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Every school district in Washington is eligible to receive state-funded math and science professional development for high school math and biology teachers in the 2015–2016 school year. This funding is provided by the Washington state legislature through the 2015 Budget Bill ESSB 6052.
The professional development will be:
- Provided by the math and science coordinators at each Educational Service District
- Available in-person OR online (to ensure all teachers in the state can access this professional development).
- Focused on math or science content as identified in the Washington State Learning Standards to support student success on the Smarter Balanced Assessment and Biology End-of-Course.
- Is six hours long, available in a full day or two 3- hour sessions
- Is Free for participants
Funding for teacher participation will be available to districts from OSPI to support substitute reimbursement OR to compensate teachers for six hours of professional learning time through apportionment.
Mathematics Professional Development | Science Professional Development
Math
Developing Conceptual Understanding through Productive Routines
This workshop has a content focus on quadratic functions and a pedagogical focus on the implementation of instructional routines that promote mathematical reasoning and student discourse. Teachers will explore quadratic functions through rich tasks, and they will have the opportunity to experience, analyze, and learn to implement productive instructional routines and strategies that they can incorporate into their mathematics lessons and units.
Scheduled High School Math Professional Development Sessions
| Day of the week | Date (click on date to register) | Time | Location |
| Thursday | May 31 | 8:00 – 3:00 | Sumner Middle School, Sumner School District |
| Tuesday | June 21 | 8:00 – 3:00 | Pierce County Skills Center, 16183 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA, 98375 |
| Friday | June 24 | 8:00 – 3:00 | L.E. Scarr Resource Center, Lake Washington School District |
Online Opportunities: These are all planned, and links to the registration pages will be added as they become available. The online course must be completed in the window listed, and involves 6 hours of your time spread out over one to several weeks.
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May 23-June 10 Hosted by ESD 112 |
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May 30 – June 17 Hosted by ESD 105 |
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May 1 – June 15 Hosted NCESD |
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June 6 – June 24 |
Please contact Leslie Nielsen (lnielsen@psesd.org or 425-917-7863) with questions or if you wish to host a workshop in your school district.
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Science
Biology EoC: Closing the Achievement Gap
This professional learning experience will focus on strategies for improving students’ performance on the Biology EOC assessment and provide guidance for navigating some of the more challenging assessment items. Teachers will increase their understanding of Research and Explore and Criteria and Constraints Application items, develop strategies that engage all students in responding successfully to assessment prompts, explore student confidence and readiness for the Biology EOC, and create personal action plans for sustaining student achievement.
Scheduled High Biology Professional Development Sessions
| Day of the week | Date (click on date to register) | Time | Location |
| Tuesday | 5/31 | 8:00am – 3:00pm | Sumner School District, Sumner |
ONLINE Course:
The online course must be completed June 17th, and involves 6 hours of your time spread out over several weeks. Please note that there is an assignment that will take a couple of weeks to accomplish. Please allow yourself 4-6 weeks to complete this course.
Available Now until June 17th – Registration closes June 1st
CLICK HERE to register for the Online class and receive more details via email.
Please contact Cheryl Lydon (clydon@psesd.org or 425-917-7866) with questions or for more details.
CLICK HERE for more information from OSPI
