Dear Teachers,

Thank you for all you are doing as teachers during these challenging times.  We are hoping things will improve greatly by the summer, and invite you to consider our professional development opportunity below.

Join us for our 3-day Summer Institute and take a deep dive into one of the Amplify Science units for your grade level. The institute is organized by the Science and Health Education Partnership at UCSF and is being taught by SFUSD teacher leaders with extensive experience teaching Amplify Science in their classrooms.

In this 3-day institute, you will:

• Get (more) familiar with the Amplify Science curriculum approach and structure

• Receive an overview of the lesson sequence and learning progression of the selected unit

• Engage in selected unit lessons and experience first-hand from a student perspective what science learning with Amplify looks like 

• Dive into the different kit components, including the online teacher guide, student readers, activity materials and investigative notebooks

• Hear from teacher instructors about the highlights and challenges of the unit 

• Deepen your knowledge of the scientific concepts addressed in the unit

• Learn from experiences and expertise within a learning community of 20-30 fellow grade-level colleagues

Grade level Course for Summer 2022 include:
 

Kindergarten: Needs of Plants and Animals

First Grade: Animal and Plant Defenses

Second Grade: Plant & Animal Relationships

Third Grade: Inheritance and Traits

Fourth Grade: Earth's Features

Fifth Grade: Patterns of Earth and Sky

When: Tuesday, June 7th – Thursday, June 9th, 9:00am – 3:00pm

Where: tbd, Middle or High School in SFUSD

Who: SFUSD K-5 teachers

Compensation: Teachers who complete the workshop will receive a $400 stipend. ($250 from SEP, $150 from SFUSD)

How to apply?
Submit your application here by January 31st, 2022. 

Questions? Please contact: Sabine Jeske (Sabine.Jeske@ucsf.edu) or Jennifer Kaelin (Jennifer.Kaelin@ucsf.edu)