Dear Teachers,

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 2023 includes:
 

Kindergarten: Push and Pulls

Fourth Grade: Vision and Light

When: Wednesday, June 7th – Friday, June 9th, 9:00am – 3:00pm

Where: tbd, SFUSD school site

Who: SFUSD Kindergarten and 4th teachers

Compensation: Teachers who complete the workshop will receive a $400 stipend.

How to apply?
Submit your application here by Monday, March 6th at 11:59PM. (DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL March 13th.)

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