Professional Learning Spotlight
February is Black History Month
Black History Month provides teachers with an opportunity to feature the stories and voices of African American scientists, engineers and mathematicians in the context of their science instruction. Take a look at this post, Ten Black Scientists that Science Teachers Should Know About, from PBS that highlights some amazing African American Scientists.
Black History Month provides teachers with an opportunity to feature the stories and voices of African American scientists, engineers and mathematicians in the context of their science instruction. Take a look at this post, Ten Black Scientists that Science Teachers Should Know About, from PBS that highlights some amazing African American Scientists.
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QUEST 2020 Summer Institute
Princeton University is offering STEM professional learning at our QUEST 2020 summer institute for K-12 STEM teachers.
QUEST includes weather, math, lead in drinking water, current science research and the impact of wild fires. Teachers focus on understanding current scientific phenomenon and mathematics problems. QUEST builds K-12 teachers' knowledge of science and math content and practices through laboratory experiments and field experiences. Quest is co-taught by current Princeton University researchers and teachers at Princeton University July 6-9 and in the field July 27-30, 2020.
Get all the details here... https://teacherprep.princeton.edu/quest2020
Princeton University is offering STEM professional learning at our QUEST 2020 summer institute for K-12 STEM teachers.
QUEST includes weather, math, lead in drinking water, current science research and the impact of wild fires. Teachers focus on understanding current scientific phenomenon and mathematics problems. QUEST builds K-12 teachers' knowledge of science and math content and practices through laboratory experiments and field experiences. Quest is co-taught by current Princeton University researchers and teachers at Princeton University July 6-9 and in the field July 27-30, 2020.
Get all the details here... https://teacherprep.princeton.edu/quest2020
2019 New Jersey Science Convention
Webinar: Reaching All Students in Science
Don't miss the recording of Reaching All Students in Science, a 30-minute equity-focused webinar presented by Achieve's own Vanessa Wolbrink. In the webinar, Vanessa dives into four key features of equity in the classroom: relevant and engaging phenomena, asset-based thinking, student agency and identity, and accessibility.
Don't miss the recording of Reaching All Students in Science, a 30-minute equity-focused webinar presented by Achieve's own Vanessa Wolbrink. In the webinar, Vanessa dives into four key features of equity in the classroom: relevant and engaging phenomena, asset-based thinking, student agency and identity, and accessibility.
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The New Jersey Department of Education has a robust offering of free workshops and sessions
All WPS staff can attend BCPDI offerings at no cost!
Helpful Teacher Pages
NGSS HUB
THE NSTA NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS HUB OFFERS INFORMATION, RESOURCES, NEWS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERT ADVICE IN UNDERSTANDING THE NGSS.
SCIENCE CHANNEL
The Science Channel offers a wide variety of materials, including games, quizzes, news updates, blogs, and much more. Teachers and students alike can learn about various subjects in science through videos provided online. Students can experience everything from NASA to rockets to seeing how things are made. There are even live videos/livestreams and recordings like time lapses and environmental recordings that can be used to add another layer of scientific atmosphere either at an activity station or view together as a class.
Khan Academy
A great website to use to restore your science background knowledge.
Lesson Plan Information
Check out the District's website for due dates and lesson plan samples. See the file below for a Science lesson plan.
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