ACE Teachers - For Your Eyes Only

Dear ACE teachers,

I am so glad you have made it here to check out the info for the BioSITE ACE program and to schedule your lessons. Please note that the right side of this blog page is full of helpful information for you, including links to see the offerings for both the morning class lessons and the afternoon field visits.

Once you have decided which lessons you would like to schedule, there is also a link in the right column that will take you to Doodle to sign up. Please sign up by November 1, 2010. The earlier you schedule your visits, the more likely you are to get your first choice time slots. If you do not schedule your BioSITE ACE lessons by November 1, I will contact you to assign you your time slots.

I am really looking forward to working with you to immerse your students in enriching, hands-on science experiences. Thanks to you and your students, I know this is going to be a great BioSITE year!

NEW..EEI Teacher resources on the web...

This came across my desk...so now on to you!

The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum

Famed naturalist John Muir captured the vital importance of education about the environment when he said, "Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe." Imagine the possibilities if that understanding began, for students, as early as Kindergarten and continued through high school. With the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum, that vision is well on the way to becoming a reality.

Field-tested in Kindergarten to 12th grade classrooms from San Diego to California's North Coast, the 85 EEI Curriculum units cover selected academic content standards in both Science and History-Social Science. Each EEI Curriculum unit is designed to teach one or more standards to mastery.

A link for each grade level, and check out the materials. Great CA maps! Biodiversity, natural regions and peoples, water.......good stuff:-)

Go to: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/Curriculum/Default.htm#CurriculumUnits

STEP 2011

As many of you know- STEP (Salmon and Trout Education Program) is a great companion program for the BioSITE experience. Every year, new teachers come on board- they complete an amazing two day training over in Santa Cruz, and then they are able to incubate steelhead eggs (from the eyed egg stage to fry stage)in their classrooms- linking fish life science to their field experiences! This year the training is expected to be in February (not the MLK weekend as in the past) but the exact date has not been set yet.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in......the best way to get the latest info is to email hmiller334@aol.com.

Teacher Trainings

Thank you to all of our new Teachers who were able to be here last Saturday. We had a great day!
Our next training day is set for October 23rd, here at CDM, from 10 - 3. This is for all Teachers. We will spend the morning expanding on the BioSITE curriculum and exploring ways to integrate BioSITE into the classroom and enrich the experience for our students. We will provide a yummy lunch and the finish the day with a share and tell of resource kits and materials. You can sign up for kits- and we hope to make sure our ACE teachers are completing their field days sign ups.
Please RSVP so we can make the lunch count and plan for materials!! I will send out more details on Oct 15th.
See you soon.

BioSITE 2011....Here we go again!!!!!!

Just a quick enthusiastic message for all.......we have another BioSITE year ahead and I think it is going to be an amazing year. We have the best of the past years to guide us and we have new adventures on the horizon. Thanks for being a part of the experience-- and let's work together to change the way our students are learning and growing! Be the change you want to see in the world!
Sandy

Hi! I'm Marianne and I recently joined the BioSITE staff. I'm so excited to be a part of this awesome program. I can't wait to meet all the wonderful teachers who get their students involved in investigating their environment.

I moved to the South Bay from Austin, Texas, but I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have worked both as a classroom teacher and an environmental educator. I love being near the water and teaching students outdoors. I am looking forward to a fabulous BioSITE year with you and your students!