at least 10 scholarships guaranteed for San Diego Unified students

More information can be found here: http://resilientmaterials.ucsd.edu/ENLACE/

BE WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) is a program that engages

young women, in grades 7–12, in out of school science, technology, engineering and math

(STEM) learning experiences. BE WiSE provides young women with unique opportunities to dig

below the surface of what it means to become a scientist from the female perspective.

Each year young women in grades 7 and 8 are invited to apply for the program. Out of all the

applications, 120 girls will be accepted into the program. For the 2023 co-hort, the application will

be open from December 15, 2022 through February 12, 2023. Applicants are require to fill out a

form, write a 500 word essay and obtain a letter of recommendation from a teacher. The

information and the application can be found on www.fleetscience.org/be-wise.

Take your teaching about climate and energy to the next level with the CLEAN Webinar Series. Check out our schedule of upcoming webinars and our archive of recorded webinars below. All CLEAN webinars are virtual and use the online Zoom platform with screen share and integrated audio.

For questions, more information, or to request a webinar for your school district, please contact us at clean AT colorado.edu.

• February 7, 4-5pm: Taking Math Outdoors: Practical Ideas & Examples

• February 8, 4-5pm: Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (rescheduled to new date!)

• February 13, 3:30-5:30pm: Supporting LGBTQ2S+ Students in EE

• February 21, 4-5pm: Green Ummah and the Great Outdoors

• February 28, 4-5pm: A People’s Curriculum for the Earth

• March 7, 4-5pm: School Gardening: Teaching Tools and Resources

Click here to register!

Are you a secondary science teacher looking for ways to introduce more inquiry into your classroom? Are you interested in learning from and contributing to a supportive community of science teachers? Come spend three weeks immersed in hands-on, inquiry-based science activities and discussions at the Exploratorium. The 2023 Summer Institute will take place in person at the Exploratorium in San Francisco from July 17 to Aug. 3 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Teacher Institute is committed to building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community. Educators of color and educators working in public schools, especially Title I schools, are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by March 13. Applicants will be notified by April 5.

Teacher Workshops in Conservation Science is a free, three-day, grant-funded professional development opportunity for middle and high school science educators, based at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California, with all room and board included. Participants spend their days in intensive study in the Conservation Education Lab and their evenings at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, engaging with staff members and acquiring invaluable new skills to take back to their home campuses. During the workshop, teachers work together to frame content standards in the context of wildlife conservation and explore ways to challenge students to apply textbook knowledge of life science to current biodiversity challenges. Participants engage in activities that focus on critical issues facing endangered species using a variety of advanced technical tools and techniques; all activities support the Next Generation Science Standards and can be implemented back in the classroom. Grant funding allows this residential program to include all meals, lodging, and materials for free, as well as a $500 stipend to help offset any travel or child care expenses, paid upon full completion of the program. The application for the summer 2023 Teacher Workshops in Conservation Science is open through April 9

NSTA offers short, self-paced, online courses that educators may utilize to enhance their profession, deepen students' learning, and encourage equitable participation in the classroom. Complete each course to earn an NSTA professional learning unit certificate, which can be applied towards credit hours of professional learning, anytime it is convenient for you, regardless of your schedule or location. Some NSTA professional learning units are free for NSTA members and some are free for all educators. Check out What is Sensemaking? for free.

This course, developed as a companion for the book Teaching in Nature’s Classroom: Principles of Garden-Based Education, is an opportunity for educators new to outdoor and garden-based learning, as well as educators who are experienced in the field, to consider best practices and reflect on their own teaching practice in outdoor learning environments, with a focus on school and community youth gardens.

Upon completion of this 30-hour course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Cost: Free!
Course participants may also register for 2 optional graduate credits through the University of the Pacific for $160 (see more details below).

Dates: February 13- May 30, 2023 (15 weeks).
Note: This is a self-directed, 30-hour course so you can choose to finish the course prior to May 30.

https://rootedwi.wufoo.com/forms/tnc-online-course-registration-spring-2023/

Save the date for our High School Science Day on Saturday, February 25!The in-person March of Dimes High School Science Day allows teachers and students to come to the Salk Institute for a day full of lab demos, science talks, and a career panel.

Registration is now open. If you do not live in San Diego or cannot attend on February 25, we will be sharing new lab tours, science talks, and more content virtually after the event. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date on all things High School Science Day!

Scripps Health is accepting student applications for their High School Exploration Program (HSEP), taking place this summer from Monday, June 12th – Friday, July 14th. HSEP is a 5-week unpaid internship program where students will be assigned to one of five Scripps hospitals around the County. Students will rotate through various departments to learn about different health careers, work with Scripps Health personnel, and apply what they’ve learned through projects.

Scripps is now accepting student HSEP applications until Friday, February 10th. Applications require an essay, a current high school report card, and a teacher recommendation form, in addition to the form responses, so students should plan accordingly. For more information about Scripps HSEP, including the eligibility requirements, please see the attached Internship Information document and program details below.

Program Details

Where: In-person at one of five hospital sites - Encinitas, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, San Diego, or Chula Vista (see application for more info)

When: Mon, Jun 12th – Fri, Jul 14th; 8:30 am – 2 pm M-F each week

To Apply: Students must submit the following application by 5 pm on Friday, February 10th - https://forms.gle/MewUrihokjwVNHVg7.

Eligibility: Internship applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria to be considered…

• Current Sophomore, Junior or Senior in high school.
• Have a 2.5 GPA or greater for your overall GPA and for the two semesters prior to Internship placement.
• Fully commit to the entire duration of the program.
• Provide your own transportation to the program.
• Show proof of health insurance and immunization records.

For questions about Scripps HSEP, please contact Joanna Safarik, Scripps Talent Development at Safarik.joanna@scrippshealth.org

Here's hoping that we can get a contingent of SDUSD teachers at next year's conference!

https://s7.goeshow.com/csta/annual/2023/propsal_submission.cfm

The popular X-STEM conference for 6th through 12th graders is coming back to San Diego and would like to invite students from your school to attend. Plan ahead and put this field trip opportunity on the calendar for April!

X-STEM is a FREE conference for middle and high school students featuring inspiring presentations and hands-on workshops from an exclusive and diverse group of STEM role models. X-STEM has been an annual event held in Washington, DC since 2014, and we are pleased to bring this educational opportunity back to students in San Diego thanks to our community partners the U.S. Space Force, U.S Air Force, and General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation.
Watch this video to see what X-STEM is all about. Check out scenes from last year’s X-STEM in San Diego here.

When: April 18, 2023, 9:30AM-2:00PM

Where: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

Who Should Attend: Middle & High School Students (grades 6-12)

How to Attend: Advance Registration is Required - there is NO COST to attend.
Learn more and Register HERE

What to Expect at X-STEM:

Attendees will be inspired by presentations from leading STEM role models, participate in Q&A sessions, learn by doing hands-on workshops, and interact with students from all over the county while learning about exciting career opportunities in STEM!

Parking for school buses is FREE.

The full speaker and workshop lineup will be announced soon. Watch for announcements and access more information here.

Space is very limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. REGISTER your class today to reserve seats for your students!

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Applications Open Now APPLY HERE

San Diego Unified School District's Micro-Credentials are resume worthy credentials that can help you improve your practice. Completing a course earns you a micro-credential, while completing a series of courses leads to a certification in a specific topic; certifying your expertise to site and district leadership.

These internal credentials* are earned through 1-unit courses (approximately 15 hours of course-work), with offerings from multiple departments for all levels (UTK through 12). Courses are either asynchronous or hybrid and are easily accessed through Canvas (LMS).

Micro-credential courses are free for San Diego Unified teachers (with an option to buy a continuing education unit from UCSD in order to advance on the pay schedule).

*SDUSD Micro-Credentials are issued by San Diego Unified School District, not by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Teachers will explore phenomenon based science instruction, engaging with Core Practice 1 of the Ambitious Science Teaching framework. Teachers will create a cohesive, coherent unit plan: identifying big ideas, selecting an anchoring event and essential questions and sequencing learning activities. Ambitious Science Teaching book will be provided while supplies last.

This course is designed to review the content basics of a High School Physics course. Participants will

engage in learning of physics principles and application that could be used in the classroom, practice

problem sets and review big ideas that are part of the NGSS framework for science education. This course can also be used to help prepare teachers for the Physics CSET exam.

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Did you find a great curriculum resource? Participated in a great research opportunity? Do you enjoy reading one of the books we offered teachers? Had a great PLC or PD meeting that you want to recommend for other teachers?

We want to hear your recommendations and share them with other science teachers!

If you have a favorite curriculum, reading, activity, or PLC plan that you want to recommend to other teachers we want to capture a short (1-3 minutes) video of you describing it and share it with other unified science teachers!

Email tlerner@sandi.net and one of us will come to visit you and record a short clip !

If I had a choice between DNA and RNA, I’d choose RNA because it has U in it.

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