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May 2020 (v2) - Science Educator Update

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Oregon Science Teacher Update May 18, 2020

We wanted to highlight a few upcoming professional learning opportunities in the coming days/weeks.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Deb Bailey, STEM Education Specialist, Noelle Gorbett, Science Assessment Specialist, or Jamie Rumage, Science Education Specialist, if you have any questions or concerns.

Remember, while we are experiencing this challenge together, we encourage you to find ways to care and connect with learning communities. In support of this effort, we will be providing office hours to connect us every Thursday from 3:00 - 4:00 PM PDT from April 30th until June 11th. If you are interested, please use this link to participate . This will provide a platform to share promising practices and practical problem-solving strategies.

For the most up-to-date information concerning COVID-19 responses, please see our FAQs page. Additionally, the ODE COVID-19 webpage contains the most recent information available on how the 2019 Novel Coronavirus is impacting schools in Oregon. If you have an urgent health need, please contact your local health department or health care provider.

Oregon Open Learning Hub Launch

The Oregon Department of Education is excited to launch the Oregon Open Learning Hub! This is a digital resource repository and collaboration space for educators, administrators, and other educational partners to curate, create, and remix open educational resources (OER). Join this webinar to learn about the Hub and how you can get connected.

Please register to join us for one of the following days or to receive the recorded webinar:

May 27 at 10:00 a.m.
May 28 at 3:30 p.m.

If you are interested in learning more about OER, please visit the Oregon Open Learning Professional Learning Group or email the Oregon Open Learning Team. We look forward to having you join us!

Virtual Professional Development for Teachers

OSU Precollege Programs launches a series of FREE virtual professional development and learning experiences for K-12 educators. A series of virtual lessons will provide college connections and cover STEM content based on curricular materials developed by Precollege Programs in collaboration with researchers and partners.

As a response to targeted COVID-19 pandemic initiatives, this series aligns with the Oregon Department of Education’s Extended School Closure Guidance - Distance Learning for All: Ensuring Care, Connection and Continuity of Learning.

JOIN us in a series of virtual professional development sessions for educators. Gather helpful resources for teaching our lessons to your students online!

For Who? K-12 Educators

When? Tuesdays, April 14th - June 9th, 2020 10:00- 11:00am PST

Where? Register for a Zoom Meeting - information on how to connect to Zoom will be sent to you after registration and prior to the meeting.

Please contact Jay Well if you have any additional questions.

STEM Chat: Recess for Teachers

The first week of STEM Happier Hour Chats: Recess for Teachers was a great success! Many thanks for the wonderful connections and enthusiastic participation. Over 60 educators at all grade levels from all over the state have registered. We hope this casual connection with other Oregon educators is a highlight of your week. These are made possible by the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership.

Our Next Topic: Independent Learners: How do we do it?

Tuesday May 19th from 4:05pm-4:45ishpm PST/5:05-5:45pm MST

New participants: Register here

Zoom link and password will be provided upon registration.

Already registered? No need to re-register. Zoom link and password are the same every week. Drop in when you can!

If you can’t join us on May 19th we hope you can join us on another Tuesday soon.

ScIC2 "Science Is Cool" Virtual Unconference

Science just got even cooler.

ScIC2 "Science is Cool" virtual unconference is hosting a live edition of StarTalk: Cosmic Queries with Neil deGrasse Tyson and his comic co-host Chuck Nice.

This keynote event will begin at 9 AM PT on Thursday, May 21.

To register for this event, please click here.

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