Concern: K-12 Science Standards
The
DRAFT Arizona Science Standards are available for review
until May 28th. Select “
Draft w/Internal Review: AZ Science Standards” so you can see the changes made internally at the AZ Department of Education. There is great concern among science educators that these internal changes have weakened the original draft standards. You can read the summary of concerns
here. For more information, please listen to
Melissa Sevigny‘s feature on KNAU
here.
ASTA Opportunities
The compiled list of Arizona Science Teacher Association opportunities is here.
CCESA Opportunities
The Coconino County Education Services Agency has put together a comprehensive catalog of their summer programs and services here.
NOAA Teacher Wksh in Flagstaff
This three-day,
highly interactive workshop will focus on gaining subject matter expertise, exploration of available resources, and development of instructional units for students to more deeply understand the components, connections and trends in our changing Southwest environment. Learn more and register at:
http://bit.ly/AZNOAAWorkshop
School Water Audit Academy
The 3-day School Water Audit Academy will prepare 4th-12th grade teachers from City of Flagstaff schools to engage their students in real world and relevant STEM learning with the help of an instructional specialist based at Coconino County Cooperative Extension Office. The Academy will be held on
July 11th-13th, 2018 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at Ponderosa High School.The academy will introduce you to systems thinking and will model the instruction of a real world and relevant STEM unit designed to engage your students in thinking, doing math that means something and discovery via the engineering design process. Arizona Project WET and the City of Flagstaff Water Department will assist you in every step of the way including two in-school interventions! You can inspire your students to take action and save water (and money) for your school by teaching the School Water Audit STEM unit.APW is partnering with the City of Flagstaff Water Department, Coconino County Educational Services Area and Coconino County Cooperative Extension to bring this program to Flagstaff. Thanks to the Flagstaff Water Conservation Program sponsorship there is no cost to participants. Lunch and lesson plans will be provided. Register at:
https://arizonawet.arizona.edu/FlagstaffSWAP2018
Sustainability in Schools Symposium
Registration due TODAY at 5 pm! Register here.
June 11th in Sedona. Only $25 per person for all this:
–award-winning teachers talking about their sustainability programs
–free materials you can use in your school
–gourmet lunch from chef Lisa Dahl
–certification for 6 hours of professional development
–(optional) farm-to-table tour of Verde Valley School’s composting/food waste/seed library/school farm
For more information, link here.
Centennial Forest Summer Camps
There is still room and scholarships available for the Centennial Forestry Camps this summer. See the flyer for more information! Junior Forester – June 11-15, Senior Forester -June 18-22, and Outdoor Leadership Academy – June 25 – 29. Contact: nau.edu/cfcamps – CFadmin@nau.edu – 928-523-6727 for more information.
More Summer Camps
Some summer camps are filling up, but you can find out about many STEM summer camps here!
McMillan Mesa Celebration
Do your students still need some service learning hours? There will be an invasive weeds pull on Saturday, May 19th from 9-11 am at the community event below!
