Test pilot a high school science unit and bring UMass Boston researchers into your classroom
Are you a high school science teacher looking for something exciting to end the school year? Be one of the first classes to test a short mini-unit developed with Dr. Albert Kao at UMass Boston and Galactic Polymath Education Studio.
• Unit Title: “Animal Collective: How group behavior can produce surprising problems…and solutions!”
• Aimed at upper level high school
• The Gist: “Students will draw their own social networks, ponder the meaning of complexity and begin to notice unexpected patterns that emerge around them, unnoticed. Through hands-on activities and digital experiments, students will discover how complexity research enriches our daily lives.”
Benefits:
• Input for you and your students will shape the teaching materials, which are freely available for all.
• Resume builder: curriculum evaluation
• a $500 stipend
• It may be possible for grad students or Dr. Kao to visit your class at the end of the unit and do a Q&A or help facilitate a lesson.
When:
• ASAP (top candidates will be able to test this out before the end of the school year)
• Applicants who can test pilot in the summer session or early fall will also be given consideration
LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQOn06yXbA0yJW_Hvg2U4f8DgrjhCbYlsjovpuMI_nM/edit?tab=t.0
Nuestros Niños Professional Development Program
This program provides K1 educators (teachers and paraprofessionals) that work with multilingual learners the opportunity to earn a 12 credit credential that can be used towards earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree. The program consists of 4 online courses taught across two years and includes in person place-based coaching. The program goals are to improve the teaching of language and literacy in young bilingual children and to enhance parents’ ability to promote their children’s language and literacy development. Participants will obtain an academic certificate in Teaching and Learning of Young Bilingual Children with tuition paid for by project funds. You can learn more in this flyer or express your interest in participating in this form.
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZWL3ls8k_K5ixTLNs6G41DOk00qJLbvz/view
Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8OB-4KvgbOs6yaWP66PeXtbydnrjOPbzXKqx_2_425lRgUw/viewform
Are you a high school science teacher looking for something exciting to end the school year? Be one of the first classes to test a short mini-unit developed with Dr. Albert Kao at UMass Boston and Galactic Polymath Education Studio.
• Unit Title: “Animal Collective: How group behavior can produce surprising problems…and solutions!”
• Aimed at upper level high school
• The Gist: “Students will draw their own social networks, ponder the meaning of complexity and begin to notice unexpected patterns that emerge around them, unnoticed. Through hands-on activities and digital experiments, students will discover how complexity research enriches our daily lives.”
Benefits:
• Input for you and your students will shape the teaching materials, which are freely available for all.
• Resume builder: curriculum evaluation
• a $500 stipend
• It may be possible for grad students or Dr. Kao to visit your class at the end of the unit and do a Q&A or help facilitate a lesson.
When:
• ASAP (top candidates will be able to test this out before the end of the school year)
• Applicants who can test pilot in the summer session or early fall will also be given consideration
PD Opportunity through the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents Thinking Through Art, a professional development program for teachers of all subjects in Boston Public Schools, proven to improve culturally responsive instruction and foster critical thinking and social-emotional learning. Thinking Through Art includes intensive professional development, a visual art curriculum, and free guided Museum visits – including transportation. A $100 materials fee covers all program components, with opportunities to earn Professional Development Points or graduate credits. Apply by July 1st, 2025, at gardnermuseum.org/tta