APPLY TODAY FOR THE
LOCALIZING SCIENCE
WORKING GROUP
Will you or your district be implementing K-8 Amplify Science or 6-12 OpenSciEd next year? Would you like to work with others to enhance student engagement with connections to student’s lived experiences and communities? Would you like an opportunity to earn a $600 stipend and STEM/Equity clock hours?
We are looking for experienced elementary school teachers, middle and high school teachers, TOSAs and district science leads to be a part of a year-long working group that will continue the development of materials to support local connections to science units. Working group members will be developing and testing a localizing guide for a specific science unit. It will provide teachers and districts who have adopted Amplify Science or OpenSciEd ideas for incorporation of localized content, students’ own personal and cultural identities, regional data sets, and relevant climate science.
An ongoing professional learning community that includes:
We are seeking teachers, TOSAS, and district science department leads who have experience with K-8 Amplify Science or secondary OpenSciEd, will be implementing or supporting implementation and reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the region.
Working group membership will be decided and confirmed with updated details in late May or early June.
Monday, August 12th
4:30-5:30pm
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Relaxation and Recuperation Options: Guided Nature Walk to Marsh and Bird Blind or Free Time on Trails |
6-6:30pm | Reception with cash bar (2 free drink tokens provided) |
7:30-8:30pm | Camp “Fire” with treats |
Tuesday, August 13th
7am | Coffee Available |
8-9am | Breakfast (optional) |
9-11:55am | Session One – Overview, Equity & Amplify |
12-1pm | Lunch |
1-1:30pm | Break – Siesta with trails available for walking (optional) |
1:30-4:30pm | Session Two – Personal & Family Connections |
4:45-6 pm | Optional Relaxation and Recuperation Options: Yoga, Guided Nature Walk to Pond and Bridge, Free Time on Trails, or Art in Garden & Garden Tour |
6pm | Appetizers and Cash Bar (can use tokens) |
6:30-7:30pm | Dinner with Cash Bar |
7:30-8:30pm | Main Campus Tour |
Wednesday, August 14th
7am | Coffee Service Available – Move out of lodges |
8-9am | Breakfast – Drop off room keys at Dinning Hall |
9-11:55am | Session Three – Schoolyard & Community Connections |
12-1pm | Lunch |
1-1:30pm | Break – Siesta/Free time |
1:30-4:30pm | Session Four – Regional Connections & Closing |
4:30-5pm | Departure |
– Rachel Hall, 2022-23 Working Group Member
IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.
While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.
IslandWood is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 31-1654076.
4450 Blakely Ave. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206.855.4300
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