Website: http://www.sfecoliteracy.com/teacher-resources/k-5-foss-life-science-professional-development/taking-foss-outdoors.html

Contact: WojcikL@sfusd.edu

Grade Levels Served: K-5th Teachers

Cost: N/A

Subject Alignment: Life Science

Sign-Up Info: Online Registration

Select the date on the calendar of the professional development your wish to register for.

1. On the right hand side, look for Register. Below Register, select Click Here To Register.
2. Please look for Create New Account.
3. Below that, please select Create Account.
4. Please fill in the requested information.
5. Select Continue on the lower right hand side of the screen.
6. You have created a new account and a new window will appear.
7. Select Continue to Your New Account.
8. You will be directed back to the calendar page.
9. Go to the menu and select Scheduled Events.
10. Once again, select the date on the calendar you wish to register for.
11. On the right hand side of the screen, look for Register once again and select Click Here to Register.
12. Under the Registration Form heading, fill out the requested information.
13. At the bottom, select Submit Registration.

You have successfully registered for the event pending a confirmation which will be sent to you via email.

Brief Description:

Come to experience the FOSS Life Science kits!

Topics include:

• Becoming familiar with the kit’s standards-based experiments
• Learning how to navigate the teacher’s guide
• Managing the classroom during science lessons
• Learning about resources available in the FOSS website

LIFE SCIENCE UNITS

• Kinder—Animals Two by Two
• 1st Grade—Plants and Animals
• 2nd Grade—Insects and Plants
• 3rd Grade—Structures of Life
• 4th Grade—Environments
• 5th Grade –Living Systems

Please bring your teacher’s guide and a textbook with you.

Please bring your employee ID # with you.  This workshop is designed for new teachers or teachers new to a grade level.  This session may be logged in your Prop A passport, if pre-approved by your principal.  Please bring your Prop A passport.

Program Elements:

• Not Available: Class Presentation
• Not Available: Assembly
• Not Available: Curriculum
• Not Available: Grants
• Not Available: Museum
• Not Available: Field Trip
• Not Available: Lending Library
• Not Available: Multimedia Materials
• Available: Teacher Kits
• Not Available: Outdoor Activities
• Available: Professional/Personal Development
• Not Available: Service Learning