2021-22 High School Science
August - Back to School - Science Newsletter
Science Teachers,
Science Office Hours Are Back!
Join us on Tuesdays https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85290922713?pwd=THB1N0xFeTJtTmpZRlRyVURRQXdLZz09
Science Support
2021-2022 HS Science Curriculum Support
The Science team was excited to see lots of you at our Together We Learn High School sessions. Below you will find links to the Science Academy PD Hub where you can access the recorded session and the training powerpoint in case you were unable to join us.
High School Science Tier 2 Resources Additions
Check out the new course Standards Review & Tier 2 Resources Support Page for high school science courses (Bio, Earth & Space, Phy Sci) as well as the new crosswalks for the Tier 2 APEX Resources. They can be accessed from the scope & sequence pages for those courses on the Secondary Learning Network or directly, using the link below.
https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/362961/pages/high-school-science-tier-2-support-resources
Environmental Programs Visits Program (@EMC, Crossbar & Starkey Park)
Pasco Science & Engineering Showcase 2022
Beginning of the Year Course
This image located on your myPascoConnect dashboard will take you to the 2021 All Staff Beginning of the Year Course. District departments have come together to create one place for all employees to access to the most important information necessary in order to ensure a successful start to the 2021-22 school year. Each of the departments have contributed to the creation of this course and have created acknowledgment quizzes for you to take in order to verify you have reviewed the required and optional materials. Please take some time to explore this resource.
Together We Learn ’21 Session Recordings NOW AVAILABLE on the PD Hub
Together We Learn ’21 Session Recordings NOW AVAILABLE on the PD Hub
Together We Learn ‘21 themed "Summer Time and the Learning is Easy" took place July 26, 27, & 28. Just over 2,000 dedicated teachers, school staff, and leaders attended 223 sessions of virtual learning. If you were unable to attend or would like to revisit any session recording please visit the TWL page on the main landing page of the PD hub. Enjoy!
Early Release 21-22 Overview
We are excited to share with you our plan for early release 21-2. All general education classroom teachers (including departmentalized teachers), ESE support facilitators, Speech Language Pathologists and academic interventionists will participate in professional learning workshop facilitated by District staff, school-based coach(es), admin and/or teacher leaders focused on Uplifting Literacy in Pasco County Schools. Specials/Electives teachers will engage virtually with teachers in the same roles from other schools. Professional learning will be focused on the Teaching and Assessing Cycle and will be facilitated by District content leaders and/or teacher leaders. Student services staff will engage virtually with staff in like roles from other schools. Professional learning will be focused on MTSS for Behavior and will be facilitated by District supervisors and content leads.
Dates for the early release are:
September 8th
October 6th
November 10th
December 8th
January 12th
February 2nd
March 9th
Secondary Office Hours
Here you will find the office hours schedule for this fall semester. Office hours are an opportunity to connect with OLL Supervisors, Senior Specialists and Program Coordinators regarding your curriculum questions. We look forward to seeing you.
Curriculum Resources
As we reunite with our students this year back in the classroom, we will continue to use our learning networks aligned to our approved adopted resources; connections to focus standards; MTSS; and vetted assessments/resources for unit and lesson planning support. The Elementary/Secondary Learning Network is a live resource, which we monitor throughout the year and adjust every summer based on feedback from you, administrators, and coaches on what would make your work smoother.
Once again, this year, we understand that there is a likelihood that individual and potentially groups of students may need to be out throughout the year based on the status of COVID cases. Therefore, student facing courses were developed by Pasco teacher teams to continue the momentum with Canvas usage. These courses are aligned to our ELN/SLN and contain curriculum resources and some assessments. As always, we want to ensure the approved resources and curriculum are being used in the classroom, but the pedagogy and teacher craft is always alive and strongly encouraged, please use the aspects of core resources that best meet the needs of your students. When you need to make changes to the course to align for this purpose, we only advise that you unpublish modules/resources that you do not plan to use, versus delete. You never know when you may need a resource that is in the course, and once deleted it is hard for us to repair in individual pushed out courses.
LEAD Professional Development for Aspiring Leaders
Additional Information
Your Pasco Science Team
Mark Butler, SR. Specialist, 6-12 Science & Env Programs
Email: mwbutler@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: pasco.k12.fl.us/pascoscienceshowcase
Phone: 813-794-2452
Twitter: @SciencePasco
Lesley Kirkley, SR. Specialist, K-8 Science
Email: lwade@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: pasco.k12.fl.us/pascoscienceshowcase
Phone: 813-794-2257
Twitter: @SciencePasco
Jessica Maxwell, Curriculum Specialist, Science
Email: jmaxwell@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: pasco.k12.fl.us/pascoscienceshowcase
Twitter: @SciencePasco
Lauren Whitaker, Curriculum Specialist, Science
Email: lwhitake@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: pasco.k12.fl.us/pascoscienceshowcase
Twitter: @SciencePasco