The Wyoming Department of Education is sponsoring a professional development opportunity for Wyoming educators focused on remote teaching and learning strategies. 

The TeachUNITED Leveraging Blended Learning Fast Track for Wyoming includes a September webinar that will cover immediate tools teachers need for a blended or remote school year environment. An online micro-course in October or November will follow and reinforce implementation of the initial tools and introduce additional strategies. Registrants will have a choice of dates and times for the two-hour webinar in September. 

The Leveraging Blended Learning Fast Track registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and the seven-hour training meets the requirements for a Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board approved virtual education workshop.

For more information, contact Lori Thilmany, Virtual Education Consultant, at 307-777-7418 or
lori.thilmany@wyo.gov 

"What Should I Do With My Life?"

The Wyoming Roadtrip is scheduled to roll in April 2021, and the application and selection process for Roadtrippers has begun.

Wyoming youth aged 18-24 who could use some insight or inspiration for their future can apply by October 4, 2020. 

The Wyoming Department of Education and the Wyoming Workforce Development Council are sponsoring the Wyoming Road Trip project through Roadtrip Nation that will help empower Wyoming residents to identify their interests and explore pathways aligned with their unique aspirations and skills.

The UW Science Initiative Roadshow can create custom virtual learning activities for students that align with specific learning outcomes. By completing a short survey, teachers indicate learning outcomes they would like UW to address and information about creating content and active learning that works best for their students.

UW faculty and students are willing to virtually drop into classrooms and develop virtual content that students can complete at home. 

Are you working to shift your 3D science instruction online? Do you want some ideas for how you can support students in 3D science thinking at home?

The Science and Mathematics Teaching Center at the University of Wyoming invites preK-12 teachers, leaders, coaches, instructional facilitators, and administrators to participate in virtual professional learning workshops focused on 3-Dimensional science learning in virtual settings. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of instructional practices aligned to the research on science teaching and learning and how that instruction can be used in virtual settings.

The Teacher Learning Center of Teton Science Schools and the University of Wyoming’s Science & Mathematics Teaching Center welcomes teams of teachers from schools in Wyoming that have previously sent educators to a place-based education workshop or field education program.

This year, the workshop series will delve into connections between the Wyoming Science Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and place-based education. 

Registration is open.

The 2020 National Selection Committee for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) will take place in January and February 2021.

The National Science Foundation is seeking a wide range of panelists, including K-12 teachers and administrators; science, mathematics, and STEM education researchers; university professors; and others with the expertise to distinguish exceptional teaching to serve on the PAEMST program’s selection committee.

Panelists will review K-6 applications this year. If interested, please complete the National Selection Committee Panelist information form by October 1, 2020. A resume is also required.

The Smithsonian Science for Global Goals module, "Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?" supports young people to investigate issues of food and nutritional security in their own communities and in communities across the globe.

This module brings together science and engineering education with social studies, health, and civics to engage students in mapping food access points in their own communities, analyzing food and nutritional guidelines from around the world, exploring recipes and ingredients, and engineering better food storage containers, among other activities.

The next webinar is October 6. Previous ones were recorded and available for viewing.

Nominations are Open - Award of $4,000

Any Wyoming citizen, organization, business, or community may be nominated for the Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award.

Accomplishments that are noted should reflect contributions that exemplify a commitment to the literacy development of Wyoming citizens. Award winners will be announced at the Wyoming Business Alliance meeting in November in Cheyenne.

Recipients will receive a $4,000 award and a plaque recognizing the honor.

October 12-30, 2020, Virtual

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and IndieFlix is offering a film to educators and students about resilience and the power of connection to end bullying.

The Upstanders explores cyber-bullying, bullying among friends, familes and coworkers, and the brain science behind it all. It delves into the power of resilience, adaptability, community, and belonging. The film highlights new laws and well-established programs already reducing bullying in schools and communities. 

Watch the trailer.

The Film Foundation’s Portraits of America: Democracy on Film online curriculum materials are free to all teachers and librarians.

The foundation’s website recently added two modules: "The American Woman" and "Politicians and Demagogues." Additional themes for which lessons are available include "The Immigration Experience," "American Labor," and "Civil Rights."

Museums across the continent have come together to share their distance learning with you. Fnd the best programs and resources for your needs.

There are nearly 1,000 resources or experiences listed in this repository, representing sites across the United States and in Canada and Mexico, including eight languages and American Sign Language.