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Science Office Hours: Wed 1-3pm Zoom link

Have you heard about Ambitious Science Teaching? Are you an ambitious science teacher? Do you want to learn more? In 2021 we will be hosting a book club! Look for details in the next newsletter!

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Stay tuned for Professional Learning in 2021!

The focus will be Amplify Assessments and Implementation Tips from Colleagues - Making Amplify work for you!

January 12, 2021

1 - 3 p.m.

Zoom Registration Link: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkduCtqTItE91lMum66a395iQjEhzyuJnS

Participants will review and experience the second grade STEAM project, Mix It Up!

• 3-4 pm Wednesdays
  
• Feb 10 & 17 and March 3 & 10
  
• Engage, Connect, Protect by Angelou Ezeilo
  
• Crystal will send the books out to the first 30 educators who commit to participate in the book club.
  

Register here.

Podcast Club - Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms by Douglas Larkin

Join us for a new twist on our summer science book club - our podcast club! Listen to and discuss Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms by Douglas Larkin with science educators across the county. We hope this club can combine professional learning and self-care as participants will be encouraged to listen while exercising.

• Tues., Jan. 5 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
  
• Introduction and Section 1
  
• Tues., Jan. 26 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Section 2
  
• Tues., Feb. 9 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  
• Section 3 and Afterward
  

• Biomimicry Institute: Youth Design Challenge
  
• Between Jan and April, try on the lessons associated with the YDC and provide feedback to the Institute about the lessons. Receive support from the Institute for the lessons and the Challenge.
  
• Stipend and materials will be provided to the teachers who participate!
  

Email Crystal for more information: crystal.howe@sdcoe.net

• Cal Academy of Sciences has distance learning videos in English and Spanish!
• Virtual Field Trips
• Cuyamaca Outdoor School Science Videos: Playlist of Videos
• https://slowrevealgraphs.com/resources-for-the-classroom/
• https://www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph
• https://www.openscied.org/covid-19-health-equity/
• https://www.generationgenius.com/
  
• https://www.youcubed.org/resource/data-literacy/
  

If you have a resource that you would like to share, please email me at smoynes@sandi.net

On Feb. 18, NASA will attempt to land a new rover on the surface of Mars. We invite students of all ages, educators, parents, campers, museums and other institutions to participate in the adventure of this historic landing. NASA has created a STEM Education Toolkit with links to the “Mission to Mars Student Challenge” to lead students in designing their own Mars mission, plus activities, lessons, interactives, social media and more to allow classrooms, families, and individuals to ride along. In addition, there will be a series of programs broadcast for educators and students in the days and weeks leading up to landing. As always, we welcome this opportunity to include diverse learners in the NASA family.

Here are some of the particulars:

• Named Perseverance and carrying a helicopter named Ingenuity, this car-sized rover is designed to search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect samples of Mars for return to Earth.
• Landing events will be broadcast live on February 18 starting at about 11:00 AM PST/2:00 PM EST in English and Spanish with touchdown at about 12:55 PM PST/3:55 PM EST. Watch live.
• Your one-stop shop for extensive Perseverance education and public engagement materials and resources is the #CountdownToMars Mars 2020 STEM Toolkit.
• Learn all about the “Mission to Mars Student Challenge” launching in January. The challenge culminates on Feb. 18, when students can land their missions along with the Perseverance Mars rover! Participants will also have the opportunity to join live stream Q&As with NASA experts and submit student work and questions for the landing day broadcast.
• Find the schedule for televised educational events in advance of landing day at the Challenge and Toolkit sites and at Mars Watch Online.
• Would you like a preview? Perseverance will be following much the same path as the Curiosity rover did in 2012. Watch Curiosity’s “Seven Minutes of Terror!” video.

This is a historic opportunity to engage all students and inspire them to consider STEM careers.

K-12 students and teachers using EE and STEAM through an environmental lens please consider applying!

Know a K-12 student who is setting an environmental stewardship example for their community? Encourage them to apply for our President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).

• The President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) recognizes young people across the U.S. for protecting our nation’s air, water, land, and ecology. PEYA recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects developed by young individuals (K-12), school groups, summer camps, and other youth organizations to promote environmental stewardship. Up to two awards—one for Grades K-5 and one for Grades 6-12—will be selected from each of EPA’s 10 regions for national recognition. The winning projects will be highlighted on EPA’s website. All student projects must be sponsored by at least one adult over the age of 21. And, if the sponsor is not a teacher, the project must have a teacher as a co-sponsor. The application and eligibility information are available on EPA’s PEYA page. Questions? Email: peya@epa.gov

Know a K-12 teacher using environmental education to set an example for their students and inspire their learning? Encourage them to apply for our Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). ed by the 1990 National En Applications for both awards programs are due no later than February 19, 2021.

• The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) recognizes outstanding K-12 grade educators who integrate environmental, place-based experiential learning into school curricula and school facility management across the country. The White House Council on Environmental Quality, in partnership with EPA, administers the PIAEE awards program. Teacher awardees will receive a presidential plaque and an award of up to $2,500 to be used to further professional development in environmental education. The teacher’s local education agency will also receive an award of up to $2,500 to fund environmental educational activities and programs. Winners will be highlighted on EPA’s website. The application and eligibility information are available on EPA’s PIAEE page. Questions? Email: piaee@epa.gov

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