Science Newsletter
January 22, 2021
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
For anyone who was unable to attend, we will be offering the PD session again at the February EPIC Saturday along with a STAAR extension session that will expand on the resources provided. Further details around the sessions will be released in February.
FEEDBACK FOR DRAFT 6TH - 8TH TEKS NOW OPEN
The SBOE review process for the TEKS calls for multiple, separate work groups. Work Group C convened in Fall 2020 to develop recommendations to revise the science TEKS for middle school, grades 6–8. The draft recommendations for science grades 6–8 are currently available for review and feedback on the Science TEKS Review Work Group Drafts web page under the heading Work Group C.
REVISIONS TO HIGH SCHOOL TEKS ADOPTED
The new TEKS for Biology, Chemistry, IPC, and Physics are scheduled for implementation beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
NEW TO ZOOM - LIVE TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE
Zoom is now offering the ability to provide live automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcripts in real time for meetings & webinars. By default, the option is not enabled, so zoom users will need to enable the feature.
Click the link for instructions on how to enable live ASR transcription and how to start live transcriptions during a meeting/webinar: https://it.cornell.edu/zoom/zoom-live-transcription-service.
ANNUAL MAYOR'S K-12 SMART CITY CHALLENGE
Many San Antonio residents watched as 120,000 people sought food assistance after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many residents were in those food assistance lines. Many were shocked to learn that 60,000 people required food assistance before the pandemic.
So how can San Antonio drastically reduce food insecurity among residents? Join the 2021 SA Smart Challenge!
To register a team or get further details, visit the sa-smart.org website.
SCOBEE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS & FREE TEACHER MISSION
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CURRICULUM DOCUMENT
The "Students with Disabilities" curriculum documents can be found on each unit of study's control panel within the differentiation section.
Click below to see an elementary, middle, and high school example of these curriculum documents:
Grade 7 Unit 4: Intro to Genetics
Chemistry Unit 5: The Mole & Avogadro's Number
Click here to check our your grade level/subject's curriculum documents!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, January 23: SEAD Self-Care Saturday
Tuesday, January 26: Middle School Dept Chair Meeting
Saturday, January 30: Siempre Bilingüe Summit
Tuesday, February 9: High School Dept Chair Meeting
Thursday, February 11: Academic Coordinating Teacher (ACT) Meeting
Saturday, February 20: EPIC Saturday
Tuesday, February 23: Middle School Dept Chair Meeting
Angela Paskell, Director of Science
Email: apaskell1@saisd.net
Website: www.saisd.net/science
Location: 406 Barrera Street, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-554-2525
Twitter: @SAISD_Science