Science PD inside and outside NTPS

The following Professional Development is being offered for Specialist.  All offerings inside NTPS can be found on Frontline.

Professional Development IN and OUT of district:

Updated Frequently

Direct link to the frequently updated document for PD opportunities within NTPS and from agencies around our region.  

SCIENCE PD- Link 

Library- Best STEM books

Library

Looking to add STEM books to your library?  These books "emphasize real- world issues that cross disciplinary boundaries".  The list of 17 plus books range from grades K-12th grade to help span all reading levels, provides a brief description of each book, and lists the criteria and rubric for how these books were selected.  Check back often for updated lists.

Best STEM books -2018 - Link 

Best STEM books-2019- Link

Best STEM books-2020- Link 

Book Lists

Book lists that support Science and Engineering 

Looking for books that support STEMscopes (K-2) and Building Blocks of Science (3-5) classroom lessons?  Both STEMscopes and Building Blocks of Science have K-5th grade titles listed.  

STEMscopes K-2- Link

Building Blocks of Science 3-5- Link

National School Library Standards cross walk with NGSS

Library and the Next Generation Science Standards 

Looking for connections between the library standards and the NGSS?  Check out this eight page document that lays out those connections in an easy to read format.
In addition, this one page "Because Everyone is a Learner" visual aid, is a great way to increase conversations with your learning community. 

Because Everyone Is a Learner- Infographic- Link
National School Library Standards crosswalk with NGSS- Link

Dig Art!

 This blog offers ideas for lessons, garden guidance and citizen science that support a school garden and Art integration.  Easy to use lesson ideas that span minutes to multiple days, brings the outside into the art classroom.  This site has printable PDFs, and access background information and learning standards connections. 


Science classroom connections:
Kindergarten: Plant Needs, Organisms' Impact on Environments
Second grade: Plant and Animal Dependence, Prairie Field Experience, What Plants Need
Third Grade:  Life in Ecosystems


Dig Art! Cultivating Creativity in the Garden- Link

PE- STEM in the Gym: article

STEM in The Gym:

This brief article has several ideas for integrating STEM  and PE with links for video resources to support these lesson ideas.  From life size battleship, designing and navigating mazes, and technology vocabulary used in classrooms, these STEM lessons integrate physical fitness, health and STEM concepts being taught in the classroom.  Interested in more?  Check out his blog site, listed on the last page of the article. 

 STEM in the Gym-Link

STEM and/or Maker Space Read Aloud ideas

Library-

Recently updated to include classroom 
grade level connections:



Looking for some great STEM books to add to your library collection?  Check out the link below for some titles that help encourage students to make meaningful connections with text and inspire them to play, explore, invent and create.

·     STEM and/ or Maker Space Read Aloud Titles- Link