California Science Project

04/02/2024

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The 2024 Summer Physics Academy at UC Riverside is now accepting applications for its 16th edition!
Space is limited to 20 participants, so apply soon!
Online application form: https://forms.gle/vFhqQgi6aNyLZDEKA
Apply by May 24, 2024. Acceptance notification by May 30.

Dates and times: June 24-28 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Location: in-person at UC Riverside Stipend: $500 for attending all 5 days The UCR Summer Physics Academy is a 5-day learning opportunity for high school physics teachers at every level of teaching experience. The academy is organized and facilitated b...

02/06/2024

ECCLPs is bridging the gap in climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action across PK-12, Higher Education, and Community Partners at the Annual Forum Symposium May 3rd, 2024. Join (us/me) there! (reg link)

10/17/2023

Join us at the 2023 CASE Conference in Palm Springs. Here are all the CSP sessions

07/17/2023

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Join the UCLA Science Project, Faculty and Researchers for a workshop that investigates the relationships between evolution, human genetic diversity and race. Participants will leave with tools and lesson plans to deepen understanding of these concepts and the complexities of students’ lived exper...

07/17/2023

https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/the-meaning-of-race-conversations-about-evolution-biology-and-culture/
Join the UCLA Science Project for a free workshop that investigates the relationships between evolution, human genetic diversity and race. Participants will leave with tools and lesson plans to deepen understanding of these concepts.

Join the UCLA Science Project, Faculty and Researchers for a workshop that investigates the relationships between evolution, human genetic diversity and race. Participants will leave with tools and lesson plans to deepen understanding of these concepts and the complexities of students’ lived exper...

02/13/2023

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cg8w7tIejvpfNAjTMsGlOdgQrqDjq7wf/view
"CSMP Inquiry: Why Now?" is a 2-day professional learning event for instructional leaders to support K-12 educators to implement inquiry instruction in K-12 classrooms. The event is sponsored by the California Subject Matter Project and will take place at UC Riverside.

02/01/2023

To all High School Science Teachers!!! 🤩Year long support and stipend.
High School teachers please join us for our 2023-24 summer institute and after-school sessions to learn how to use the Understanding Global Change (UGC) framework to revise one of your units to incorporate a locally relevant anchoring phenomenon and NGSS modeling practices. Choose a lesson sequence/unit that you will be teaching in fall or winter and we will support your efforts to revise and enhance the materials!

Enroll in a year-long online PL opportunity! Collaborate with expert scientists and educators from the University of California, Berkeley to support the integration of climate and global change lessons into instructional units. We will use the Understanding Global Change framework to guide you in de...

01/14/2023

California Environmental Literacy Initiative
Join the California Environmental Literacy Initiative’s District Innovation Hub in an interactive online series showcasing the work of inspiring equity-focused leaders in environmental literacy and school sustainability. From 4:00 - 5:30 pm, on the third Thursday of each month, you will hear in-depth accounts of district success stories, followed by informal discussions and networking with like-minded colleagues. Folks who lead, work in, or support California’s school districts are especially encouraged to join. Register here for the meetings.

Join the California Environmental Literacy Initiative’s District Innovation Hub in an interactive online series showcasing the work of inspiring equity-focused leaders. From 4:00 - 5:30 pm on the third Thursday of each month you will hear in-depth accounts of successes from across the state, follo...

11/29/2022

Science in the River City (SIRC) new December sessions: The first is on December 6th with SIRC via Zoom next week, and our last event for 2022 is our in-person SIRC on December 13th. All of the workshops will be unique, so you can attend both!

For more details on the workshops and to register, visit the SASP website

Science in the River City is a standards-based professional development program for K-12 science teachers that is designed to deepen teachers' understanding of science and provide innovative ideas, lessons, and strategies for teachers to use in their classrooms.