NJSELA NEWS
December 1, 2015
WINTER ROUNDTABLE AGENDA
Please use the following link to RSVP to the event: http://tinyurl.com/njselawinterreg
Roundtable Agenda
8:30 - 9:00: Arrival, Registration, and Networking
9:00 - 9:30: Welcome, Opening Remarks, Official Business
9:30 - 11:30: NGSS Implementation Discussion.
Invited Speakers:
- Wil van der Veen, Science Education Institute Director, RVCC
- Stacey van der Veen, Founder and Lead Consultant NGSSPD
Wil and Stacey will share their experience and lessons learned as a result of being at the forefront of providing professional development for educators in the Next Generation Science Standards. We will discuss with them their successes, challenges, and what lies ahead for bringing NGSS instruction into every science classroom.
11:30 - 12:30: Lunch and vendor presentation from Activate Learning
12:30 - 2:00: Member Roundtable Discussion and Break-Out Groups
- Break out groups will discuss information from the morning session, items from group discussion, and topics that will be generated from member feedback through the registration process. A preliminary list of these topics will be emailed to the membership approximately a week before the roundtable.
2:00 - 2:30: Wrap up and Departure
The roundtable agenda is the same for both locations. We will be linking remotely by video.
Roundtables are free to all who are current in their NJSELA membership. Not a current member? (membership is by calendar year) Please go to: http://www.njsela.com/join-njsela to join.
HOUR OF CODE 2015
Read the NJDOE Broadcast memo here.
UPCOMING NJDOE SCIENCE PD WORKSHOPS
New additions since the last newsletter are in bold.
Go to: https://education.state.nj.us/events/?p=a for more information and to sign up.
Translating the Biology Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
December 21: Trenton – Register by 12/7/15
February 18: Trenton - Register by 2/4/16
February 29: Stockton University - Register by 2/15/16
Translating the Chemistry Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
December 17: East Orange – Register by 12/3/15
January 4: Trenton – Register by 12/21/15
March 4: Trenton - Register by 2/19/16
March 11: Stockton University - Register by 2/26/16
Translating the Physics Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
February 3: Stockton University – Register by 1/20/16
February 12: Trenton – Register by 1/29/16
March 22: East Orange – Register by 3/8/16
Translating Capstone Earth & Space Sciences Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
December 22: Trenton – Register by 12/8/15
March 1: Trenton - Register by 2/16/16
March 10: Stockton University - Register by 2/25/16
Translating Middle School Earth&Space Sciences Model Sci Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
December 17: Hammonton – Register by 12/4/15
January 13: Trenton – Register by 12/30/15
Translating Middle School Life Science Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
January 6: Hammonton – Register by 12/22/15
January 7: East Orange – Register by 12/23
January 15: Trenton – Register by 1/4/16
Translating Middle School Physical Science Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
January 14: Hammonton – Register by 12/30/15
January 27: Trenton – Register by 1/13/16
February 26: East Orange - Register by 2/12/16
Structure and Properties of Matter for teachers in grades 2 & 5
December 10: Trenton - Register by 11/25/15
December 14: Galloway – Register by 11/30/15
December 16: East Orange - Register by 12/2/15
Inheritance and Variation of Traits for teachers in grade 3
January 8: Trenton – Register by 12/28/15
January 12: East Orange – Register by 12/29/15
January 21: Galloway – Register by 1/7/16
Interdependent Relationships; & Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems for Grades K, 2, 3, &5
February 9: East Orange - Register by 1/26/16
February 11: Stockton University - Register by 1/28/16
February 19: Trenton - Register by 2/5/16
Structure, Function and Information Processing for teachers in grades 1 and 4
March 2: East Orange - Register by 2/16/16
March 8: Stockton University - Register by 2/23/16
March 21: Trenton - Register by 3/7/16
Weather and Climate for teachers in grades K and 3
March 15: Stockton University - Register by 3/1/16