STUDENT INITIATIVE TRAINING: 5^TH & 2^ND GRADE

• Wednesday 9/7 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Explore site visits
• 5^th – USFWS Wildlife Refuge
• 2^nd – Living Coast Discovery Center

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• Thursday 9/8 – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Community Curriculum
• 5^th Make a Difference (MAD)
• 2^nd Make a Difference (MAD)
• Supplies

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• Friday 9/9 – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• 22-23 Instructor Core Kick-Off
• Review/Practice/Coaching
• Supplies

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COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE CLASSROOM

• Goal
• Student establish belief that they are a unique individual contributing to a community of science
• Students are introduced to the habitat of study (kelp forest)
• Overview
• Will visit 1-2 schools, usually Wednesdays, for 1 hour lessons per class
• Will transport supplies classroom to classroom
• Hours will vary, but will fall between 7am-1pm

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OUR SCHOOLS

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE SO FAR?

• 5^th Grade (22/23)
• In 4^th Grade (21/22): Kelp Forest Community & Modified MAD
• In 3^rd grade (20/21): Virtual Rocky Seashore program
• In 2^nd grade (19/20): 2-day program, no explore
• No experience w/ full 3-day program

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• 2^nd Grade (22/23)
• In 1^st Grade (21/22): Kelp Forest curriculum
• Some schools had the modified MAD & no Explore

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5^TH GRADE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

1. Community Building
• Classroom lesson
• Wetland introduction
2. Explore
• USFWS National Wildlife Refuge

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• MAD
• Living Lab
• Engineering: FRED
• Restoration: Native Plants

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

• Supply Pick Up
• Arrive at Lab 45 minutes before start of 1^st class
• Can drive into parking lot (if garage is working)

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• What you need:
• Supply bin
• Poster carrier
• Hand cart
• Optional: school map

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• Everything will be in Transitional Storage
• *If arriving before building opens (8am), do NOT attempt to go into main building. Alarm will go off!

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

• School Arrival & Set Up
• Arrive at school ~30 minutes prior to lesson
• Use School Arrival Guide for information on
• Parking
• *Beware of street sweeping!!
• Office Check-In
• Follow school-specific protocol
• Ask office staff for directions to classrooms
• Double check classroom assignments

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• Set up as much as possible outside classroom. With 5-10 minutes before start of first class, go in and finish staging inside classroom. Let teacher know and be careful not to disrupt class.

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

• Lesson time!
• Teacher introductions – get to know them!
• Confirm timing with teacher before starting. Let them know how they can help you during the lesson
• Collect Waivers
• Collect all waivers from teacher. If they are missing some tell them to bring them on the coast trip, but take what they have. Keep them together with a paper/binder clip and use a post it to label the teacher name and school. Keep them stored in a safe place (i.e. the supply bin). They contain sensitive information.
• Timing is critical – wear a watch and do not go over time
• Media
• Any videos/images to be shown will be found on the teacher portal
• www.oceandiscoveryinstitute.org/teachers
• Utilize classroom management tools
• Snorkel Mask
• Can use w/o hands during COVID
• If you can hear my voice say… feat. Vocab/relevant words
• When I say… you say… feat. Vocab/relevant words
• Create your own! Just be sure to teach it to them
• Stay away from normal classroom attention getters (123 eyes on me, waterfall) unless requested by teacher
• Assign helpful tasks to your fellow
• Divide the room in half for activity check-ins
• Give clear instructions

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

• Switching classes
• 5-10 minutes between classes
• Fellow should pack supplies away once done being used for easy transition
• Reset in new classroom

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• Breaks between classes
• Be respectful in hallways
• Bring snacks/lunch for days with longer breaks
• If working >5 hours, lunch break will be built into schedule

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• Travel between schools
• Clean up as fast as possible from 1^st school – have fellow do clean up as you finish lesson
• Give yourself at least 15 minutes to get set up at 2^nd school – more if you are unfamiliar with it

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

• Clean Up (until time scheduled)

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• Return all items to Transitional Storage & re-stock bins

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• Take note of any supplies running low/broken/missing

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• Return waivers & rosters to box

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• Check out with floor lead – let them know of anything needing to be replaced, teacher communications, etc.

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COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

Troubleshooting

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• Lesson time
• Occasionally, teachers will forget you are coming or have a conflict they forgot about
• Adjust timing accordingly
• Contact Floor Lead if needed. Floor Lead will reschedule with teacher.

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CURRICULUM TIPS

Make notes (cheat sheets)

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• Can keep notes & protocols on clipboard
• Avoid keeping the whole curriculum with you
• Do not read from your notes/curriculum during program
• There for reference, not as a script.
• Write out specific timing to help keep you track

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Practice!

• In the mirror, with family/roommates, with each other
• Try different things

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COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 5^TH GRADE

• Share your story
• Degree, what kind of scientist you are
• Connection to City Heights (if applicable)
• What you love about science/why you work at Ocean Discovery

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• Community Agreements are back!
• Sets behavior expectations
• Briefly add Science Discovery Process (no movements)

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• Discovery bracelets
• To welcome them to the community of science and get to know their unique scientific interests
• Be careful of beads and spills – always have them put on lids between
• Emphasize both uniqueness and belonging

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COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 5^TH GRADE

Wetlands

• Introduce Wetlands
• Wetland Video & Observations
• Hydrosphere/Biosphere/Geosphere/Atmosphere
• Connections & Interactions

Search & Find

• Bingo
• Leave enough time to discuss interactions

Finish Bracelets

• More specific science questions
• One final bead (color of choice) for Ocean Discovery

Reflections

• Think-Pair-Share about bracelet uniqueness and commonalities in community of science

End strong with preview of field trip and Go Awesome

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WETLAND DRAWING

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2^ND GRADE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

1. Community Building
• Classroom lesson
• Wet land introduction

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• Explore
• Living Coast Discovery Center

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• MAD
• Living Lab
• MAD Today: Rocks
• MAD Tomorrow: Wetland Water Samples
• Imagination Station: Wetland Biologist

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COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 2^ND

• Share your story
• Degree, what kind of scientist you are
• Connection to City Heights (if applicable)
• Fun or relatable fact (try adding movement for them to copy)

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• Community Agreements are back!
• Sets behavior expectations
• Be your best self, be respectful, be safe, be curious

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• Science Discovery Process
• About introducing them to the community of science and what scientists do
• Make it fun- a chance to get their wiggles out!

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COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 2^ND

• Wetland Intro
• Remember: first time learning about wetlands
• Unless they participated in 21/22 OS Camp
• Focus on diversity of life & interactions
• Wetland video (Teacher Portal)

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• Animal Creation
• Will create simple drawings/cut-outs of animals to put on large butcher paper
• Engage students with talking points during drawing time
• Make sure they have time to share (communicate)

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• Reflections
• Covid modification: stay distanced, don’t touch hands, only line up/share within existing table groups
• End strong with preview of field trip and Go Awesome

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LIVING LAB LESSONS – MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Goal: Make a Difference!
• General set up:
• Trip lead: get rosters & cover sheets from floor lead
• Building fully open
• Windows in all teaching spaces
• All shades start up (can adjust if needed for sun)
• Open the shades in the Discovery Gallery too – give students a good first impression!
• Chair/table default: distanced and four chairs per table (more available if needed)
• Walking schools
• 2-3 staff will be assigned to walk with students.
• Will depart in 1 car to arrive at school by the time listed on schedule.
• Bring walking directions (get from floor lead) stop signs (floor lead), rosters w/cover sheets, and a hand cart.
• Meet classes out front and ensure all classes scheduled to go on field trip are present. Have teachers review and sign rosters before departing. Use the hand cart to help transport their lunch (if needed)
• One staff should lead with walking directions and the other should act as crossing guard at intersections.
• Follow walking directions and text floor lead if you think you will be arriving super early/late
• Stop lights: do not attempt to stop traffic at a light with your sign. For lights, take 1 class or a ½ class through at a time and wait on the other side for all groups to cross the same way. Communicate with teachers so they help you do this
• Staff not walking will set up all supplies at building
• Sort science notebooks to be ready to pass out

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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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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 wetlands & previous field trip

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

Sci Tech Lab & Garden

Connecting City Heights to the wetlands through restoration.

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Review restoration from field trip & Go over 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 had 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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MAD TODAY – 5^TH GRADE

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE 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 with the class

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MAD TOMORROW – 5^TH GRADE

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SL-SC, LUNCH, REFLECTION

• Science Leader-Student Connection
• Will happen at the same time in each lab with two scientists
• Lunch
• Set out blankets in Commons and Amphitheater
• Instructors & Fellows interact with students
• Facilitate bathroom breaks
• Build community
• Reflect on time w/ Ocean Discovery
• Self-Reflection (similar to 4^th & 5^th grade)
• Gallery walk: I think science is important because…/I can make a difference in the world by…
• Believe Surveys & Teacher Surveys
• Will set up teacher surveys on laptops to do at the same time as believe surveys
• Believe surveys: walk students through questions one at a time
• Departure
• Collect notebooks and give to classroom teacher, or have students put in personal backpacks
• Go awesome!
• Don’t be late to the bus stop!

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5^TH GRADE LIVING LAB SET UP

• See curriculum for protocol
• Eco Lab, Sci Tech Lab, Garden, Sci-Tech Patio
• Pots filled with soil, spray bottles filled w/ water
• position seeds and rocks in garden beds
• Zip line attached
• Refill water stations & cups, sharpen pencils
• Tech set-up (powerpoint, zoom, videos)

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• Student Arrival @ 9:30 AM
• Bus
• 2 staff meet at bus stop 5 min before arrival (Thorn & 42^nd)
• Rosters & cover sheets: get signed
• Meet w/chaperones for expectations
• Introduce students to Living Lab then bring them inside
• Can “air five” ODI ☺

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2^ND 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: 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 biologist by observing wetland water samples, looking for signs of life.

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Imagination Station: Explore the 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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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 wetlands & previous field trip

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY – 2^ND GRADE

Students will reflect on how the wetlands made them feel and identify things they loved there.

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Review on what they saw at the wetlands & create list.

Reflect on how that made them feel & create list.

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Students can choose 3 things from those lists to write down, then circle 1 out of those 3 that they like most.

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Students will paint that on their rock & decorate how they like.

Add rocks to current pathway.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOMORROW – 2^ND GRADE

Sci-Tech Lab + Storm drain (pond)

I am a wetland biologist who explores the wetlands

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Introduce what a biologist & review wetland

Introduce OUR wetland (canyon)

- Take students out to observe the pond (storm drain water)

- 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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Introduce microscopes & how to use it

- Distribute and have students practice looking at their finger/pencil/eraser/etc

- Distribute sample & allow students to observe + draw what they see

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Display big microscope on screen while collecting materials

- Debrief

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IMAGINATION STATION

Students will practice being a biologists by studying living things in the canyon.

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Introduce Field Station + research tools

- Field Log (add class name & date)

- 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

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SL-SC, LUNCH, REFLECTION

• Science Leader-Student Connection
• Will happen at the same time in each lab and ocean alcove with up to two scientists
• More info next week
• Lunch
• Set out blankets in Commons and Amphitheater
• Staff who walked will take their lunch breaks during student lunch time
• Reflection
• Similar to 1^st & 2^nd Grade, find a new partner & answer question when music stops
• Draw a picture of themselves visiting the Living Lab (science notebook)
• Believe Surveys & Teacher Surveys
• No believe surveys
• Teachers will do surveys during reflection
• Departure
• Collect notebooks and give to classroom teacher, or have students put in personal backpacks
• Go awesome!
• Don’t be late to the bus stop!

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SUPPLIES

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Explore

• Explore Backpacks
• Instructor Bags
• Assistant Instructor Bags
• Bandanas
• General Bin
• Bandanas
• Trash Bags
• Field Guides
• Pencils
• Science Notebooks
• Extra tools
• cups/water bottles

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MAD

• Rokenbok bins
• General Bins
• Planting supplies

EXPLORE THE COAST – SET UP

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• Arrival: 8am. Depart no later than 8:15
• Remember lunch & watch!
• Lunch: something that doesn’t need to be kept in fridge/freezer
• Watch: necessary to stay on time for lessons. Do not use phone for time.
• Bring Ocean Discovery hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
• Black shorts OK, gray undershirt OK
• Good walking shoes
• Morning Information (Transitional Storage)
• Floor lead will be here with paperwork and to answer questions
• Trip lead: pick up rosters & cover sheets
• All: pick up extra protocols & timetables as needed
• Backpacks, General Bin, Water Bottles, Blankets
• Transportation
• Carpool carpool carpool! Limited parking on site.
• Remember to wear masks in car
• Full time fellows will need to leave at 1pm. Ensure they have their own car.

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3/22 IS TRAINING: 5^TH & 2^ND

Welcome back to our final part of 5^th & 2^nd Training!

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1) 2022-2023 School Year Kick-Off

• Inspiration Activity
• Personal Goal

2) Clipboards

• Organization & Personalization

3) Supplies

• Leftover from previous day

4) Practice & Coaching

• Practice & Feedback with Joel, Alexa & Stacy (Jo?)
• Curriculum review/questions

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INSTRUCTOR CORE KICK-OFF

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Welcome to the 2022-23 School Year!

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What are you looking forward to this school year?

What is something you are leaving behind from last school year?

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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!

• 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

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

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Use as a reference, not as a script

• Cheat Sheets should include brief statements/keywords that will help you remember the main point at a glance
• Keep your hands free by putting it down close by during instruction

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INSTRUCTOR CORE KICK-OFF

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Ocean Discovery Institute: Young lives transformed through science.

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Activity (pt 1): In 1-2 sentences, write down your “why”.

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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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Waves…

Energy is transferred from one wave to the next and so on. Instructors play a vital role in creating the next set of waves, as we use science to inspire students. Think of how our energy is transferring to the students.

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Activity (pt 2): Re-read your previous statement. Does it align with our mission? How can we focus our goals to best serve the students & community, while also focusing on personal growth?

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Write your final “why” on the wave and tape it to your clipboard.

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Then, write down 1 personal instructor goal you have for the 5^th/2nd Grade season, we will re-visit these at every new training session.

- Projection/Learning Student Names/Understanding Focus/Classroom Management/Crutch Words/Transitions/ Personal Initiative & Follow Through

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

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• 2^nd MAD Tomorrow (Microscope Introduction)
• Practice giving instructions & check for understanding
• Body movement/placement/student connection

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

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Stacy:

Emily

Stephen�

Joel:

Rosa

Karla

Rose�

Alexa:

Stefanie

Lucia

Reyna

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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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Questions? Comments? Concerns?

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