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MDE February 2021 Science Update

by , posted on 10:37 AM, February 5, 2021
The February edition of the Science Update from MDE Science Specialist John Olson is now available.
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The February Science Update from the Minnesota Department of Education is available.

News

  • Progress toward the new Science Standards - Updates

Teacher Events and Workshops

  • Teach Outdoors virtual workshops
  • Several upcoming online workshops, including NSTA, Gardens Conference
  • Earth Science Professional Development for 6th grade teachers
  • Summer Workshops
  • Virtual MnSTA Conference on Science Education – continued availability

Teacher and Schools Awards and Opportunities

  • Presidential Award Finalists

School Programs and Resources (also see past editions of the Science Update)

  • Field Trip-in-a-box
  • Several virtual instruction resources

Student Programs and Competitions

  • Youth Climate Justice Summit
  • National Youth Science Camp for Class of 2021
  • GIS story map competition
  • Student individual and team competitions

You can view a copy of the Update here. A pdf version of the Update is available here. Feel free to share it with your colleagues. Frequent announcements of opportunities are posted on the MnSTA Facebook page and Twitter feed @mnsta1. Thank you.

 

John Olson, Science Content Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
MDE Science Page: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/stds/sci/ 
John.c.olson@state.mn.us @johnCasperOlson