Calling all science educators! Join us for a casual coffee meet-up! Share your passion, connect with fellow science teachers, share classroom stories, swap creative lesson ideas, and build a supportive community. No lab coats required—just bring your enthusiasm and let's discuss the wonders of teaching science! Location: Caffeine Cauldron Tucson Mall, 4500 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
From fur to feathers, and scales to exoskeletons, this program helps learners with special needs recognize differences and similarities through visual, tactile, olfactory, and auditory experiences. Programs are tailored to fit the needs of the audience and is available to all school classes with a focus on students with special needs and to groups focused...
Have you ever wondered what happens when the five-frame grows up? Where does area go after adolescence? Is the box method a teenager or a young adult in this analogy? Join us as we journey from dot to box, and discover the powerful and persistent relationships among these models. Find your role in this important...
Led by Dr. Briana Pobiner and Dr. Connie Bertka A half-day workshop on human evolution for science educators in each community hosting the exhibition. The workshop is for classroom teachers, science and nature center and museum educators, homeschoolers and other local educators. It will feature exploration and hands-on practice in presenting the NMNH Human Origins...
In partnership with Code.org, Arizona educators have the opportunity to take the first steps in bringing computer science to their schools. Check out our upcoming CS workshops for educators. What can you expect from a Code.org Workshop? Engaging workshop experiences Teaching and learning in context A collaborative, participant-centric approach One cohesive set of resources ...
How can students discover geometric properties, attributes, and structures through exploration? Come experience the world of geometry in a new way. Look at figures and shapes in new ways, and discover new relationships. Participants will experience investigations designed to support 3rd-5th grade students' discovery and conceptualization of geometric properties, attributes, and structures. Participants will explore...
Expressions, equations, and inequalities are critical concepts for students transitioning from Elementary arithmetic to High School mathematics. Students progress from the world of concrete representations to abstract thinking, bringing to bear a variety of math trajectories. Workshop participants will explore strategies for building relevance, excitement, and understanding through the use of manipulatives, engaging tasks, and...
For Educators Teaching Grades 1-8 3D printers provide an avenue for students to design solutions to problems. This training shows educators how they can utilize these technologies in any subject area to tap into the engineering design process. Examples include English language arts, social studies, math and science into STEM and project-based learning experiences. Sample...
From fur to feathers, and scales to exoskeletons, this program helps learners with special needs recognize differences and similarities through visual, tactile, olfactory, and auditory experiences. Programs are tailored to fit the needs of the audience and is available to all school classes with a focus on students with special needs and to groups focused...
ASTA is hosting bi-monthly “Science Content Coaching Sessions” with Rebecca Garelli, one of ASTA’s Professional Learning Specialists, and former science teacher who specializes in 3-dimensional science teaching and learning! These monthly Zoom talks will focus on topics such as: Understanding the Core Ideas (content) of the Arizona Science Standards How to Unpack the Arizona Science...
Using a Communities of Practice (CoP) model, we will work together to master the Core Practice Set 3 "Supporting ongoing changes in thinking" outlined in Ambitious Science Teaching by Mark Windschitl, Jessica Thompson, and Melissa Braaten ( https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/). Once registered, you will receive the Ambitious Science Teaching text by mail and we will begin meeting monthly through Zoom and in-person. Between...
The focus of this professional learning opportunity is to introduce the science and engineering practice of developing and using models. Participants will gain an understanding of what a model is or isn’t and how developing and using models contribute to student sense-making of phenomena-based science. We will also explore this practice in the AZ Science...