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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 SpecialistMinnesota Department of EducationMDE Science Page: https://education.mn.