WSTA OpenSciEd Middle School Professional Learning
Unit 8.1: Contact Forces
Cost: $150
If you are looking to participate in a Professional Learning opportunity on OpenSciEd MS Unit 8.1, Contact Forces, this Zoom series is for you. Designed by the Washington Science Teachers Association for teachers who have completed the OSE Curriculum Launch and are looking to join a group of fellow teachers as they engage in a series of Zoom meetings focusing only on their specific unit. You will be led by OSE facilitator, Calvin Adkins. Calvin will lead this PL opportunity so participants will gain familiarity with the anchoring phenomenon and key lessons, labs and assessments in the units. In addition, teachers will discuss problems of practice, elevate what is working in their classroom, crowd source solutions to implementation challenges. Special topics may include assessment and grading, planning for investigations supporting absent students, prepping sub plans and learn where and what to cut for time.
Dates are Wednesdays:
September 3, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, PST
September 17, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, PST
October 1, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, PST
Participants will have access to a facilitator that can answer their questions via email. Washington Science Teachers Association members can receive 4.5 clock hours for a fee.
Once you register for the event you will receive an email asking you to pay for the event. You will receive a Zoom link 4 days before the event. Please do not share your Zoom link. For questions or problems, contact Don Pruett, WSTA Professional Development Coordinator at wstaose@gmail.com.
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