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Build scientific understanding with free PBS LearningMedia resources!

ASTA is delighted to partner with AZ Public Media on Monday, April 12th. This free webinar will focus on their free science resources that you can use in your classroom.

Date/Time:  Monday, April 12th, 4:00 – 5:15 PM

Cost: Free

Presenter: Cheryl Gerken, Educational Outreach Coordinator, AZPM

Description: PBS LearningMedia offers over 5,000 standards-aligned Pre-K to 12 science videos, interactives, lesson plans, and activities. In this collaborative course we will explore the various ways to utilize this multi-layered website. Participants will be given time to explore the site, with the goal of creating a portfolio of resources that can be used in the classroom as part of the inquiry cycle. Other PBS educational resources will also be explored, as well as ideas for integrating technology into the classroom to motivate and empower students.

Interested in learning more ?

Register for another free webinar offered on April 22nd.

Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions: 1 of the 8 SEP’s in the AZ Science Standards

Date:  Thursday, April 22nd, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Cost:  Free

Facilitator:  Sara Torres

 Are the explanations and solutions your students are constructing meeting the expectation of this SEP?  Join this webinar to find out.

Description:  A goal of science education is for students to construct scientific explanations that are supported by evidence for the causes of phenomena and design solutions to engineering problems that go beyond tinkering and hands-on construction. During this webinar, participants will determine the role of this SEP in  learning science and be able to describe how this practice progresses throughout a K-12 science curriculum.

ASU will offer Modeling Instruction in CHEMISTRY II: LIVE ONLINE (via Zoom)

The course is for chemistry teachers in high school and community college.
 
Modeling Instruction in Chemistry II  (CHM 594 iCourse. 3 ASU graduate credits optional):
   June 7 to 25, 2021
   Zoom meetings: MTWTh 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
   Instructor: Larry Dukerich, original Modeling Workshop leader and leader of Modeling Chemistry course development/refinement team.
   Co-leader: Erica Posthuma, University High School in Carmel, Indiana, and an ACS Fellow.
Prerequisite: Modeling Instruction in Chemistry I

This course is for teachers who wish to investigate a model-based approach to concepts not addressed in the Modeling Instruction in Chemistry I course.  These include an evidence-based treatment of the internal structure of the atom, periodicity and covalent bonding, intermolecular forces, equilibrium and acids & bases.  This should appeal to teachers of an honors or AP course whose students can move through basic concepts more rapidly. The course builds on models, pedagogy, and content of previous units.

Modeling Instruction teaches students to think, to be autonomous life-long learners. It infuses 21st century skills into rigorous disciplinary content.

Also offered this summer at ASU:

Modeling Instruction in Chemistry I (iCourse, June 7 to July 13) & 4 COURSES in physics!

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS:
* ASU graduate credit (top priority!). ASU tuition/fees ~$2100 for 3 credits (AZ residents). Apply to ASU at  https://admission.asu.edu/graduate/nondegree  . $70 application fee.

         We are in The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, at Tempe campus.
*  CEUs (limited number of spaces; you need NOT apply to ASU.) APPLY NOW to reserve a seat. ($400 registration fee for AZ teachers, $650 non-AZ teachers) at:
    https://physics.asu.edu/content/modeling-instruction-application-reserve-seat-ceu

FINANCIAL AID:
*  K-12 certified teachers in AZ: apply NOW to ADE for a $2,000 professional development (PD) scholarship to add physics or chemistry certification, or to prepare to qualify to teach dual enrollment.  Info at http://modeling.asu.edu/AZ/$2000scholarships-retrainSTEM.pdf  .

     Apply at  https://www.azed.gov/titlei/pd-pilot-program

*  Rural AZ teachers: possible stipend of ~ $2500 from County Supt. Reply to jane.jackson@asu.edu
*  Ask your principal for Title II funds, or funds from M&O, or REAP, or American Rescue Plan/CARES, to pay registration fee or ASU tuition.
* AZ high school teachers: APPLY NOW for partial tuition scholarship, at
    https://physics.asu.edu/content/partial-tuition-scholarship-mnsmodeling-instruction-courses

    Scholarship funds are from Phoenix companies, chiefly ON Semiconductor Foundation.

Syllabi and info: http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html

Questions? Jane.Jackson@asu.edu,  480-314-1522

PESI instructors have been working in conjunction with Karyn Anton-Webb, from the TUSD Science Department to develop 2021 Summer Science PD workshops. They will be offering a science course for each grade level, kindergarten through middle school, focused on the instructional shifts to 3-D science learning and the centering of phenomena in student investigations. Current and retired TUSD teachers and PESI instructors: Rachel Howe, Lissa Bouwens, Marguerite Samples, Debbie Black, Esther Witt, Nalda Francisco, Rachel Carpenter, Caryl Crowell, Stephanie Pederson, Gricelda Meraz, Amber Parris, Mollie Grove, Peggy Heron, and Lynnete Miller will be leading the workshops.  Watch for announcements & registration information for the courses in the TUSD Professional Learning Portal.