Opportunities and Resources

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has back inventory of educational posters. AGI’s Earth Science Week Poster Set features 10 posters each (30 total) from three different themes: Earth Materials in Our Lives (2020), Water Today and for the Future (2021), and Earth Science for a Sustainable World (2022). The posters come folded, open to 27” X 15”, and are double-sided. They are great to use with students as classroom sets to guide related activities and/or to share with colleagues and educators. 

 

Click here to see images of the posters and to order. We only charge shipping and handling. If you need more information on Earth Science week, please go to https://www.earthsciweek.org/.

Science Practices in Action: Asking Questions and Engaging in Argumentation from Evidence Using Wildfires as a Phenomenon  Support your students as they practice being scientists by engaging with locally relevant phenomena (wildfires). We will utilize science practices and demonstrate how scaffolded questioning leads to the development of claims with supporting evidence. This interactive workshop will focus on free, classroom ready resources from BioInteractive. While we’ll use wildfires as a phenomenon, the practices we’ll feature have applicability across curricular units for any high school life or environmental science course. Middle school educators who teach life science are also welcome to attend. Join us to refine your skills that engage and challenge student thinking! Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 am - 2:45 pm, Willamette ESD Free breakfast and lunch will be provided. PDUs certificates are available. Registration Link This workshop will be led by Kate Fisher, 2021 Clackamas Regional Teacher of the Year. Kate, an HHMI Ambassador, is a passionate and experienced biology educator, and is excited to connect and support biology, life science, and environmental science educators across our region. Questions? Contact Kate Fisher (kate.fisher@orecity.k12.or.us)

Cheese is Whey Cool Educator Workshop:

Join us November 7^th at 4:00 as we hear from Claudia Lucero with Urban Cheesecraft about how to make mozzarella cheese in your classroom! Participants of this workshop will receive a FREE cheese-making kit and curriculum materials to be used in their classroom. This workshop is open to educators K-12 with Next Generation Science Standards aligned curriculum. https://oregonaitc.org/programs/educator-workshops/

Questions? Contact Virginia Andrews, ISRY’s Research Project Manager, at vandrews2@mclean.harvard.edu or visit our website at www.isry.org/dos-middles-learning.  

Adopt a Cow:

How about adopting a 1,500-pound dairy cow for your program or classroom mascot? Don’t worry about finding a pen big enough to hold her. The photos and stories we’ll send you about her life on the farm will make her come alive for your students! The Discover Dairy “Adopt a Cow” program is an exciting, year-long experience for your program or classroom.

Throughout the program, you’ll get an inside look at dairy farming and be paired with a calf from a working dairy farm in Oregon. You’ll find out what her name is, when her birthday is, where she lives, and how the farmer takes care of her. You’ll also receive progress updates, photos of the cow, live chats from the farm, activity sheets for your students, suggested lessons that follow Common CORE standards, and even opportunities to write letters to your calf!  All updates are easily accessible via an online portal and app for Apple and Android. Enroll in the free program this school year before September 15 and join the moo-vement that has impacted 1+ million students across the globe! Visit www.discoverdairy.com/adopt to learn more about the free program.

 

 

https://www.vernier.com/product/active-learning-short-courses/

Active Learning in Introductory Physics Courses: Research-Based Strategies that Improve Student Learning 

• Date: July 29-31, 2024

• Location: Vernier Science Education, Beaverton, OR
• Presenters: David Sokoloff, University of Oregon; Ronald Thornton, Tufts University

         Cost   $225.00

Designed for those who teach introductory physics at universities, colleges and high schools, this hands-on course is for those wanting to make learning in their introductory courses more active, using research-validated, classroom-tested strategies that have been demonstrated to improve learning.

Early bird registration ends June 10, 2024.

Graduate credit will be available through the University of Oregon. Up to three graduate credits from the University of Oregon will be available for an additional $150/credit.

For more information, visit http://pages.uoregon.edu/sokoloff/CHAUT.htm

 All teachers, especially K-12, are welcome. 

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Pacific Northwest Section Annual Conference

Join us in sunny Yakima, WA to meet colleagues from around the Pacific

Northwest, share teaching techniques, and explore the amazing geology of the

eastern slopes of the Cascades!

For more information, click here:

Registration information:

• Registration link: https://nagt.org/nagt/sections/northwest/2024_reg.html

o Attendees have the option to add a guest for the dinner and keynote speaker on the 17th for $30.

What: Create a shared vision for the next 10 Years of Farm to School and School Gardens in Oregon. 

Why:  Over 20 years ago many ideas were germinating across the country about how we could improve the meals kids ate in schools in ways that could also help farmers prosper. Those ideas grew into a movement and then institutionally took root in Oregon when in 2007 the Oregon State Legislature created the statewide Farm to School and School Garden Program.

Fast forward 20 years, and Oregon is home to the robust Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network in partnership with public programs within the Oregon Departments of Agriculture and Education and at Oregon State University all working in concert with countless statewide non-profit organizations, Commodity Commission, individuals and private businesses. And its worked!

Farm to School 10 -Year Vision!.pdf

4^th and 5^th grade teachers, please check out this wonderful opportunity for your students on May 3, National Space Day, 10AM PST.

National Space Day - May 3[1].pdf

The US Navy is looking for men and women interested in NUC careers! The US Nuclear Power Industry is expected to offer 41,900 job positions by the year 2030 with a $94,970/year median salary. Historical hiring practices dictate that ~50% of operator positions witness hiring preference to operators with experience. The other ~50% includes individuals with the appropriate education level. Where do they find them? The US Navy has approximately 10,000 nuclear operators, many of whom go on to careers in the US Nuclear Power Industry. For more information about US Navy NUC careers, please see their flyer.