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TK-5

- TK-8 Capacity Builders 2/25, 4/28

6-8

- TK-8 Capacity Builders 2/25, 4/28

- 8th Grade Capacity Builders 2/20 @ San Diego Air & Space Museum

- Intro to NGSS 1/30 @ Fleet Science Center

- NGSS in Action 1/28 & 4/28 @ Fleet Science Center

9-12

- Chemistry Capacity Builders 3/24 @ Fleet, 4/21

- Intro to NGSS 1/30 @ Fleet Science Center

- NGSS in Action 1/28 & 4/28 @ Fleet Science Center

SeaWorld® San Diego is proud to offer a complimentary Teacher Fun Card to all certified K-12 Southern California and Arizona credentialed school teachers.

Info here!

The Fleet loves teachers! We’re collaborating with you, with parents and with community leaders to provide training, tools and programmatic support to educators in order to get kids excited about the possibilities of science. One of our new offerings just for you is our Teacher Partner Program! Sign up for this program, and you’ll receive:

• Unlimited individual gallery admission throughout the year
• One free IMAX film admission
• A $10 discount on a new family membership (which offers even more great benefits)
• A 15% discount on purchases in the North Star Science Store
• An invitation to our annual Open House event
• A complimentary subscription to our monthly Educator E-News
• And more!

Info here!

Science Resource Survey

Argumentation is a key part of the evolution and progression of scientific knowledge and is one of the 8 NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. However, engaging students in this practice can be especially challenging in the classroom as it requires a complex mix of content knowledge, classroom management, instructional strategies, and creativity.

During this 4-day institute, middle and high school science educators will examine their own understandings and beliefs about scientific argumentation and will explore strategies to support students in this classroom practice. Additionally, teachers will have time to collaborate and connect with other educators as they work towards implementation in their own classrooms.

Register now for this professional learning experience designed by teachers for teachers!

(Cost: $100)

Two Follow-Up days are also included with registration: February 29 and March 21 2020

datanuggets.org

Data Nuggets are free classroom activities, co-designed by scientists and teachers, designed to bring contemporary research and authentic data into the classroom. Data Nuggets include a connection to the scientist behind the data and the true story of their research. Each activity gives students practice working with “messy data” and interpreting quantitative information. Students are guided through the entire process of science, including identifying hypotheses and predictions, visualizing and interpreting data, making evidence based claims, and asking their own questions for future research. Because of their simplicity and flexibility, Data Nuggets can be used throughout the school year and across grades K-16, as students grow in their quantitative abilities and gain confidence. Data Nuggets have the potential to improve the understanding of science in society while engaging and motivating the next generation of scientists and engineers.

The Instructional Technology Department is excited to announce Tech Tips. This is a monthly communication that will provide school communities with resources for integrating technology into curriculum. It is recommended that you bookmark this link as it will be updated monthly. http://bit.ly/sdusdtechtips

Check out this link about our SDEA Technology Classes

Come listen to cutting-edge scientists address the ethics of the investigations they are conducting in various fields. These sessions are once a month, usually the first Wednesday of each month, from 5 pm to 7 pm. The format is lively: a short-ish presentation followed by a longer Q & A and interaction between the audience and scientist.

For more information and to sign up, please go to this website:

https://www.ethicscenter.net/

Saturday, January 11th

9:30-11:30am

Meets at Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center

Come join Education Coordinator Anne Marie Tipton during one of the mornings of the January King Tide, the highest tides of the winter. Find out about how the Research Reserve continuously measures water depth and is a sentinel site keeping track of trends with a changing climate. Learn about our award winning planning to adapt to the impacts from riverine flooding and sea level rise.

The walk starts at the Visitor Center and will make its way over to almost the south end of Seacoast Drive and then back, approximately 2 miles round trip.

Please RSVP here. to let us know you're coming.

Did you know we have CAST practice questions in Illuminate? We do! Follow these instructions to access the pre-made formative assessments for grades 3-12. Please contact Tressa Renne, Mimi Luong, Audrey Mason if you have questions about how to use Illuminate.

Refreshed practice and training tests for the California Science Test (CAST), which students, parents/guardians, and classroom teachers can access to help them become more familiar with questions on the CAST. Both the practice and training tests are grade-specific (i.e., grade five, grade eight, and high school). The practice tests include three performance tasks—one from each of the science domains (i.e., Earth and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences)—and mirror the depth and breadth of the content from the operational test. The training tests are available to acquaint students with the different item types.

These practice and training tests feature all the accessibility resources on the operational CAST. Be sure to help your students access the tests so they may be ready to take the CAST this spring!

Looking to take your science instruction to the next level? Check out Ambitious Science Teaching. Elevate planning, teaching and alignment to NGSS. We will be working with some of these ideas in future professional development. Read the book or check out the website to learn more.

Science: bit.ly/sdusdscience

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