Professional Development January 2017 1/20/2017

2017 Summer Teacher Institute - Applications open For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/teacher-institute/summer Cost Stipend available

Exploratorium

Stipend: $2500

Three-week institutes focusing on physics, middle school–high school general science, life science, and mathematics for teachers new to the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. These institutes support the content and pedagogy described in the National and California State Standards. After completing one of these three-week professional development institutes, you become an alumnus of the Teacher Institute and are eligible to attend alumni institutes and workshops. The library also becomes available for project research. 1/21/2017

Raspberry Pi Basics with TechShop San Jose For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $75 per person (materials included)

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

(9 a.m. to noon ) This class is the first step in using a Raspberry Pi. Participants will learn basic architecture, hardware, software and setup, as well as common use functions throughout the GUI and command line.Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, richly capable single board computer (SBC) designed for educational settings and excellent for a wide range of hobby activities. Featuring a modest speed ARM processor and a half gigabyte of RAM, it has interfaces for flash SD, USB, ethernet, HDMI graphics, audio, LCD panels, digital cameras, and direct digital I/O. Space is limited. 1/21/2017

Math Festival in Los Altos For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th http://jrmf.org/register.php Cost $25

Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals Stipend:

Jullis Charter School, Los Altos, CA — January 21, 2017 Students in 4th through 8th graders are encouraged to attend BCS's Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival. This is an event whose mission is inspire students to explore the richness and beauty of mathematics through activities that encourage collaborative, creative problem-solving by providing problems, puzzles, and activities that are intriguing and accessible. The BCS Julia Robinson festival will be held on January 21, 2017 from 9:30-12:00pm at the BCS North Campus MPR. We are also looking for volunteers to help with the event. If you are interested in helping, there will be a one hour training session from 8:30-9:30am in the BCS north MPR before the festival starts. To volunteer, select "Adult Volunteer" from the ticket options. 1/21/2017

Into the Redwood Forest- Teacher Workshop For Grades: 3rd;4th https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/education/elementary.htm Cost FREE

Muir Woods National Monument Stipend:

In order to participate in the free Park as Classroom field trips you must take one of their introductory classes.

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1/21/2017

Classroom Aquarium Education Program Workshop in Oakland CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th Region https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/CAEP/R3/Workshops Cost $25 Stipend: (50-100% of equipment cost wil Teachers in the East Bay including Contra Costa and Alameda Counties and the cities of Tracy and Vallejo 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

1/21/2017

Tech Challenge Adviser Training For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.thetech.org/thetechchallenge/participantevents Cost free

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

Adviser training clinics are designed for advisers, parents and teachers. Training emphasizes support strategies, student safety and examples of open-ended questions, and it offers advice for first-time advisers. Advisers must be at least 18 years old. Only one adviser per team is recommended. Being an adviser is a rewarding experience, and you’ll learn a lot as you support your team through the design process. To learn more about how you can best provide that support, read through our Adviser Guide. Registration guarantees a space in the training. Walk-ins are welcome if space permits. All sessions are from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at The Tech. 1/21/2017 1/22/2017

Wilderness First Aid For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/wilderness-medicine/wilderness-first-aid/ Cost $195 Stipend:

Bay Area Wilderness Training

This highly experiential 16-hour class is for anyone who wants to learn how to handle emergency medical situations in the backcountry. It covers basic wilderness first aid topics such as: patient assessment, shock and bleeding, head and spinal injuries, wounds, heat and cold illnesses and much more. Wilderness First Aid certification from Foster Calm available after successful completion of the course and wilderness exam. 1/23/2017

Webinar: Aeronautics - Come Fly with Us: Smart Skies For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

3:30 PM PDT -Participants will learn about resources using air traffic control to teach Distance equals rate times time problems. This webinar addresses Common Core Mathematics Standards - Operations and Algebraic Thinking. 1/23/2017

DataStreme Atmosphere Science Education Course - begins 1/23/17 American Meteorological Society For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/education-careers/education-program/k-12-teachers/datastreme-program Cost FREE Stipend: The AMS has received major support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a Teacher Professional Development Project with a strong leadership component. In response, the DataStreme Project has been developed and is being implemented nationwide. The DataStreme Project is an innovative set of internet-based distance-learning courses directed towards middle-school teachers, but open to all K-12 teachers. The course, DataStreme Atmosphere - focuses on the study of the atmospheric environment; DataStreme Ocean - explores the ocean in the Earth system; and DataStreme Earth's Climate System (ECS) incorporates inquiry-based instructional strategies and a holistic concept of Earth from oceanic, atmospheric and terrestrial climate and problem-focused perspectives.

1/24/2017

NexMap: Literacy, Craft, Civic Engagement: A Paper Circuitry Project for L2 The Tech Museum of Innovation For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $35 per person Stipend:

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(9 a.m. to noon ) Join NEXMAP for a hands-on workshop to learn how young people can use paper circuitry to develop their writing, voice opinions and showcase creative expression. Using a series of design exercises that introduce strategies for organizing information, gathering feedback, and refining and developing ideas, educators and young people can explore possibilities for student voice and civic engagement. 1/24/2017

Tour - Elementary For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/lighthouse-creativity-lab-5950964179 Cost FREE

Lighthouse Community Charter School Stipend:

Tours are a great way to see what making looks like integrated into a classroom. We will discuss the Lighthouse Creativity Lab program, see making in at least one K-12 class, answer questions, and hear a little about your plans. 1/25/2017

Monthly Lecture - Addressing California’s Tsunami Hazard For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.ncgeolsoc.org/meetings.htm#Meetings Cost $1 for K-12 Teachers

Northern California Geological Society Stipend:

The NCGS meets each last Wednesday of the month in Orinda at the Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd. There is a social period at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. a talk (no dinner). Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers. 1/25/2017

Webinar: Staying Healthy in Space: Engineering in Life Sciences For Grades: 5th;6th;7th;8th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE Stipend:

NASA Education

4:00 PM PDT With NGSS around the corner, much attention has focused on engineering in the classroom primarily as it pertains to robotics. In this webinar we will learn about how NASA scientists use biology and health sciences to keep astronauts nourished and fit while braving the dangers of space. Participants will develop eating and exercise regiments using engineering design, aligning to NGSS standards. 1/26/2017

Webinar:Pi in the Sky! How NASA uses Math For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

5:00 PM PDT In this free workshop, a NASA/JPL education specialist will introduce educators to our popular Pi in the Sky math problem set. These illustrated math problems give students a chance to apply the mathematical constant pi to some of the real calculations space explorers use every day. The problem set can be used as a handout or poster to show students, and especially visual learners, all kinds of stellar applications of the math they're learning in school. This activity meets Next Generation Science and Common Core Math standards. 1/28/2017

NGSS STEM Conferences For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ngss-stem Cost ?

Exploratorium

Stipend:

Are you wondering how to integrate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into your middle- or high-school classroom? Join the Exploratorium’s Teacher Institute for a daylong conference, which features a plenary session, your choice of three hands-on workshops, and activities you can use in your classroom to engage students and meet the new standards. Lunch is included, and you’ll leave with handouts of the activities covered in all of the sessions. One (1) semester-unit of Continuing Education credit is also available for an additional fee (to be paid at the conference).

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1/28/2017

Makey - Makey For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $35 per person

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

(9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ) Join the Design Challenge Learning Institute and Makey Makey Education team for a fun hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award-winning Makey Makey invention kit. Explore how to teach circuits and conductivity using Makey Makeys, and then put your skills to use designing your own inventions! We’ll end the day with a “train-the-trainer” segment to prepare you to train other teachers to use Makey Makey. All participants who complete the workshop will receive a FREE Makey Makey ($49.95 value)! Curious about Makey Makey? 1/28/2017

Bay Area Wilderness Camping at the Presidio Training - 1-day Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/camping-at-the-presidio/ Cost $45 Stipend: (1-day Sat. training for WLT/FLT Alumni) The CAP Leadership Training is designed to provide group leaders with the skills and resources to plan and lead a youth camping trip in the Presidio and beyond. During the two-day, one-night training session, group leaders acquire technical camping skills and become familiar with the Presidio's natural and cultural resources. They are trained to lead place-based nature hikes and other outdoor activities as well as learn about the process for reserving a camping trip through the CAP program. After participants complete the CAP Leadership Training program, they can begin to prepare for their camping trip to the Presidio's Rob Hill Campground.

1/30/2017

Webinar: Spring 1 (Jan. 30 - March 12, 2017) For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://learn.amnh.org/ Cost $520

American Museum of Natural History Stipend:

Register by January 16 - Classes include topics such as: Climate Change, Earth: Inside and Out, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics, Genethics, The Diversity of Fishes, Water, The Ocean System, The Solar System 1/31/2017

Webinar: NASA LaRC 100 Webinar For Grades: 6th;7th;8th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

1:00 PM PDT - This webinar will focus for the first half hour on clouds and their role in the Earth’s Energy Budget and implementation ideas using GLOBE for different types of classroom settings as part of Earth Right Now: LaRC 100th digital badge. We will also talk about student badge implementations, extension ideas and extra resources. The second half hour will be very similar but centered on the engineering design process using the Drag Race to Mars Engineering Design Challenge as part of Journey to Mars: LaRC 100th digital badge. The last half hour will then focus on forces and motion and math calculations using paper airplanes and testing different materials as part of Aeronautics: LaRC 100th digital badge. 1/31/2017

Deadline to apply: 6 Star Science Online PD For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th www.frontiersinphys.org Cost FREE

American Physiological Society Stipend: stipend

participate in a dynamic and interactive virtual learning community that focuses on exploring effective teaching strategies, understanding the research process, and enhancing classroom materials. Some fellowships also include attendance at the APS annual meeting. Fellows receive a stipend for their work.

February 2017

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2/1/2017

Webinar: Place-based Education For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://greenteacher.com/webinars/ Cost FREE

Green Teacher

Stipend:

(4:30-5:30pm PST)n contrast to so much of schooling that is presented with little or no context, place-based education offers educators opportunities to build skills, knowledge, and aptitudes with engaging storylines. Places—natural and built, rural, urban and suburban all provide compelling narratives which students can investigate as they build the many points of understanding and proficiencies required in K-12 schooling. The presentation will include examples and discussion about what constitutes excellent place-based curriculum and student work and how these authentic products inspire deep learning. 2/2/2017

Maker Educator Workshop For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/acoe-core-learning-team-6478769131 Cost FREE

Alameda County Office of Education Stipend:

Maker Ed PD series will strategically will focus on the effective integration of making into core areas. 1st Thursday of each month, 4:30 to 6:30. Focus areas are: * Engineering and NGSS in the makerspace (hydroelectric wheel and other challenges) * Making History: Invention, ingenuity as a driver of history. * Break to make : finding useful components in e-waste, discard technology, etc, and making new things. * 3D modeling historical sites. Combining Math, design, and history. *IoT in the classroom: hack everyday objects with raspberry Pis and coding libraries. * Game design & physics in Scratch * DIY Robots * Virtual Reality and Google Cardboard 2/2/2017 2/3/2017

Designing Making Experiences For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/lighthouse-creativity-lab-5950964179?s=21542083 Cost $300 Stipend:

Lighthouse Community Charter School

Spend two days planning a K-12 making project or unit of your choice and leave with a project example made by you. While being immersed in a making environment, you will make and develop, test and troubleshoot the making curriculum or project of your choice for your K-12 classroom or school. 2/4/2017

Tech Challenge Adviser Training For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.thetech.org/thetechchallenge/participantevents Cost free

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

Adviser training clinics are designed for advisers, parents and teachers. Training emphasizes support strategies, student safety and examples of open-ended questions, and it offers advice for first-time advisers. Advisers must be at least 18 years old. Only one adviser per team is recommended. Being an adviser is a rewarding experience, and you’ll learn a lot as you support your team through the design process. To learn more about how you can best provide that support, read through our Adviser Guide. Registration guarantees a space in the training. Walk-ins are welcome if space permits. All sessions are from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at The Tech. 2/4/2017

FEAST -Fun Exchanges & Activities for Science Teachers For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.chabotspace.org/feast.htm Cost FREE

Chabot Space and Science Center Stipend:

The Body – Human Anatomy

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2/4/2017

Introduction to the NGSS For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.calacademy.org/events/teacher-workshops Cost $20

California Academy of Sciences Stipend:

9:30 am - 4:00 pm. - How will science education be transformed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Dive into the Framework for K-12 Education to discover the principles underlying the NGSS. Gain experience with the scientific practices, cross-cutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas that comprise the new framework, and learn how to read those NGSS tables! This beginner's-level overview will give you the tools and confidence to start preparing for the new standards. 2/9/2017

Tour Middle & High School For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/lighthouse-creativity-lab-5950964179 Cost FREE

Lighthouse Community Charter School Stipend:

Tours are a great way to see what making looks like integrated into a classroom. We will discuss the Lighthouse Creativity Lab program, see making in at least one K-12 class, answer questions, and hear a little about your plans. 2/10/2017

Summer Research Teacher Fellowship - Application Deadline For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th www.frontiersinphys.org Cost FREE

American Physiological Society Stipend: $5,700 + 300 for materials

Online application due no later than: February 10, 2017 Notifications: Late March 2017 · $5,700 for research work and assignments, $300 for a classroom materials grant, Travel expenses to Experimental Biology Conference. Research Teacher Fellows Program: In this year-long professional development fellowship, teachers nationwide 1) immerse themselves in cutting-edge biomedical research for 7-8 weeks; 2) enhance their teaching skills in Six Star Science principles (student-centered instruction, diversity/equity, technology, assessment, current scientific content, and reflecting on teaching and learning); and 3) build networks with scientists locally and nationally by attending a scientific conference. 2/11/2017

Saturday Seminar: It’s NOT "Whatever" For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://bit.ly/SaturdaySeminarPart2 Cost FREE

Bay Area Science Project

Stipend:

CHANGE of DATE! “It’s NOT Whatever: Dangerous Teacher Development towards Innovating and Recreating You” DATE: Februuary 11, 2017, 08:45AM - 12:15PM LOCATION: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St., Berkeley, CA 947031 COST: Free DESCRIPTION "It's NOT Whatever: Dangerous Teacher Development towards Innovating and Recreating You" It’s whatever. People say this when they feel they are powerless and must accept a situation. Assata Shakur, however, asserted the more we get used to our oppression, the more we think of it as the normal state of things. Such a phenomena is created by both structural and cultural conditions, as well as one's personal relationship to change and sense making. If this problem can be located at these intersections, so can potential solutions. “It’s NOT Whatever,” allows us to re-imagine a “dangerous” (Ladson Billings, 1999) kind of teacher development that authentically cultivates humanizing, critically conscious, intellectually engaged, and reflective practitioners.

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2/9/2017 2/11/2017

23rd Annual Space Exploration Educators Conference For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://spacecenter.org/teacher-programs/teachers-seec/ Cost $279

NASA Education

Stipend:

At Space Center Houston - This conference is for Grades K-12 – and not just for science teachers! Space Center Houston strives to use space to teach across the curriculum. The activities presented can be used for science, language arts, mathematics, history, and more! Space Center Houston is proud to continue offering the educational opportunity of a lifetime! Experience three days of complete submersion into the out-of-this world adventure of space exploration! Attend sessions hosted by the actual scientists and engineers working on these exciting endeavors including the International Space Station, Mars exploration, and the planets beyond. Hear from the astronauts leading the charge in exploration! Come learn about the bold vision to send humans back to the Moon and off to Mars! Attend sessions presented by educators and receive ready to implement classroom ideas and experience minds-on, hands-on fun! Network with fellow educators, take back a multitude of cross curriculum ideas and activities and earn 24 hours of Continuing Professional Education credit. 2/11/2017

EEI Training at Chabot Space and Science For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.californiaeei.org/training/in-person-trainings/ Cost free

California Education and the Environment Initiative Stipend:

Come learn about the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI), a free K-12 curriculum that teaches critical-skills in science and history-social science using environmental topics, such as water and energy, as a lens. To register please send an email to Karen Fong at [email protected] with "EEI" in the subject line. Please include your name, grade and school district in the body of the email. 2/11/2017

Webinar: Exploring Three-Dimensional Instruction For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/online_courses/VC_170211.aspx Cost $63 Stipend:

National Science Teachers Association

FOUR hours of exploring three-dimensional teaching and learning—including an overview of the NGSS and its architecture, as well as an introduction to the science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts. Whether your state has formally adopted the NGSS or has adopted similar three-dimensional standards, this virtual conference offers a strong foundation on which to build your implementation efforts. At the end of the virtual conference, participants will be able to: Communicate the essential aspects of the three dimensions of NGSS Construct an explanation on how the three dimensions are integrated in NGSS Analyze lessons to identify ways to make them more student-centered Identify phenomena that can drive student learning Develop a professional learning plan to improve science instruction 2/13/2017 2/14/2017

Discover Design Thinking Workshop Stanford University For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYpHBc_Nt7QT_LIbBYyPEnhe5XILgQFQKhQz9jlOPmcGzvCQ/vie Cost FREE Stipend: This introductory workshop is a 2-day deep dive into design thinking igniting the creative confidence in educators. Participants will have the opportunity to build their design thinking skills, connect with like-minded educators, and become part of the K12 Lab Network community. Every applicant is asked to apply with at least one collaborator from his/her school site and each individual must complete his/her own application. There is no cost to those admitted, but you must pay your own transportation and lodging. Breakfast and lunch are included both days.

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2/15/2017

Webinar: Technology Enables Exploration For Grades: 2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

1:00 PM PST - Technology Enables Exploration: Designing Shoebox Satellites and Rovers in the classroom. NASA Educator Professional is presenting a STEAM webinar to encourage educators to complete an Engineering Design Challenge using the “Ask, Imagine and Plan” engineering design process with their students. Participants will review the Teacher guides available on line at no cost. These shoebox challenges incorporate simple machines and scientific missions. We will review lesson plans, materials, student handouts Instructional strategies, protocols, assessments and cross-curricular implementation. 2/15/2017

Webinar: Supporting Student Investigations For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Stipend:

3:00 PM PST Scientists are curious. Designing experiments and interpreting complex data is the foundation all scientists have. Fortunately these are skills your students can develop! Students can even share their findings in our student publication magazine BirdSleuth Investigator just like a real scientists would. In this webinar, educators will: * Learn the factors of a fair experiment. * Discover common mistakes with data interpretation and visualization. * Explore opportunities for students to share their projects with their classmates, communities, and the educational community. 2/16/2017

Webinar: Supporting Student Investigations For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Stipend:

5:00 PM PST Scientists are curious. Designing experiments and interpreting complex data is the foundation all scientists have. Fortunately these are skills your students can develop! Students can even share their findings in our student publication magazine BirdSleuth Investigator just like a real scientists would. In this webinar, educators will: * Learn the factors of a fair experiment. * Discover common mistakes with data interpretation and visualization. * Explore opportunities for students to share their projects with their classmates, communities, and the educational community. 2/17/2017 2/18/2017

2017 Physics Teacher Education Conference - Atlanta For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.phystec.org/conferences/ Cost ?

Physics Teacher Education Coalition Stipend:

February 17, 2017 - February 18, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The Physics Teacher Education Coalitions Annual Conference is the nation's largest meeting dedicated to the education of future physics teachers - featuring workshops on best practices, panel discussions by national leaders as well as excellent networking opportunities for physics teacher educators. 2/18/2017

Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse! For Grades: 5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.astrosociety.org/eclipseworkshop Cost $50

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Stipend: Membership in ASP, Universe a

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On August 21, 2017, the Moon will pass directly in front of the Sun, a phenomenon viewable throughout the country! While the path of the total solar eclipse passes through Oregon, observers in northern California will experience from a 75 to 90 percent partial solar eclipse. At a time when many schools are in session! In this workshop, learn how you can take advantage of this spectacular teachable moment, and engage your class and community in investigating and experiencing the eclipse. Workshop sessions will actively engage participants in an NGSS storyline approach to understanding the how and why of both solar and lunar eclipses. When: October 8, 2016; 9:00am–12:30pm Where: College of San Mateo, 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo, CA For more information email or call: Brian Kruse / [email protected] / 415-715-1426 2/20/2017

Webinar: The Power of Positive, Inspiring Solutions For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://greenteacher.com/webinars/ Cost FREE

Green Teacher

Stipend:

(4:30-5:30pm PST) The webinar will showcase the power of positive, inspiring solutions to the worries that are causing so many young people to lose hope, including the climate crisis, the wider ecological crisis, which includes the oceans filling up with plastic, and larger economic and political worries. It will show how, using a positive three-step approach, you can turn worry into hope, and then into action. 2/22/2017

Monthly Lecture - The Geology and Landscapes of Iceland For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.ncgeolsoc.org/meetings.htm#Meetings Cost $1 for K-12 Teachers

Northern California Geological Society Stipend:

The NCGS meets each last Wednesday of the month in Orinda at the Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd. There is a social period at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. a talk (no dinner). Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers. 2/23/2017

Webinar: Using Models and Data to Understand Clouds For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

5:00 PM PDT -Picking Up STEAM: Using Models and Data to Understand Clouds. Practice STEAM through the use of inquiry based science activities from the NASA curriculum guides. The activities and N.A.S.A. educational websites introduced will provide the educators new curriculum ideas to assist in reaching the NGSS and CORE learning outcomes standards.This STEAM webinar will guide participants through inquiry based learning activities related to Clouds, Phase Change, Light, Water Cycle, Weather and Climate. Students will use authentic data sets and modeling STEAM lessons. 2/23/2017

Webinar: Deep Sea Science in the Classroom For Grades: 1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html Cost FREE

National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration Stipend:

3 pm Pacific - Deep Sea Science in the Classroom: Exploring Coral Communities of the West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries. Take your students on an incredible journey hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the ocean, without ever leaving the classroom! Using research footage from Remotely Operated Vehicles, your students will be able to utilize real scientific methods to explore the unique deep sea coral communities found in our West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries. They will investigate threats, such as ocean acidification, that these precious ecosystems face and learn the importance of long-term scientific monitoring and protection. This program is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and all materials are available for teachers to download from the web free of cost. 2/23/2017

Webinar: Males vs. Females: Feeding Behavior of Northern Elephant Seals For Grades: 1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html Cost FREE Stipend:

National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration

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3 pm Pacific - Male and female northern elephant seals exhibit dramatic differences in size, shape and behavior. My research compares the feeding behavior of male and female seals to understand how the sexes use marine resources throughout the North Pacific Ocean. 2/23/2017 2/25/2017

Citizen Science 2017 Conference For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://citizenscienceassociation.org/conference/ Cost not posted yet

Citizen Science Association Stipend:

CSA is pleased to announce that CitSci2017 will be hosted in a city increasingly known as a hub for citizen science: Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)! Raleigh is the epicenter of many cutting-edge citizen science initiatives that involve multi-museum partnerships (eMammal International, Neighborhood Nestwatch), museum-university partnerships (Belly Button Biodiversity, Arthropods of Our Homes, and Cat Tracker as parts of Your Wild Life), and innovative ways to bring citizen science into classrooms (NSF-funded Students Discover grant). As well, the Museum’s nearby Prairie Ridge Ecostation is a testing, demonstration and training site for many other citizen science projects (e.g. Dragonfly Detectives). 2017 Conference hosts include the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Office of Public Science in the College of Sciences at North Carolina State University in collaboration with the Greater Raleigh Visitors and Convention Bureau. 2/25/2017

Arduino Part 1: Building an Arduino with TechShop San Jose For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $75 per person (materials included)

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

(9 a.m. to noon) Learn how you can use an Arduino in your classroom. Arduino is a microcontroller — a small computer with a single function plus a cornucopia of add-on boards with functions like GPS, WiFi and card readers. With Arduino, classroom possibilities are endless! An Arduino can be programmed to monitor sensors and watch for inputs like temperature, pressure, light, voltage or a button or switch. You can even incorporate programming to control switches, relays, motors and other outputs. Educators will gain basic skills and knowledge that can be easily scaled across grade levels and subjects. This workshop will teach participants the first step in using the Arduino: soldering the parts onto the circuit board. Come to class with some basic soldering experience and get help and guidance while assembling the board. See our webpage for more soldering workshops! Materials fee includes an Arduino Educato. 2/25/2017 2/26/2017

Camping at the Presidio Training Bay Area Wilderness Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/camping-at-the-presidio/ Cost $45 Stipend: The CAP Leadership Training is designed to provide group leaders with the skills and resources to plan and lead a youth camping trip in the Presidio and beyond. During the two-day, one-night training session, group leaders acquire technical camping skills and become familiar with the Presidio's natural and cultural resources. They are trained to lead place-based nature hikes and other outdoor activities as well as learn about the process for reserving a camping trip through the CAP program. After participants complete the CAP Leadership Training program, they can begin to prepare for their camping trip to the Presidio's Rob Hill Campground.

2/27/2017

Webinar: Technology Enables Exploration For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;PK;TK https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

1:00 PM PST - Technology Enables Exploration: Designing Satellites and Rovers in the classroom. NASA Educator Professional is presenting a STEAM webinar to encourage educators to complete an Engineering Design Challenge using the “Ask, Imagine and Plan” engineering design process with their students. Participants will review the Teacher guides available on line at no cost at: www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/#.V8Q5k_krJhE The guides are leveled to grades K-2,3-5 and 6-8 and include all of the activities, material lists, Instructional strategies, protocols, tutorials, assessments and cross-curricular implementation.

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3/2/2017

Maker Educator Workshop For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/acoe-core-learning-team-6478769131 Cost FREE

Alameda County Office of Education Stipend:

Maker Ed PD series will strategically will focus on the effective integration of making into core areas. 1st Thursday of each month, 4:30 to 6:30. Focus areas are: * Engineering and NGSS in the makerspace (hydroelectric wheel and other challenges) * Making History: Invention, ingenuity as a driver of history. * Break to make : finding useful components in e-waste, discard technology, etc, and making new things. * 3D modeling historical sites. Combining Math, design, and history. *IoT in the classroom: hack everyday objects with raspberry Pis and coding libraries. * Game design & physics in Scratch * DIY Robots * Virtual Reality and Google Cardboard 3/1/2017 3/3/2017

Teacher Educator Institute Engineering is Elementary For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/workshops-and-professional-development/workshops Cost $450 Stipend: In Boston - If you’re a professional development provider, this workshop prepares you to facilitate EiE professional development workshops for teachers in your school, district, or state. Like all EiE workshops, our Teacher Educator Institute is hands-on and learner-driven. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the pedagogy and structure of the EiE curriculum. And you’ll take away a large collection of valuable resources to help you facilitate your own EiE workshops. During this 2 ½ day workshop, you will * experience two different EiE units as a learner and as a teacher. * become familiar with the EiE curriculum, including the structure of the units and the pedagogical approach. * gain foundational knowledge of technology, engineering, and the engineering design process. * reflect on the strategies used by your workshop facilitators and the philosophical underpinnings of the EiE curriculum.

3/4/2017

Hiking Leadership Training Bay Area Wilderness Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/hiking-leadership-training/ Cost $10 - includes lunch and snacks Stipend: The Hiking Leadership Training (HLT) is designed to train teachers and youth workers how to plan, organize, and lead fun and safe hikes with youth. Novice and experienced hikers will gain new leadership and facilitation skills. Some of the topics covered during the training include: fun games for the trail, leave no trace, the natural history of open spaces, risk management, meal planning, navigation, and more. Registration for this course includes snacks and lunch. Participants are expected to wear footwear appropriate for hiking. Bay Area Wilderness Training can provide boots upon request. Participants are not expected to buy new clothing for this training. The HLT is a partnership program between Bay Area Wilderness Training and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm Location: South Bay open space preserves

3/4/2017

FEAST -Fun Exchanges & Activities for Science Teachers For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.chabotspace.org/feast.htm Cost FREE

Chabot Space and Science Center Stipend:

Microbiology (Nanotechnology, Nanotoxicology??)

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3/4/2017 3/5/2017

Wilderness First Aid For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/wilderness-medicine/wilderness-first-aid/ Cost $195 Stipend:

Bay Area Wilderness Training

This highly experiential 16-hour class is for anyone who wants to learn how to handle emergency medical situations in the backcountry. It covers basic wilderness first aid topics such as: patient assessment, shock and bleeding, head and spinal injuries, wounds, heat and cold illnesses and much more. Wilderness First Aid certification from Foster Calm available after successful completion of the course and wilderness exam. 3/7/2017

Earth Art -Gardens as Inspiration for Creativity - WCCUSD only For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th http://www.westcountyschoolgardens.org/events.html Cost FREE

West County DIGS

Stipend: $33 per hour

@ Madera Elementary. March 7 and 21. Must attend both sessions. Sign up through district website 3/8/2017

Teacher Open House For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.sfbaymsi.org/schoolprograms/teacherenrichmentevent.html Cost FREE Stipend:

Marine Science Institute

4:30-6:30pm - We will be discussing how we support NGSS, activity ideas, and programs that we offer. There will be something there for teachers of all grades. Registration will be encouraged, however the link is not setup yet. Interested teachers can view our website www.sfbaymsi.org for information or contact Denise Mohsenin [email protected] . 3/8/2017

Webinar: Technology Enables Exploration: Designing Satellites and Rovers NASA Education For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th;PK;TK https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE Stipend: 1:00 PM PDT -Earth Right Now: Elementary GLOBE; Using Picture books to initiate STEAM PBL. NASA EPDC presents : Science-based storybooks designed to introduce students to key concepts in water, soil, clouds, seasons, ,aerosols, climate and Earth system studies.The Elementary GLOBE program explores Classroom learning activities complementing the science content covered in each storybook that are designed to further engage students in GLOBE's 7 investigation areas.

3/6/2017 3/9/2017

Fundamentals of Inquiry For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fundamentals-of-inquiry-registration-19843583693 Cost 1,250 – $1,350 Stipend:

Exploratorium

A workshop for professional developers presented by the Exploratorium's Institute for Inquiry® In this four-day workshop, you'll explore ways to support classroom teachers as they move toward an inquiry-based approach in which students take more responsibility for their learning. Participants will: Practice science inquiry as it relates to the Science Practices in the NGSS. Learn how to apply these activities to different professional development programs. Examine techniques of effective professional development design, such as how to sequence activities, match activities to learning goals, and facilitate discussions to advance teachers' thinking practices. 3/9/2017 3/10/2017

Lighthouse Community Designing Making Experiences in Palo Alto Charter School For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-making-experiences-registration-15998963330?aff=es2 Cost $300 Stipend: Spend two days planning a K-12 making project or unit of your choice and leave with a project example made by you. While being immersed in a making environment, you will make and develop, test and troubleshoot the making curriculum or project of your choice for your K-12 classroom or school.

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3/9/2017 3/10/2017

Everyone Engineers! Engineering is Elementary For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/workshops-and-professional-development/workshops Cost $250 Stipend: In Boston - This workshop prepares elementary school teachers to use the EiE curriculum to integrate engineering and science instruction in the classroom. This learner-driven workshop is designed to build your knowledge of engineering and your confidence in teaching it. You’ll get hands-on experience with EiE materials and insights into the most effective strategies for teaching the curriculum. During this two-day, hands-on workshop, you will * gain foundational knowledge of technology, engineering, and the engineering design process * become familiar with how EiE curriculum units are structured * become familiar with EiE’s underlying pedagogical approach * experience two different EiE units, both as a learner and as a teacher * reflect on the learning experiences your students will have with EiE * reflect on the instructional strategies you’ve learned

3/9/2017 3/10/2017

Next Generation Science in the Garden Workshop For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th http://www.lifelab.org/for-educators/workshops/gcworkshops/ Cost $300

Life Lab Science Program

Stipend:

Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious one-day workshop. Explore ways to teach nutrition through gardening, harvesting and meal preparation in Life Lab’s Chez Panisse Garden Kitchen. You’ll learn how effective ways to encourage kids grades 2-8 to eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle. Participants will sample the bounty of the farm and harvest to prepare a nutritious lunch. You’ll receive an activity packet with gardening and nutrition lessons, recipes, and garden kitchen resources. 3/11/2017

Saturday Seminar: Innovate and Create For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://bit.ly/SaturdaySeminarPart2 Cost FREE

Bay Area Science Project

Stipend:

“It’s NOT Whatever: Dangerous Teacher Development towards Innovating and Recreating You” DATE: January 21st, 2017, 08:45AM - 12:15PM LOCATION: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St., Berkeley, CA 947031 COST: Free 3/14/2017

Webinar: Gardening for Birds For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Stipend:

3:00 PM PST Spring is in the air and kids are anxious to get outdoors. School gardens provide the context for lessons across subjects and offer a wonderful opportunity to engage students in hands-on, project-based learning. Students who engage in school gardening are likely to experience academic, physical, emotional, social, and even behavioral benefits. School gardens not only benefit students, but they can also benefit birds! In this webinar, educators will: * Learn the key steps to successful gardens. * Understand how simple changes and additions make a garden bird friendly. * Problem solve several challenges school gardeners may face. 3/15/2017

Webinar: Gardening for Birds For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Stipend:

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5:00 PM PST Spring is in the air and kids are anxious to get outdoors. School gardens provide the context for lessons across subjects and offer a wonderful opportunity to engage students in hands-on, project-based learning. Students who engage in school gardening are likely to experience academic, physical, emotional, social, and even behavioral benefits. School gardens not only benefit students, but they can also benefit birds! In this webinar, educators will: * Learn the key steps to successful gardens. * Understand how simple changes and additions make a garden bird friendly. * Problem solve several challenges school gardeners may face. 3/17/2017

PLT/ Schoolyard Habitat Program For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;PK;TK http://ucanr.edu/sites/PLT_UCCE/Attend_a_Workshop/Workshop_Calendar/ Cost ? Stipend:

Project Learning Tree

Sonoma Redwoods. Details coming soon. 3/18/2017

WestEd: Making Math Accessible to English Language Learners For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $350 per person (includes materials and light breakfast) Stipend:

The Tech Museum of Innovation

(9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ) 2 days March 18 and 25 - Using the principles and approaches described in Making Mathematics Accessible to English Learners: A Guidebook for Teachers, this two - part professional development for schools and districts helps prepare teachers to provide access for all students as they implement the college- and career-readiness standards. Teams of 2 to 3 are encouraged. 3/20/2017

Webinar: Spring 2 (March 20 - April 30, 2017) For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://learn.amnh.org/ Cost $520

American Museum of Natural History Stipend:

Register by March 6 - Climate Change, Earth: Inside and Out, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics, Genethics, The Diversity of Fishes, Water, The Ocean System, The Solar System 3/22/2017

Webinar: Explore Your Own Watershed with Underwater Remotely Operated National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration For Grades: 1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html Cost FREE Stipend: 3 pm Pacific - Building your own ROV is not as complicated as you think! Find out how students near Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary are designing and building their own ROVs to explore the Thunder Bay River and Lake Huron, as well as participate in environmental stewardship projects. This webinar will showcase how ROVs are used to explore our national marine sanctuaries and provide a basic overview of designing and building ROVs with students for your own explorations!

3/21/2017 3/22/2017

Green Schools National Conference - Atlanta, GA For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th;PK http://greenschoolsconference.org/ Cost $375 Stipend:

Green Schools National Network

The Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE) brings together green schools thought leaders and champions, including educators, school administrators, nonprofit and corporate partners, and elected officials, to advance the shared vision of green schools for all within this generation. 3/24/2017 3/26/2017

AEOE Statewide Spring Conference 2017 For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://aeoe.org/events/ Cost $50+

Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Stipend:

Statewide Spring Conference at Jones Gulch, La Honda, CA

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4/22/2017 3/26/2017

National Service-Learning Conference @ Disneyland For Grades: 3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://servicelearningconference.org/ Cost $525

National Service-Learning Conference Stipend:

When you attend Dare to Dream, you’ll be joining more than one thousand students, educators, and government leaders from across the country and around the globe. This event will provide the tools, resources, ideas,and support you need to return home and make positive changes in your schools, communities, and across the globe. 3/27/2017 3/28/2017

California Farm to School Conference For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.cafarmtoschool.org/ Cost $325

California Farm to School Network Stipend:

The California Farm to School Conference will be held in March 2017. in Modesto. 3/28/2017

Webinar: Looking at Satellite Images For Grades: 4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th https://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ Cost FREE

NASA Education

Stipend:

1:00 PM PDT - NASA EPDC presents using NASA resources to practice exploring the world in spatial terms. This webinar will explore how to use maps and other imagery to acquire , proces and report informaion from a spatial perspective. Students will examine maps at different scales and make observations about the amount of detail they can see. They ccan then learn to compare satellite images with maps and use satellite images to measure and map changing land use 3/28/2017 3/29/2017

Bay Area Wilderness Camping at the Presidio Training Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/camping-at-the-presidio/ Cost $45 Stipend: The CAP Leadership Training is designed to provide group leaders with the skills and resources to plan and lead a youth camping trip in the Presidio and beyond. During the two-day, one-night training session, group leaders acquire technical camping skills and become familiar with the Presidio's natural and cultural resources. They are trained to lead place-based nature hikes and other outdoor activities as well as learn about the process for reserving a camping trip through the CAP program. After participants complete the CAP Leadership Training program, they can begin to prepare for their camping trip to the Presidio's Rob Hill Campground.

3/29/2017

Monthly Lecture - Tectonic Geomorphology of San Andreas Fault in Southe Northern California Geological Society For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.ncgeolsoc.org/meetings.htm#Meetings Cost $1 for K-12 Teachers Stipend: The NCGS meets each last Wednesday of the month in Orinda at the Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd. There is a social period at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. a talk (no dinner). Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers.

3/31/2017

Common Core in the Garden For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th http://www.lifelab.org/for-educators/workshops/gcworkshops/ Cost $150

Life Lab Science Program

Stipend:

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Learn to use a school garden to provide a meaningful context in which students can apply their emerging skills in math and English language arts. Using lessons from The Growing Classroom activity guide, participants in this workshop will experience and discuss garden activities that support learning in math and language arts. Whether they are graphing the temperature of their compost pile over time; reading a recipe to make fresh salsa; writing a story from the perspective of an ant; or presenting to a buddy class on the animals that visited their sunflower patch, the opportunities for children to practice traditional academic subjects in the garden are limitless!1 semester of graduate education credit available

April 2017 4/1/2017

Autodesk Inventor Basics with TechShop San Jose For Grades: 6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost $35 per person (materials included)

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

(9 a.m. to noon ) Elevate student engagement by learning how to navigate, sketch and model in Autodesk Inventor. Workshop participants will gain a basic understanding of parametric design; file types; dimensioning; geometric constraints; patterns; adding text; inserting image files; basic modeling including Extrude, Revolve, Loft and Sweep; assemblies; exporting your file and creating laser-able and CAMable files. The goal is to provide you with tools to use Inventor at a solid, basic level and to inspire you to seek out more advanced features such as simulation, mold making and sheet metal. No experience required. Middle and high school educators encouraged. Space is limited. 4/1/2017

FEAST -Fun Exchanges & Activities for Science Teachers For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.chabotspace.org/feast.htm Cost FREE

Chabot Space and Science Center Stipend:

(9am - 12pm) - Technology – Share Your Best!- Free for Educators (must register in advance) - Have you been looking for new, exciting, teacher-tested ideas for your science classroom? Perhaps you’ve wanted to connect with others on science resources, safety in the lab or how other teachers manage certain science demonstrations and activities? Or maybe you simply want to network with and build relationships with other local science educators. 4/1/2017

Bay Area Wilderness Hiking Leadership Training Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/hiking-leadership-training/ Cost $10 - includes lunch and snacks Stipend: The Hiking Leadership Training (HLT) is designed to train teachers and youth workers how to plan, organize, and lead fun and safe hikes with youth. Novice and experienced hikers will gain new leadership and facilitation skills. Some of the topics covered during the training include: fun games for the trail, leave no trace, the natural history of open spaces, risk management, meal planning, navigation, and more. Registration for this course includes snacks and lunch. Participants are expected to wear footwear appropriate for hiking. Bay Area Wilderness Training can provide boots upon request. Participants are not expected to buy new clothing for this training. The HLT is a partnership program between Bay Area Wilderness Training and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm Location: South Bay open space preserves

3/30/2017 4/2/2017

National Conference - Los Angeles For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.nsta.org/conferences/national.aspx Cost $225-270

National Science Teachers Association Stipend:

National Conference in Los Angeles: March 30–April 2, 2017. Sun, Surf & Science - Registration available now. They even have a pre-made letter to submit to principals to request district pay for your trip.

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4/6/2017

Maker Educator Workshop For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/acoe-core-learning-team-6478769131 Cost FREE

Alameda County Office of Education Stipend:

Maker Ed PD series will strategically will focus on the effective integration of making into core areas. 1st Thursday of each month, 4:30 to 6:30. Focus areas are: * Engineering and NGSS in the makerspace (hydroelectric wheel and other challenges) * Making History: Invention, ingenuity as a driver of history. * Break to make : finding useful components in e-waste, discard technology, etc, and making new things. * 3D modeling historical sites. Combining Math, design, and history. *IoT in the classroom: hack everyday objects with raspberry Pis and coding libraries. * Game design & physics in Scratch * DIY Robots * Virtual Reality and Google Cardboard 4/4/2017 4/6/2017

Design Thinking Bootcamp For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.thetech.org/educators/workshops-events Cost ??

The Tech Museum of Innovation Stipend:

(9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ) Tuesday, April 4 - Thursday, April 6 The Tech, KCI and Corinne Okada Takara are teaming up for the 3rd annual Design Thinking Bootcamp. In this three-day program educators in Grades 3-8 will take a deep dive into the design thinking process, developing innovative project-based lessons that integrate design thinking into their teaching methodology. Participants will learn how facilitation and collaboration are important factors in the classroom and pick up new skills engaging with guests at The Tech with an open-ended design challenge. 4/6/2017 4/7/2017

Discover Design Thinking Workshop Stanford University For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYpHBc_Nt7QT_LIbBYyPEnhe5XILgQFQKhQz9jlOPmcGzvCQ/vie Cost FREE Stipend: This introductory workshop is a 2-day deep dive into design thinking igniting the creative confidence in educators. Participants will have the opportunity to build their design thinking skills, connect with like-minded educators, and become part of the K12 Lab Network community. Every applicant is asked to apply with at least one collaborator from his/her school site and each individual must complete his/her own application. There is no cost to those admitted, but you must pay your own transportation and lodging. Breakfast and lunch are included both days.

4/11/2017

Webinar: Bird Communication For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Stipend:

3:00 PM PST After a quiet winter, your school yard is probably buzzing with bird songs and calls, a sure sign that spring here. But what are the birds saying? Become more familiar with the sounds you hear outside everyday. In this webinar, educators will: * Understand how birds communicate. * Distinguish songs versus calls, and the purpose of bird communication. * Discover new activities to develop observational skills and learn bird sounds. 4/12/2017

Webinar: Bird Communication For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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5:00 PM PST After a quiet winter, your school yard is probably buzzing with bird songs and calls, a sure sign that spring here. But what are the birds saying? Become more familiar with the sounds you hear outside everyday. In this webinar, educators will: * Understand how birds communicate. * Distinguish songs versus calls, and the purpose of bird communication. * Discover new activities to develop observational skills and learn bird sounds. 4/27/2017 4/28/2017

The Growing Classroom: Intro. to Garden Based Learning For Grades: 2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th http://www.lifelab.org/for-educators/workshops/gcworkshops/ Cost $300

Life Lab Science Program

Stipend:

Find out how to bring learning to life in the garden. Using The Growing Classroom activity guide for grades 2-6, participants in this workshop experience hands-on activities connected to academic content standards, learn basic science concepts and gardening techniques, and develop management strategies for a school garden program.

May 2017 5/2/2017

Engaged Learning - Teaching & Learning in the Garden - WCCUSD only West County DIGS For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th http://www.westcountyschoolgardens.org/events.html Cost FREE Stipend: $33 per hour @ Mira Vista Elementary. May 2 and 16. Must attend both sessions. Sign up through district website

5/4/2017

Maker Educator Workshop For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.eventbrite.com/o/acoe-core-learning-team-6478769131 Cost FREE

Alameda County Office of Education Stipend:

Maker Ed PD series will strategically will focus on the effective integration of making into core areas. 1st Thursday of each month, 4:30 to 6:30. Focus areas are: * Engineering and NGSS in the makerspace (hydroelectric wheel and other challenges) * Making History: Invention, ingenuity as a driver of history. * Break to make : finding useful components in e-waste, discard technology, etc, and making new things. * 3D modeling historical sites. Combining Math, design, and history. *IoT in the classroom: hack everyday objects with raspberry Pis and coding libraries. * Game design & physics in Scratch * DIY Robots * Virtual Reality and Google Cardboard 5/3/2017 5/5/2017

Teacher Educator Institute Engineering is Elementary For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/workshops-and-professional-development/workshops Cost $450 Stipend: Boston- If you’re a professional development provider, this workshop prepares you to facilitate EiE professional development workshops for teachers in your school, district, or state. Like all EiE workshops, our Teacher Educator Institute is hands-on and learner-driven. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the pedagogy and structure of the EiE curriculum. And you’ll take away a large collection of valuable resources to help you facilitate your own EiE workshops. During this 2 ½ day workshop, you will * experience two different EiE units as a learner and as a teacher. * become familiar with the EiE curriculum, including the structure of the units and the pedagogical approach. * gain foundational knowledge of technology, engineering, and the engineering design process. * reflect on the strategies used by your workshop facilitators and the philosophical underpinnings of the EiE curriculum.

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5/6/2017

FEAST -Fun Exchanges & Activities for Science Teachers For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.chabotspace.org/feast.htm Cost FREE

Chabot Space and Science Center Stipend:

(9am - 12pm) - NGSS – Best Shared Practices in your Classroom– Share Your Best!- Free for Educators (must register in advance) - Have you been looking for new, exciting, teacher-tested ideas for your science classroom? Perhaps you’ve wanted to connect with others on science resources, safety in the lab or how other teachers manage certain science demonstrations and activities? Or maybe you simply want to network with and build relationships with other local science educators. 5/6/2017 5/7/2017

Bay Area Wilderness Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT) Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/frontcountry-leadership-training/ Cost $65/$50 for 2bd participant from same school Stipend: Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT) is an entry level course covers all the basic skills you will need to successfully take youth on car-camping based overnight trips. Skills covered include: camping safety, day-hiking, tent and stove-set up, clothing requirements, nutrition and team building activities. All learning is experiential. Prior to the weekend training, to get access to our gear libraries, participants also need to complete the Gear Orientation (GO!) training. This can be completed during the pre-trip meeting. Please note that Gear Orientations are offered in both our Oakland and Milpitas offices. Cost: The cost of the course covers all course materials, meals and camping. Participants will have to provide their own transportation to get to the location. The price is $65 for the first participants, and $50 for each additional participant from the same organization (Limit: 2 Discounts per organization). All registrations include a Gear Orientation and pre-trip meeting.

5/11/2017

Webinar: Observing Bird Movements For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.birdsleuth.org/free-webinars/ Cost FREE

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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3:00 PM PSTBirds are on the move, but what can we learn from those movements? Migration provides a rich opportunity to participate in citizen science, see new birds, and engage with STEM. Using citizen-science data, students can monitor bird movements and predict bird occurrences. In this webinar, educators will: * Define migration and understand the purpose of these seasonal movements. * Understand the concept of citizen science and the program eBird. * Explore citizen-science data through an educators perspective. * Learn how to participate in Global Big Day. 5/11/2017 5/12/2017

Engineering is Elementary Everyone Engineers! For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/workshops-and-professional-development/workshops Cost $250 Stipend: In Boston - This workshop prepares elementary school teachers to use the EiE curriculum to integrate engineering and science instruction in the classroom. This learner-driven workshop is designed to build your knowledge of engineering and your confidence in teaching it. You’ll get hands-on experience with EiE materials and insights into the most effective strategies for teaching the curriculum. During this two-day, hands-on workshop, you will * gain foundational knowledge of technology, engineering, and the engineering design process * become familiar with how EiE curriculum units are structured * become familiar with EiE’s underlying pedagogical approach * experience two different EiE units, both as a learner and as a teacher * reflect on the learning experiences your students will have with EiE * reflect on the instructional strategies you’ve learned

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5/13/2017

Ecology of the San Francisco Bay Intertidal Region For Grades: 1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.calalive.org/professionaldevelopment Cost $50

California Institute for Biodiversity Stipend:

@ Crab Cove Visitor’s Center, Alameda. Learn how to include marine ecology into your NGSS-aligned lesson plans with CIB and East Bay Regional Parks. After reviewing the three dimensions of NGSS, educators will participate in hands-on intertidal activities that can be done with students. Educators then will work together with fellow participants to discuss incorporating these fun and interactive activities into their NGSS-aligned lessons. 5/17/2017 5/21/2017

Bay Area Wilderness Wilderness Leadership Training Tahoe National Forest Training For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;7th;8th;9th;10th;11th;12th http://www.bawt.org/programs/training/leadership-training/wilderness-leadership-training/ Cost $195-$700 Stipend: The Wilderness Leadership Training (WLT) is a five day intensive entry-level backpacking course at the heart of BAWT’s programs. It is designed to give you the tools you need to lead youth on multi-day backpacking adventures. After completing the course, you will gain full access to our gear libraries. The Wilderness Leadership Training consists of a pre-trip meeting and five days of backpacking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Skills learned include: clothing requirements, nutrition, equipment use, map and compass reading, basic wilderness first aid, leadership styles, group dynamics and more. Role playing exercises are used to give participants a realistic backcountry leadership experience. Food and transportation are provided and no previous experience is necessary. Cost: Fees for the WLT are on a sliding scale. Please choose the appropriate registration fee by selecting your agency’s annual budget (total support and revenue for the past fiscal year.) Please note: training costs for one individual are waived for organizations in exchange for the use of a 15-person passenger van. $199,999 and under — $195.00 or $200,000-$999,999 — $295.00 or $1,000,000+ — $395.00 or Unaffiliated Individual — $695.00 If financial constraints prohibit you from signing up for the WLT, please consider applying for the full tuition Amy Chamberlain Scholarship Fund. For more information please contact us at [email protected].

5/23/2017 5/25/2017

Collaborator Teacher Educator Institute Engineering is Elementary For Grades: K;1st;2nd;3rd;4th;5th http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/workshops-and-professional-development/workshops Cost $500 Stipend: Huntington Beach, CA - If you’re a professional development provider, this workshop prepares you to facilitate EiE professional development workshops for teachers in your school, district, or state. Like all EiE workshops, our Teacher Educator Institute is hands-on and learner-driven. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the pedagogy and structure of the EiE curriculum. And you’ll take away a large collection of valuable resources to help you facilitate your own EiE workshops.

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Professional Development By Arrangement at Your School or Available Ongoing on Your Own By Arrangement STEM Professional Development Offerrings

ASSET STEM Education

http://assetinc.org ASSET STEM EDUCATION is a national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education improvement nonprofit established by Bayer Corporation and several community partners in 1994. It fosters STEM fluency and college/career readiness by providing educators with highly effective professional development, hands-on educational materials and consulting services — impacting students pre-K through career. All of its programs are results oriented, research and inquiry based and align with national and state standards.

Your Own Design or Pick one of their topics

Banana Slug String Band

http://www.bananaslugstringband.com/pages/workshops.html Banana Slug String Band will collaborate with you to develop a workshop that fits your needs by combining concepts, songs and strategies from a wide range of material. Already Designed Workshops: Dirt Made my Lunch, Sun, Soil, Water, & Air, Feathers, Fur, Scales, & Skin

Teach the Teachers - How to use the Bay Model with Your Class

Bay Model Visitor Center

http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/BayModelVisitorCenter.aspx Your personal tour is available year round to any teacher or group of teachers that want to conduct their own guided tours of the Bay Model for their students. Ranger Linda M. Holm will personally give a tour of the facility as if I was conducting an educational program for their class. It will be grade and subject specific based on the teacher's requests. . Teachers can call 415-289-3007 to set up an appointment to meet with Ranger Linda. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9AM - 1:30 PM.

Project WILD and Project Aquatic Wild

CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Central Coast Region

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ Project WILD is a wildlife-based conservation and environmental education program that fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources. Project WILD Activity Guides provide curriculum especially designed for educators of kindergarten through high school youth. Professional development training and educational materials are available through workshop participation. Project WILD core materials include three activity guides for educators: the Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide highlights wildlife and habitat, Project WILD Aquatic Education Activity Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems, Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife for grade 9-12 involves inquiry investigations and decisions affecting people , wildlife and their shared habitat.

Professional Development at your School

California Academy of Sciences

http://www.calacademy.org Many different workshops are available to come to your school for professional development. Examples are: Sketching and Journal Keeping for the Science Classroom, Owl Pellets and Beyond, Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore: A study of Structure and Function

Whole School Science Professional Development http://www.crscience.org/educators/workshops

Community Resources for Science

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CRS workshops are designed to help build knowledge, skills and confidence in science teaching. Our workshops provide teachers with techniques, resource connections, tools, and planning time. Workshops are offered to both teacher groups of ten or more and whole faculties. Whole-school workshops are offered on-site to let faculties work together as a school community to accomplish their science goals and understand student learning. We support the development of teachers who are able to plan, teach, and refine strong, subject-integrated science lessons using an inquiry-based approach to their teaching and their own professional development.

Teacher Workshops - Nature Journalling

John Muir Laws

http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/school-programs Presentation focuses on the most important aspects of using nature journals to integrate science, language arts, and art. Sessions include: * Conceptual framework for nature journaling including links to NGSS, and CCSS. * Field demonstrations of activities. * Strategies for giving feedback and evaluating student work. * Site evaluation to highlight resources for nature journaling activities.

Using Video and Web resources in your classroom

KQED

http://www.kqed.org/ednet/ KQED offers a wide range of professional development workshops focusing on the use of video in the classroom. They can focus on curriculum areas of your choice. Workshops can focus on making videos in the classroom or how to effectively use existing video and web resources in the classroom

Environmental Education Services

Kids for the Bay

http://www.kidsforthebay.org Grade level and whole faculty workshops, One-on-one support, Lesson modeling in teachers’ classrooms, Curricula, resources, and equipment. Week-Long Summer Institute for Educators, Lesson planning consultations in the following areas: Implementing a community-based student-led action project, Thematic integration, Developing and implementing critical thinking questioning strategies, Addressing the diverse learning needs of students, Teaching State Standards , Addressing the needs of English language learners. Content Options: Local Watershed Studies, Developing Action Projects, Waste Reduction and Sustainable Practices, Safe Bay Fish Consumption, Studying and Learning in the Outdoors, Point Source & Non-Point Source Pollution Reduction, Environmental Justice, Water Conservation, Scientific Process Skill Development

Common Core & FOSS: Building ELA Skills through Active Science

Lawrence Hall of Science

http://www.crscience.org/pdf/FOSSworkshops.pdf How is your school preparing to implement Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts? Have you considered building reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through active science? Science is an ideal content area for students to develop the skills needed to meet the Common Core State Standards. The FOSS Leadership Team from the Lawrence Hall of Science can help you build your students’ abilities to use language effectively. Our teacher workshops are designed to provide experiences modeling the overlap between science and the ELA Common Core State Standards. FOSS workshops focus on how active science provides a rich experience for students to: • effectively communicate in collaborative discussions. • acquire and use academic and domain-specific vocabulary to express their thinking. • write a variety of text, including informative, narrative, and evidence-based arguments. • read and comprehend informational text, integrating knowledge and ideas. • conduct research, using a variety of resources and present their knowledge clearly Brian Campbell 510-664-4747 [email protected] or Joanna Totino 510-643-3478 [email protected]

Customized Workshop

Life Lab Science Program

http://www.lifelab.org Life Lab trainers will work with you to develop a customized workshop to meet your specific needs. Resolving issues with your garden site, working effectively with the special needs of your student population, and facilitating parent/community involvement are some of the many topics on which to focus your workshop.

Discovery Voyage on the Bay

Marine Science Institute

http://www.sfbaymsi.org

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The day begins aboard the Institute's research vessel, the ROBERT G. BROWNLEE, participating in hands-on activities that examine the fish, plankton, benthic invertebrates, and physical oceanography of an estuarine ecosystem. The afternoon is spent in our Discovery Classroom, exploring curriculum ideas and activities while developing lesson plans that bring science to your curriculum.

Maker Space Support Services

Resource Area for Teachers

(RAFT) http://raft.education/school-based-makerspace-services/ RAFT is committed to affordable programs to support school based makerspaces. We offer curriculum, and coaching, simple to use project materials which help every teacher and every student get started quickly RAFT Outreach Workshops

Resource Area for Teachers

(RAFT) http://www.raft.net RAFT offers a variety of hands-on science workshops for teachers. They can be scheduled at your school. Topics include - THE POWER OF HANDS-ON TEACHING, On The Move: Science Workshops: (Catch a Wave , A Model Science Class, Let's Mix Things Up , Attractive Science! Exploring Magnetism ). Price includes teaching kits Teacher Training/Team Building - Physical Sciences

Rock-It Science

http://rockitscience.com/teacherworkshops/ Teachers, learn to do Rock-it Science lessons yourself. Our group experiments also make great team building/diversity training activities. We’ll customize a program to suit your needs. Pick from a wide variety of Physical Science topics (Matter, Energy, Chemistry, Force and Motion, Simple Machines, Electricity). Maximum: 40 teachers Price:$1000 for 3 hours

Teaching the 4Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rot/Compost

StopWaste.org

http://www.stopwaste.org Gain valuable skills in leading your students through classroom activities that demonstrate the 4Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot/Compost while teaching science concepts and ways to reduce waste and conserve natural resources.

Teacher Trainings

Tree Frog Treks

http://www.treefrogtreks.com/ educational seminars led by Tree Frog Treks' Head Frog and Executive Director Chris Giorni, who has more than 15 years of experience in teaching science to kids of all ages. We'll engage teachers by demonstrating experiments and projects from Tree Frog Treks' curriculum, which focuses on experiential, hands-on science learning. We'll cover a broad range of topics in the life sciences (plants, animals and nature; recycling and decomposition; conservation biology), the physical sciences (simple machines; chemical reactions; states of matter) and earth sciences (geology of the earth; living in a sustainable world) plus many more. In our trainings, teachers can develop projects to suit different curriculum, try out our experiments, and learn hands-on make-and-take classroom projects. Every faculty in-service, from one hour to a full day, includes written Tree Frog Treks curriculum.

School Site Specific Trainings

UC Botanical Garden

http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/education/k12.shtml#etpdanchor Our Education staff offer unique tools and support for diverse school communities to transform gardens into enriched educational resources. Teachers, parents, garden educators and community members can all be a part of the process in accomplishing learning goals for children through garden-based education. Our fee-based workshops can be customized to meet your needs. Past topics include: * Botany on Your Plate curriculum * Math in the Garden curriculum * Using the Garden Environment for Afterschool Programs * School Garden Planning and How-To’s * Integrating Academics into the Garden * Nutrition from Fruits and Vegetables * Linking Garden Activities to State Standards For more information, contact the Education Program Coordinator

Ongoing

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Seminars on Science - Online Courses for Educators

American Museum of Natural History

http://learn.amnh.org/ These six-week courses developed by Museum scientists and educators incorporate the Museum's rich resources including three-dimensional virtual specimens, videos from the field, and interactive simulations. Teachers participate in discussions and activities with the Museum's scientists and educators. Continuing education units and graduate credits are available. For more information go to http://learn.amnh.org.

Online Teacher Professional Development

Coursera

https://www.coursera.org/courses?cats=teacherpd Coursera offers a wide range of courses designed for teacher professional development.

School of Professional Studies

Fresno Pacific School of

Professional Studies http://ce.fresno.edu/cpd/courses/ Courses are delivered through a combination of modalities to better serve the school community's needs: printed materials and texts, audiotapes, videotapes, CD-ROM, and online distance learning. These are not on-campus courses. They may be taken any place and any time. Over 20 course offerings including: "Science for the Elementary School," "Physical Science Activities for the Primary Grades," "Astronomy: For All Ages." Web Based Professional Development

Heinemann

http://www.heinemann.com/PD/livewebinars/default.aspx Heinemann's webinar content is developed to help educators meet curricular standards. Live webinars deliver superior PD with no travel costs, and participants interact directly with our authors and consultants on crucial topics to enhance expertise. * Heinemann's webinars offer a user-friendly, convenient format and the option for educators to gather as a group at school or to participate individually from home. * Typical webinar series consist of five clock hours of streaming webcast including live discussion with the presenter, video demonstrations, presentation materials, and access to archived recordings.

Edspace

KQED

http://education.kqed.org/edspace/ This blog from KQED has posts of great informaiton to take straight to your classroom. Online self-paced tutorials. Lesson ideas and more. Search the blog for the topics of your choice

Free Webinars

NASA Education

https://events-na11.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1088539485/en/events/catalog.html The NASA Educator's Online Network offers webinars for teachers on a variety of science topics and how to bring these concepts into your classroom.

NSTA Professional Development Resources

National Science Teachers

Association http://www.nsta.org/pd/ The NSTA Learning Center has articles on science eduction, webinars (live and archived), lesson plans, books lists and so much more. Some resources are free, others are only available with NSTA membership. Membership is well worth it just to get their monthly journal Online Courses for Educators in the Sciences

National Teacher

Enhancement Network www.scienceteacher.org Educators can access electronic teacher resources, discuss issues with other educators online, and participate in high-quality graduate courses all from convenient home or work locations via the Internet. An average of 15 online graduate level science and science education courses are available each semester. NTEN courses are designed to help teachers improve and enhance their understanding of science content. Courses can be taken for professional development or as part of a graduate degree program. Online Environmental Education for PreK-8

Project Learning Tree

http://shop.plt.org/prek-8-environmental-education/

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Lesson plans are flexible and can be easily incorporated into existing curriculum or non-formal education programs. The activities are correlated to state and national academic standards, including Common Core, and have an emphasis on STEM. Join the 650,000 educators across the country who use PLT’s award-winning materials with their students. Independent evaluators determined PLT increases students’ knowledge, reasoning, and academic skills. 1. Self-paced online workshop (approximately 4 hours) 2. PLT’s PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity e-Guide

Rock-it Science Teacher Community

Rock-It Science

http://rockitscience.com/teachercommunity/ This online community is for adventurous teachers and homeschool parents who want to teach science the Rock-it Science way. Registration is FREE. As a registered member of our Teacher Community, you can: * Read introductory Teacher’s Guide, “How to Present a Rock-it Science Lesson”. * View our Lesson Videos. See the lessons as they were presented in our laboratory classroom with hands-on experiments. * Download the corresponding Teacher Guides, which contain a complete transcript of the video, photos, an equipment list, and Quick Reference Guides. * View our Teacher Workshop videos, where adults get to experience our lessons exactly the way students do, including the crazy stories and hands-on experiments. But they also get to ask questions about the equipment and materials, discuss any concerns they may have about how their own students might respond to the lesson, and get ideas about how to present the lessons themselves. * Read Mr. Mac’s Blog * Get answers to your questions and share ideas with other teachers in our Teacher Support Forum.

Berkeley Professional Developmenrt for Educators Calenda

University of California

Berkeley (UC Berkeley) https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/pded.html Calendar of professional Development opportunities for teachers offered by different departments on the UC Berkeley campus. Online Professional Development Workshops

PBS Learning Media

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ PBS Learning Media offers free online professional development on lots of different educational topics.

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