IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM TRAINING: 5^TH & 2^ND GRADE

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Monday 8/28

8:50 AM – 3:00 PM

• Walking to Hamilton
• 5^th Grade MAD
• 2^nd Grade MAD
• Believe Surveys
• Smart Board Tech

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Tuesday 8/29

8:50 AM – 4:00 PM

• 2023-24 Kickoff
• Walking to Rosa Parks
• Facilitation Practice
• Supplies

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IS PROGRAMS: MAKE A DIFFERENCE (LIVING LAB)

Goal: For students to make connections between City Heights and the ocean, and learn how they can make a difference for their community and their habitat of study.

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Program Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Schools will arrive by bus or walking.

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Staff Shift & Set-Up

• 8:15 Staff Arrival
• Check whiteboard for assignments & program details
• Trip Lead (indicated on EZ Reports/whiteboard)
• Responsible for Rosters/Cover Sheets, Distribute Science Notebooks
• Begin Set-Up
• Open windows & blinds in labs, set tables & chairs*
• All bins will be on the entry racks in downstairs storage (unless otherwise specified)
• If program involves canyon activities, TL will need to perform a pre-program canyon sweep

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IS PROGRAMS: MAKE A DIFFERENCE (LIVING LAB)

Walking Schools – Rosa Parks, Cherokee Point, Hamilton, Joyner

• 2-3 Walkers will be indicated on whiteboard
• Need to bring Stop Signs (2), Safety Vests, Rosters & Cover Letters
• Transitional Storage
• Printed walking directions available in Black Box
• Depart lab by 8:45 and drive to school
• Meet classes on campus by 9:00 AM
• Confirm all classes present & review rosters w/ teachers
• Text Trip Lead/Floor Lead when leaving and if arriving early/late
• Safety Sandwich
• One Staff leading, other staff act as crossing guard at intersections.
• Use Teachers/Chaperones as well
• Stop Lights
• Do not attempt to stop traffic at a light with you sign.
• Take 1 class (at most) through a crosswalk at a time and have staff/students wait on the other side for all groups to cross before continuing.
• Communicate plan with teachers so they can help you
• End of Program (1:00 PM)
• Same staff will walk students back to campus
• Drive back to Living Lab

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IS PROGRAMS: MAKE A DIFFERENCE (LIVING LAB)

Bus Schools

• Meet students at Bus Stop by 9:20 AM
• Bus Stop @ 42^nd Street Stop Sign
• Beware of dog & dog poop
• Walk students to main entrance of Living Lab

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Student Welcome

• All students sit in Watershed Plaza
• Trip Lead gives Living Lab Welcome
• Welcome (back) students
• Review Community Agreements
• Students split into assigned groups
• High-5 Odi while walking in ☺
• Begin program

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH GRADE MAD OVERVIEW

Students will learn to Make a Difference for the wetlands by:

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Ocean Discovery Alumni�To connect with and be welcomed by others in the Ocean Discovery family. To inspire young scientists getting started in their journey.

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MAD Today�Revisit wetland restoration by starting from step 1, planting native seeds.

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MAD Tomorrow�Become engineers by designing and building an ROV that will help clean trash in the wetlands.

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Science Leader Student Connection (SL-SC)�Meet real people in the science community who use science to make the world a better place. Q&A style, informal, instructor-guided/student-led conversation.

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH GRADE MAD INTRODUCTION

Introduction (all classes in Watershed Plaza)

• Welcome to Living Lab
• Community Agreements

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Split into individual classes

• Staff Intros & Brief Background
• Bathroom & Water accommodations
• Ocean Leader video
• Distribute Science Notebooks
• Review wetlands & previous field trip

Word Wall

• Program definitions

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH GRADE MAD TODAY

Sci Tech Lab & Garden

Connecting City Heights to the wetlands through restoration.

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Review restoration from field trip & interactions between plants and different spheres

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Introduce planting process, procedure and supplies

1) Pick a pot with soil (geosphere)

2) Add a few seeds on top and lightly pack into soil

3) Spray with water (hydrosphere) 10 times

4) Place in blue bucket w/ rock.

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Assign seeds & take class to garden for planting

• Once everyone has planted their seeds, explain next step.
• Science is fun and we can use it in many ways! Instead of walking these plants down to the nursery, what else can we do? Ask students if they see anything that can be used.
• Introduce zip line & split class in half, one sending plants and one receiving,
• Students practice communication: Name > Zipping? > Zip On!
• Upstairs (Senders): Line up and take turns gently pushing plants down zipline.
• Downstairs (Receivers): Take turns catching plants and bringing to nursery.

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH GRADE MAD TODAY

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH GRADE MAD TOMORROW

Eco Lab

Students are engineers, designing and building an ROV based off FRED that will help clean trash in the wetlands.

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F.R.E.D. �Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris by USD Engineering students

• Watch FRED video
• Explore a real FRED model

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Design

Explore pros/cons of FRED

Work with partner to create their own design

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Building

Work with partner to used Rokenbloks to build their design

Encourage creativity, sometimes you have to work with what you

got and adjust your plan

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Sharing

Encourage students to share (communicate) with the class

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IS PROGRAMS: 5^TH MAD TOMORROW

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IS PROGRAMS: SL-SC, LUNCH, REFLECTION & MORE

Science Leader-Student Connection

• Virtual conversation on Zoom
• Instructor will begin conversation, then open to students ?s

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Lunch

• Commons and Rock Amphitheater
• Instructors & Fellows interact with students
• Facilitate bathroom breaks
• Build community

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Self-Reflection

• Post Its & Gallery walk
• I think science is important because…/ I can make a difference in the world by…

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Believe Surveys & Teacher Surveys

• Believe Surveys: walk students through questions one at a time
• Teacher Surveys: Bookmarked on iPads in IS Drawers

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Departure

• Meet in Watershed Plaza by 12:55 PM
• Collect notebooks and give to classroom teacher, or have students put in personal backpacks
• Believe, Achieve, Lead, Go awesome!
• Don’t be late to the bus stop!

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IS PROGRAMS: 2^ND GRADE MAD OVERVIEW

Students will learn to Make a Difference (MAD) for the wetlands by:

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Ocean Discovery Alumni

To connect with and be welcomed by others in the Ocean Discovery family. To inspire young scientists getting started in their journey.

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MAD Today

Inspire others to care for the wetlands by sharing what they love. Rock painting to display in the community.

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MAD Tomorrow

Become wetland biologist by observing wetland water samples, looking for signs of life.

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Imagination Station

Continue their journey as a Wetland Biologist by exploring all the living things in the canyon!

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Science Leader Student Connection (SL-SC)

Meet real people in the science community who use science to make the world a better place. Q&A style, informal, instructor-guided/student-led conversation.

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IS PROGRAMS: 2^ND GRADE MAD INTRODUCTION

Introduction (all classes in Watershed Plaza)

• Welcome to Living Lab
• Community Agreements

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Break into individual classes

• Staff Intros & Brief Background
• Bathroom & Water accommodations
• Ocean Leader video
• Distribute Science Notebooks
• Review Science Discovery Process, wetlands & previous field trip

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IS PROGRAMS: 2^ND GRADE MAD TODAY

Eco Lab & Commons

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Goal: Students will use how the wetlands made them feel to inspire others to protect the wetlands.

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Rock Painting

• Review on what they did/saw at the wetlands (Living Coast)

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• Reflect on how that made them feel & create list of emotions.

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• Students can choose 3 things from those lists to write down
• Choose 1 to paint on rock
• Must be approved for appropriateness by adult before painting

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• Use pencil to trace design on rock, then paint markers

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• Add rocks to current pathway

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MAD TODAY – 2^ND GRADE

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IS PROGRAMS: 2^ND GRADE MAD TOMORROW

Sci-Tech Lab + Storm drain (pond)

Goal: Students will practice being a biologist by exploring our canyon wetlands.

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Biologist

• Introduce what a biologist is & review wetland
• Introduce OUR wetland (canyon)
• Take students out to observe the pond
• Have students think of what life they might find & brainstorm how scientists can take a closer look
• Collect sample and bring back to lab

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Microscopes

• Introduce microscopes & how to use it
• Distribute and have students practice looking at their finger/pencil/eraser/etc
• Distribute water sample & allow students to observe
• Draw observations in Science Notebook
• Display big microscope on screen while collecting materials
• Debrief

MAD TOMORROW – 2^ND GRADE

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IS PROGRAMS: 2^ND GRADE IMAGINATION STATION

Ocean Alcove + Canyon

Students will continue practicing to be a biologist by visiting out canyon field station.

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Field Station

Introduce Field Station & research tools

• Field Log (add class name & date)
• Clipboard + Science Notebook for recording
• Hand lens for taking a closer look
• Rub sage to blend in and remove human scent
• Quiet voices to not disturb/scare wildlife

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Explore

• Point out interesting things
• Encourage investigation by using tools/looking up, down & all around
• 1 minute silent observation to listen to what they hear
• Short rotation, don’t go too far in

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IMAGINATION STATION– 2^ND GRADE

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IS PROGRAMS: SL-SC, LUNCH, REFLECTION & MORE

Science Leader-Student Connection

• Virtual conversation on Zoom
• Instructor will begin conversation, then open to students ?s

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Lunch

• Commons and Rock Amphitheater
• Instructors & Fellows interact with students
• Facilitate bathroom breaks
• Build community

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Self-Reflection

• Find a new partner & answer question when music stops
• Draw a picture of themselves visiting the Living Lab (science notebook)

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Believe Surveys & Teacher Surveys

• Believe Surveys: NEW! Pilot survey for 2^nd grade ☺
• Teacher Surveys: Bookmarked on iPads in IS Drawers

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Departure

• Meet in Watershed Plaza by 12:55 PM
• Collect notebooks and give to classroom teacher, or have students put in personal backpacks
• Believe, Achieve, Lead, Go awesome!
• Don’t be late to the bus stop!

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IS PROGRAMS: BELIEVE SURVEYS

Believe Surveys

Our mission is to provide hands-on science education in ways where students can recognize and do science.

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Believe Surveys help Ocean Discovery capture the success of our programs and our students’ perception of engaging in science post program participation.

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There are no right or wrong answers, and everything is based on how the individual feels on a scale between strongly agree to strongly disagree.

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Facilitation

Believe surveys are administered together as a class, where the instructor will read each question and allowing time for students to respond. In this way, we can further explain what the question is asking and what the scale means.

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IS PROGRAMS: HOMEWORK

Reading

Let’s Talk – Linking Science & Language in the Classroom

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Tuesday 8/29

Comfortable walking shoes

Clipboard + Cover Pages

Fun Stickers to share (optional – no pressure)

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In-School

Fall 2023 Training Day 4

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM TRAINING

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Tuesday 8/29

8:50 AM – 4:00 PM

• 2023-24 Kickoff
• Program Overview
• Walking to Rosa Parks
• Facilitation Practice
• Supplies

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IS PROGRAMS: 2023 – 2024 SCHOOL YEAR KICKOFF

Welcome back to our final day of training………………………………………….for now ☺

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2023-24 School Year Kick-Off

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Clipboards

• Personalization

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Walking to Rosa Parks

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Let’s Talk – Article Debrief

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Facilitation Practice

• Practice & Feedback with Alexa & Emily ☺

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Optional Supplies

• 1:30 – 4:00 PM

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IS PROGRAMS: 2023 – 2024 KICK OFF

Welcome to the 2023-24 School Year!�Teacher Feedback highlights from 2022-23…

The instructors were so patient with the students. The instructors were so knowledgeable and inspired the students that being a scientist is fun and easy. Being a rainy day, everything was well organized.

I just want to thank you for the all the effort and patience throughout the day. My class was really excited about both field trips. Thank you!

All of the teachers were encouraging and supportive. Their use of teacher moves and management strategies were excellent and made the day engaging and successful for all.

Thank you for your awesome program and always having so much staff who loves the kids and science

The program and educators were organized and engaging. It was lots of fun and informative for them. Thanks!

We love this program! I felt like all the instructors who worked with my students were knowledgeable, thoughtful, and did a great job with classroom management! Thank you!

I really appreciate the passion and support your staff has for this program and the kids in this community

Thank you for years of positive, engaging experiences for our kids.

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2023 – 2024 INSTRUCTOR CORE KICK-OFF

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Introduce yourself! �Name, Hometown, Degree, How long you’ve been with Ocean Discovery, Interests/Hobbies & Favorite Ocean Animal

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Think – Pair – Share

What curriculum are you looking forward to most this year? Why?

(Wetlands, Kelp Forest, Rocky Seashore, Climate Change, Beach Profiling)

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What is one thing you would like to do different this year than in your previous teaching experience?

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All Programs Overview

Fall 2023

OUR PROGRAMS & IMPACT

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In-School Programs:

Student Initiative

Out-of-School Programs:

Community Initiative

Out-of-School Programs:

Leaders Initiative

Believe

Believe,

Achieve

Believe, Achieve,

Lead

PREVIEW OF THIS YEAR: IN-SCHOOL

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PREVIEW OF THIS YEAR: AFTER-SCHOOL

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• “Wonders of the Wetlands!” curriculum
• 3 groups per afternoon

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Joel:

• Initial Hiring instructors
• Scheduling between In-School & Out-of-School
• Professional development

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Jo:

• Out-of-School scheduling
• Immediate Out-of-School scheduling requests/changes
• Fellows

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Jenn:

• In-School scheduling
• Mileage
• Timecards
• Immediate In-School scheduling requests/changes
• Instructors

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Lupita & Emily

• Out-of-School supplies and support as Floor Lead in afternoon

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Alexa:

• In-School supplies and support as Floor Lead in morning

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WHO DO I GO TO…

When I need time off for a doctor’s appointment?

• Jenn

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When I wake up feeling sick but I am scheduled to be at the Lab for Make a Difference in 1 hour?

• Jenn

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When I wake up feeling sick but I am scheduled to be at the Lab for Make a Difference in 1 hour, and am also scheduled to teach after-school camp in the afternoon?

• Jenn and Jo

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When I have a question about my timecard?

• Jenn

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When I need to replace broken binoculars before the next Explore trip?

• Alexa

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When the hours of my other job change and my ODI availability is now different?

• Jenn

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When I’m scheduled to teach after-school next week but I want to request to switch to in-school?

• Jo & Jenn

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WHO DO I GO TO…

When I’m at the coast, the bus is late, and I haven’t been able to resolve it on my own?

• Alexa

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When the computer’s system is glitching?

• Chris

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When the science leader has not shown up?

• Nalleli

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Your turn!

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SCHEDULING

• Our goal is to have staff scheduled at least 30 days out at all times so Instructors know their schedule in advance.
• We also ask that time off requests are submitted at least 30 days in advance.
• If you wish to request more than 2 weeks off (such as for school, travel, etc.), please discuss with Joel at least 2 months in advance – this may require ODI to hire another Instructor

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THANK YOU!

CLIPBOARD ORGANIZATION

Clipboards are a great resource to use during instruction.

Share some examples of how you use yours!

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Personalize it!

• Name
• Stickers can be used to express personal interests (school/work appropriate).
• They also make great conversation starters & community builders w/ students
• Ocean Discovery Sticker for uniformity & so it can be easily identified if left behind

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Keep it simple

• Cover Page = Curriculum “cheat sheet”
• Program Timing Schedule
• Blank paper for notes
• Clean out after every grade level

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INSTRUCTOR CORE KICK-OFF

Mission: To inspire the next generation of science leaders, Ocean Discovery Institute creates learning experiences for young people traditionally excluded from science due to race, income status, and educational opportunity. Our students will join high-paying fields, break generational poverty, and change the future of science.

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Individually, we are one drop of water, but together, we are an ocean. Every single drop counts, and it take just one drop to make a ripple.

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In 1-2 sentences, write down why you chose to be in this role. Re-write this in your water drop and tape on to your clipboard.

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LET’S TALK – ARTICLE DEBRIEF

1. How does this article relate to our programs?

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• Does our curriculum reflect these strategies?

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• How do you currently incorporate any of these strategies?

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• How can you integrate more of these in your facilitation?

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• What stood out to you most and why?

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FACILITATION PRACTICE & FEEDBACK

Even if you’ve done this a thousand times, �there are always ways in which we can be better.

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1. Staff Introductions
• Short bio 20-30 sec
• Name, Connection to City Heights (if any), where you grew up, College/Science Background

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• 5^th MAD Today (Garden Portion)
• Emily
• Deliver clear step-by-step instructions
• Address & engage with entire class

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• Ocean Discovery Intro (Watershed plaza)
• Alexa
• Practice projection
• Confidence & Comfort

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PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES

Utilize your 2 Hours/timesheet for….

• Practice delivery of content
• Try a new approach
• Receive feedback/Coaching
• Clarify concepts
• Learn fun facts
• Work on age-appropriate introductions
• Identify & work through ‘crutch words’ or fidgeting movements
• Get loud! Practice projection & body placement
• Familiarize yourself with all lab spaces

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THE END ☺

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

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IS PROGRAMS: SUPPLIES

Labeling

Use cut blue tape + Sharpie to labels bin

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MAD Today: Planting

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MAD Today: Buckets

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