Presenters
Brad Street, Elizabeth David, Sofi Grellner
Description
Have your students felt a disconnect between the science units you are teaching and their own experiences? Have you wished for ways to make science more meaningful and engaging for your students? Would you be interested in a variety of quick tweaks and longer adaptations you can use to make your science classroom more inclusive, community-connected and culturally responsive?
IslandWood is in our third year of convening a working group of teachers, the developers of Amplify Science, Educational Service Districts, and Seattle Public School’s science department leaders to help students make meaningful and authentic connections between the science they are doing in their classroom and their region, community, and personal funds of knowledge. Last year’s teacher team developed a “Localizing Guide” for the 4th grade Amplify Science Energy Conversions unit, and we would love you to try out and provide feedback on the ideas they came up with.
Details
Asynchronous pre-work and a 90-minute introductory zoom session will provide you the opportunity to become familiar with the localizing guide and see how neighborhood walks, home interviews, guest speakers, and things as simple as swapping in a local picture can help make the unit more relevant for your students. Follow-up zoom sessions will provide an opportunity to explore additional adaptations, consider local community assets that could support the unit, discuss how things went and share feedback about the guide.
You can earn up to 6 clock hours (3 STEM & 3 Equity) for implementing adaptations. The workshops are free thanks to funding by ClimeTime and Boeing. There is a PDEnroller fee to claim the clock hours ($3 per clock hour).
The stipend for this work will be paid by IslandWood. The maximum stipend is $200, and is dependent on what the work completed.
Dates/Times and Locations:
Asynchronous Pre-Work: due September 22, 2024
Session 1: September 25, 2024 from 4-5:30pm (Zoom)
Session 2: October 16, 2024 from 4-5:30pm (Zoom)
Session 3: November 20, 2024 from 4-5:30pm (Zoom)
Speaker
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Brad Street