IslandWood has been working with teachers, curriculum developers, Educational Service Districts, and District Science Leads on ways to “localize” national science units. We are helping teachers and their students make meaningful and authentic connections between the science they are doing in the classroom, the student’s communities, and our region.
We have a variety of professional learning workshops to meet your localizing needs and a working group you could join to be a part of developing localizing materials. Scroll down to learn more!
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Introduction to Localizing OpenSciEd for Secondary School Teachers
Online “101” workshop for 6-12 Grade Teachers | Coming in February 2025
Localizing Your OpenSciEd Secondary School Science Unit
In-Person “201” workshop for 6–12 Grade Teachers | Coming in February 2025
Introduction to Localizing National Science Units
Online “101” workshop for K-8 Grade Teachers | Coming in March 2025
Localizing Your National Science Unit
In-Person “201” workshop for 6–12 Grade Teachers | Coming in March 2025
We are piloting three guides that were drafted last year by our Localizing Science Working Group and offering an asynchronous course for our first completed guide. All include free STEM and Equity clock hours. The pilots include implementation stipends for sharing feedback on adaptations you try with your students.
Piloting a Localizing Guide for 4th Grade Energy Conversions Amplify Science Unit
Seeking teachers who will be teaching the unit this Fall | Three sessions starting Sep 21
Asynchronous Course on Localizing the 4th Grade Earth’s
Systems Unit
Explore our completed Localizing Guide at your own pace | Coming in January 2025
Piloting a Localizing Guide for the 5th Grade Ecosystems Restoration Unit
Seeking teachers who will be teaching the unit this year | Three sessions coming in March 2025
Piloting a Localizing Guide for the 6th Grade Ecosystems Restoration Unit
Seeking teachers who will be teaching the unit this year | Three sessions coming in March 2025
Localizing Your National Science Unit
In-Person “201” workshop for 6–12 Grade Teachers | Coming in March 2025
Localizing OpenSciEd and Amplify Science
IslandWood, Northwest ESD, and Olympic ESD have put together experienced K-12 teachers, TOSAs and District Science Leads to be a part of a year-long working group that will develop materials to support local connections in national OpenSciEd and Amplify Science units.
On August 12th, 2024, we began the third year of working with 21 educators from our region to create new localizing guides for eight different science units.
We will open applications for the 2024-25 Localizing Science Working Group in January 2025.
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