Grades 6-12 Science

Jenny Nord - Secondary Science Curriculum Coordinator

Email: jnord5257@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2577
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0466
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusCitySchools/

Great Opportunity for Region 3 and Region 6 Teachers this Summer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17tDkG5YLuCBsb0rfoY2NOXDnNw-eaASi/view?usp=sharing

We still have plenty of spaces available for secondary teachers. This will be an experiential PD in collaboration with OSU. We will experience STEAMM education at different OSU sites each day. Teachers from any discipline can apply so please pass this onto your colleagues.

We need all science safety sheets and chemical inventory sheets for middle school and high school submitted by the end of May.

Middle school teachers, please fill out, sign, get principal signature, and send middle school forms only to Jenny Nord as an entire school.

High school teachers, please check with your department chair on the procedure to be followed. Notice that chemistry has its own check off sheet.

Below are the forms. Please make sure to complete the chemical inventory (you can use this form, send your Chemventory digitally, or create your own) and safety check-off sheet for each classroom. Also, please make sure you fill out the correct check-off form: middle school, high school, high school chemistry.

Once again we will be offering the Environmental Science summer school experience. This year, it will be divided between class time at Ft. Hayes and hands-on experiences at Spruce Run. This is primarily for emerging juniors and seniors. Please share this flyer with your students. This will be an exciting way to earn their environmental science credit (advanced science credit) in 6-weeks time in a project-based experience.

Use this flyer to give to students: https://www.smore.com/q7c68

Ed Week:

-Is Homework a Waste of Time: https://tinyurl.com/3etdmru6

-3 Counterintuitive Findings about Student Motivation: https://tinyurl.com/mrya3jpj

-What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching: https://tinyurl.com/mpmsuupw

-Questions to Ask Yourself as the School Year Winds Down: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-questions-to-ask-yourself-as-the-school-year-winds-down/2017/05

-5 SEL Skills Kids Need to Lead Healthy Digital Lives: https://tinyurl.com/yck7nzcp

-How to Teach Students How to Tell Fact from Fiction Online: https://tinyurl.com/2p959zkd

Edutopia:

Yes, Field Trips Are Worth the Effort: https://www.edutopia.org/article/yes-field-trips-are-worth-effort?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

National Center for Science Education:

Patterns in the Signs when Teaching Climate Change: https://ncse.ngo/patterns-signs-when-teaching-climate-change?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

NSTA:

Deep Learning Modules that Decode the Functional Properties of Proteins: https://phys.org/news/2022-04-deep-decode-functional-properties-proteins.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

In this district, in order to teach the HS course, you must hold a chemistry or integrated license.

Why Attend?

• Engage in hands-on, low-cost activities that you can integrate into your classroom immediately.
• Help your students discover career opportunities in science and engineering, and meet practicing engineers.
• Strong connection to NGSS.
• No charge, a $1,200 value (Made possible through generous donations to the ASM Materials Education Foundation).

What’s Included?

• 4 CEUs (40 hours), demonstration materials and meals.

Graduate Credits Available!

• Two (2) optional graduate credits available through the University of Missouri-Kansas City at $250 at participant’s expense.

Advanced (Year 2) Available

Register Now: https://www.asmfoundation.org/teachers/camp-schedule/

NSTA:

-Freebies: https://www.nsta.org/resources/freebies-science-and-stem-teachersfrom-field-april-19-2022?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

-Are you looking for asynchronous professional learning that you can tailor to your own professional goals and instructional needs? NSTA’s Professional Learning Add On allows you the convenience and flexibility to choose the specific resources you need to achieve your professional learning goals. Improve your content knowledge, expand your pedagogical skill set, and earn professional learning credit—all on your own time!

Buy Now

-MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool to Support Students and Communities in Behavior Science Inquiry https://tinyurl.com/2cp2sbkw

Ditch that Textbook:

-Gmail Survival Guide for Busy Teachers: https://ditchthattextbook.com/the-gmail-survival-guide-for-busy-teachers/

-EfficienTeach: this project provides you with research-based teaching practices you can use in class tomorrow to save time AND teach better: https://ditchthattextbook.com/the-gmail-survival-guide-for-busy-teachers/

Ward's:

-Allergy Science plus a free Student Handout from McGraw-Hill's Access Science: https://tinyurl.com/34b5fesu

-Eclipse Facts plus a free Student Handout from McGraw-Hill's Access Science: https://tinyurl.com/bddjesx3

-Chemistry Fun Facts and Free Poster: https://tinyurl.com/385rdpac

4th Quarter Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/63xn7-spruce-run-nature-center

Geri is retiring! If you would like to join her for her celebration on May 31st anytime from 3:30-6:30, here's a link to the invitation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zlc6G_-Vtc372ZtVfHRL1mLSDtsnid3x/view?usp=sharing

Please welcome our new Spruce Run Nature Coordinator for next school year, Heather Allen!

Office of Teaching and Learning (614-365-5727) is located at 3700 S. High St.

Leslie Kelly , Executive Director, Teaching and Learning

Brian Morton, Director of Secondary Curriculum

Katy Myers, Secondary Curriculum Supervisor

Heather Allen, K-5 Coordinator, hallen704@columbus.k12.oh.us

Jennifer Nord, 6-12 Science Coordinator, jnord5257@columbus.k12.oh.us

Geri Granger, K-12 Spruce Run Coordinator, ggranger9556@columbus.k12.oh.us