Opportunities and Resources

Teacher workshop focussing on field-based science inquiry

August 4 - 6 at Molalla Retreat Center

The Diack Ecology Education Program and the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School invite you to participate in a free teacher training focused on field-based science inquiry.

The Diack Ecology Education Program provides a system of grants, workshops and resources that are distributed to teachers and students in Oregon to encourage them to involve youth in field-based science inquiry and ecology studies. Field-based science inquiry provides the perfect opportunity to get students out of the classroom and into the natural world. 

This three day workshop will provide hands-on opportunities in the field as well as classroom time to develop curriculum tools and strategies that promote student-driven field-based science inquiry projects from K - 12. Attending teachers can also apply for a $2,000 grant ($6000 if you work collaboratively with at least two other teachers) for classroom equipment and resources for field-based inquiry investigations from the Diack Ecology Education Program. This training is sponsored by the Diack Ecology Education Program of the Oregon Science Teachers Association and the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (JGEMS), a public charter school in Salem, Oregon, focusing on field-based environmental science.

For more information, take a look at our flyer and visit our website at www.diackecology.org or contact Mike Weddle at mkweddle@comcast.net

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm, Elsinore Theater, Salem

Tickets at bit.ly/Elsinore04102025

The Future of Hope - Conservation icon Dr. Jane Goodall will take the stage for one night in Oregon to share personal reflections on her remarkable life, her trailblazing work and her inspirational message of hope for our planet.

Dr. Jane Goodall,DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world renowned ethologist and conservationist, inspiring greater understanding, and action on behalf of the natural world.

A Free Neuroscience and Art Fest: Noggin Fest Brain Fair is being held on March 1, 2025 at Leaven Community Common House, 5431 NE 20th, Portland OR 97211. Live Music, Scientists, interactive science and art! All ages are welcome!

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

 

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

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

Cheese is Whey Cool Educator Workshop:

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

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

Adopt a Cow:

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

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

 

 

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

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

• Date: July 29-31, 2024

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

         Cost   $225.00

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

Early bird registration ends June 10, 2024.

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

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

 All teachers, especially K-12, are welcome. 

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Pacific Northwest Section Annual Conference

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

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

eastern slopes of the Cascades!

For more information, click here:

Registration information:

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

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