Educational Service District 123

Regional Science Coordinator

• A comprehensive system which impacts classroom practice exists and must be strengthened
• A coherent system responds flexibly to regional and local needs
• A collaborative system, supported by the Regional Science Coordinators, includes the best efforts of all partners across the state and nation

•  Build regional leadership capacity in science, focused on improving instruction and increased student achievement in science
• Strengthen science education by providing support based on valid and reliable research
• Define and implement common practices and leverage resources among ESDs and other science education projects including Washington State LASER, national and state Math Science Partnership projects and Higher Education
•  Disseminate information equitably across regions in a timely, coordinated manner
   

• Support collaborative learning among teachers
•   Provide professional development opportunities that promote effective instruction and focus on student performance especially at the high school level
•  Communicate regarding the state of science education in Washington, including science standards, OSPI initiatives and assessment
•   Coordinate science education efforts in each region
•  Support science coaches, mentors, and teacher leaders to assist districts in efforts to improve science instruction
•  Collaborate with Washington State LASER in their efforts to provide science education reform
• Assist with national and state Math Science Partnership Grants
•  Partner with the Regional Math Coordinators to integrate math and science professional development opportunities
•   Create partnerships with science community stakeholders
      
  For more information contact:                                                
  Georgia Boatman
  509.544.5738
   
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Professional Development Opportunities

• Each course is a full 18 hours of professional development that spans three days throughout the 2009-2010 school year. Teachers will receive a stipend for attendance when all 18 hours of professional development have been completed.
• Start the sequence by choosing a science workshop title and attend the first two-day event. Then, later in the school year, complete training by attending the final six hours of follow-up workshop.
• Workshops are for teachers new to a district, new to a grade level, and veteran teachers.
• Each workshop immerses teachers in a lesson-by-lesson inquiry of the unit while developing an understanding of how science notebooks can support literacy and student understanding.