IN-SCHOOL CURRICULUM TRAINING: 3^RD & KINDER

Wednesday 3/6 [8:30 AM – 1:30 PM]

• 3^rd & Kinder Program Overview
• Community Curriculum
• MAD Curriculum

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Wednesday 3/13 [8:30 AM – 1:30 PM]

• 3^rd & Kinder Explore Site Visits
• Birch Aquarium (Kinder)
• La Jolla Tide Pools (3^rd)

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OUR VALUES

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ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES: COMMUNITY NORMS

We love learning …

• We come prepared, ready to learn, and willing to ask questions.
• We bring the tools we need to be successful.
• Prepare to focus and engage on the content and with each other.

We choose leadership…

• We role model and engage in peer-mentorship.
• We volunteer to lead, offer assistance, advice, and opinions.
• We are leaders who prioritize the team and community.

We believe in community …

• We co-create a supportive community for learning new ideas, concepts, and perspectives.
• We support each other in learning new things.
• We welcome new members to the Ocean Discovery family.

We stand for justice…

• We engage in brave and challenging conversations.
• We are mindful of our time on the “mic” and make space for others to contribute.
• We are passionate educators who bring new curriculum to our students.

We imagine possibilities…

• We take risks and try new and innovative curriculum.
• We believe in our students and each other.
• We provide constructive solutions to challenging problems.

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TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY

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IS PROGRAMS: OUR SCHOOLS

11 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools 1 High School

Hoover Cluster Map

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE SO FAR?

3rd Grade (23/24)

• In 2^nd grade (22/23): Wetlands Program, Living Coast Discovery Center
• In 1^st grade (21/22): Kelp Forest Program, Cabrillo National Monument
• In Kindergarten (20/21): N/A

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Kindergarten (23/24)

• No Ocean Discovery experience before (aside from OS camp)

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3^RD GRADE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

1. Community Building
• Classroom lesson
• Rocky Seashore introduction

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• Explore
• La Jolla Tide Pools

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• MAD
• Living Lab
• Storm Drains & Canyon clean up
• Animal Adaptations
• Invert Meet & Greet

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE CLASSROOM

Goal

• Students are introduced to Ocean Discovery & create connections
• Students establish belief that they are�a unique individual contributing to a community of science
• Students are introduced to the habitat �or field of study

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Overview

• Visit 1-2 schools, usually Wednesdays, �for 1 hour lessons per class
• Transport supplies classroom to classroom
• Hours will vary, but will fall between 7am-1pm

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

Shift Start Time & 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 (if applicable)
• Rosters + Cover Letters

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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!
• Check supplies before leaving, refill as needed

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

School Arrival

• Arrive at school ~30 minutes prior to lesson

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PARKING

• Street Parking (caution street sweeping)
• Parking Lots
• Visitor Parking Spaces
• Wilson M.S. – Parking Structure

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OFFICE CHECK-IN

• Follow school-specific protocol
• Always sign in/out with full name
• Double check classroom assignments
• Ask office staff for directions to classrooms

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• Quietly enter classroom 3-5 minutes early to begin set up

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

In the Classroom

• Teacher Introductions & Class Norms/Need-to-Know
• Get Roster + Cover Letter signed and Collect Ocean Discovery Waivers*
• Indicate students who are absent
• Scan for SDUSD school permission slips
• Load PowerPoints & Media on class Smart Board
• Permission to use the teacher’s computer
• www.oceandiscoveryinstitute.org/teachers

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• Assign helpful tasks to your support
• Divide the room in half for activity check-ins
• Give clear instructions

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• Utilize classroom management tools
• Snorkel Mask/Catch a Bubble
• If you can hear my voice say… feat. Vocab/relevant words
• When I say… you say… feat. Vocab/relevant words
• Use what they know – ask the teacher
• Create your own! Just be sure to teach it to them

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

Switching classes

• 5-10 minutes between classes
• Support 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

• Rare
• Clean up as fast as possible from 1^st school
• Travel time is allotted for during scheduling, ~30 min between classes

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

Clean Up

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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 (labeled) & rosters to black 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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IS 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, Manager will reschedule with teacher.

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• Supplies
• If running low on supplies while on campus, contact Floor Lead.
• Tech – If Smart Board or media isn’t working, run lesson without. Use whiteboard/chart paper/physical posters.

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING LOGISTICS

Timing

• Wear a watch
• Lessons are designed for 1 hour
• Should not end early/late
• Write timing out specifically to start

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Clipboard

• Cover Page
• Curriculum notes & timing breakdown
• Avoid reading from the curriculum
• Program protocols
• Timing schedule

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Prep & Practice

• In the mirror, with family/friends, with each other
• Try different techniques
• Jenn/Alexa Office Hours

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HAVE FUN!

IS PROGRAMS: ROSTERS, COVER LETTERS, WAIVERS

Cover Letters

• Must be filled out & signed by teacher for each Ocean Discovery Program
• Stapled to Roster

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Rosters

• Must be filled out for each Ocean Discovery Program
• Teachers will indicate absent students, used for safety during programs
• Ocean Discovery tracks attendance for our programs
• Data used to monitor our program & grant goals

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Waivers

• Collected during Community Building
• Take what they have, can bring the rest on Explore
• Separate from school permission slips, available on Teacher Portal
• Grants access to participate & Photo Release Form
• Contains sensitive student information, keep safe during program (supply bin)
• Keep waivers together by class (binder clip)
• Use post-it to label with Teacher Name & School

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 3^RD 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

• Sets behavior expectations
• Briefly touch on Science Discovery Process (no movements)

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Discovery Bracelets* FISH COLORING??

• 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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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – 3^RD GRADE

Rocky Seashore Intro

• Introduce Tide Pools
• High Tide/Low Tide dance
• Rocky Seashore video

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Bingo Activity

• Rocky Seashore Picture to play Bingo

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Finish Bracelets

• More specific science questions
• One final blue bead for Ocean Discovery

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Reflections

• Think-Pair-Share about bracelet uniqueness and commonalities

in community of science

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ROCKY SEASHORE

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IS KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OVERVIEW

1. Community Building
• Classroom lesson
• Rocky Seashore introduction

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• Explore
• Birch Aquarium

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• MAD
• Living Lab
• Meet & Greet and Activist Signs
• Trashed vs Natural Environments – Animal Observations
• Imagination Station: Hide & Seek interpretation

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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – KINDER

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

• Sets behavior expectations
• Be your best self, be respectful, be safe, be curious
• Introduce Snorkel Mask attention getter

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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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IS COMMUNITY BUILDING CURRICULUM – KINDER

Rocky Seashore Intro

• Remember: first time learning about rocky seashores
• Focus on diversity of life & interactions
• Rocky seashore 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

• Uniqueness & Diversity

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End strong with preview of field trip and B.A.L. Go Awesome!

�*See Kinder Community PPT

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ORG UPDATES W/ LINDSAY ☺

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10-MIN BREAK

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IS TRAINING: 3^RD & KINDER MAD CURRICULUM

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3^rd Grade MAD Overview & Curriculum

• 3 Stations
• Animal Adaptations
• Storm Drains & Canyon Clean Up
• Invert Meet & Greet

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Kindergarten MAD Overview & Curriculum

• 3 Stations
• Animal Meet & Greet + Sign Making
• Trash in the Rocky Seashore
• Imagination Station – Hide & Seek

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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

• 8:30 Staff Arrival (unless indicated otherwise)
• 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

IS PROGRAMS: MAKE A DIFFERENCE (LIVING LAB)

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), Walking Backpack, 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

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
• Anyone can give 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 3^RD GRADE MAD: OVERVIEW

Students will learn to Make a Difference for the Rocky Seashore by:

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MAD Today: Exploring watersheds & cleaning up the canyon to prevent trash from impacting the rocky seashore.

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MAD Tomorrow: Learning how a different animals are adapted to living in the rocky seashore through an adaptation experiment.

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Imagination Station: Students will practice being ecologists, studying different animals of the Rocky Seashore with a Meet & Greet in the Living Lab.

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IS MAKE A DIFFERENCE – 3^RD GRADE

Introduction (after Watershed Welcome)

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• Share your story (brief)
• Community Agreements
• Bathroom & Water accommodations
• Ocean Leader video
• Review Rocky Seashore & previous field trip
• Distribute Science Notebooks

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*reference 3^rd MAD powerpoint*

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IS 3^RD GRADE: MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

Sci Tech Lab & Canyon

Connecting City Heights to the Rocky Seashore

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Review Storm Drain from Field Trip & Introduce Watershed

• Trash to Ocean Video (SD Coastkeeper)
• Connection to City Heights > Local Storm Drains

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Canyon Clean Up

• Blue Buckets & Gloves
• Set Boundaries
• No Glass
• Debrief Activity

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*reference 3^rd MAD powerpoint*

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IS 3^RD GRADE: MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOMORROW

Eco Lab/Rock Amphitheater *reference 3^rd MAD powerpoint*

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Students are ecologists making observations of what adaptations are necessary to

survive the rocky seashore

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Introduce ecologist

• A science leader who studies how plants and animals interact with their environment

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Rocky Seashore Environment

• Watch video, make observations

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Life on the Rocks Adaptation Experiement

• Introduce adaptations
• What adaptations will survive the Rocky Seahore?
• Students will create their own animal out of clay & individual hypothesis
• Make an example animal and form a group hypothesis on survivability
• Simulate wave with bucket of water
• Debrief with students which survived and why

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IS 3^RD GRADE: MAD TOMORROW

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IS MAD 3^RD GRADE: IMAGINATION STATION

Students are ecologists exploring the Rocky Seashore

Ocean Alcove/Plaza del Sol

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Review/Introduce

• Ecologists
• Rocky Seashore physical environments
• Adaptations

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Meet & Greet

• Set expectations, community agreements
• Instructor & Fellow Facilitated
• 4 different animals, focus on 1 at a time
• Draw animal & label adaptation for each
• Organism name & adaptation card

*reference 3^rd MAD powerpoint*

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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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IS 3^RD GRADE MAD: LIVING LAB SET UP

See curriculum for protocol

• Eco Lab, Sci Tech Lab, Ocean Alcove, Plaza del Sol
• Tables in Plaza
• Animals in aquaria
• Buckets filled with water & clay portioned in balls
• Canyon clean up supplies
• Refill water stations & cups

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IS KINDERGARTEN MAD: OVERVIEW

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Students will learn to Make a Difference for the Rocky Seashore by

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MAD Today: Investigating rocky seashore animals up close. Then, making signs to share w/ family & friends about how much they care about the rocky seashore.

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MAD Tomorrow: Observing the impacts humans have on the rocky seashore, and how its different from what they saw at Birch Aquarium.

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Imagination Station: Collecting data as biologist by looking for animals in the rocky seashore.

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IS PROGRAMS: KINDERGARTEN MAD INTRO

Introduction (all classes in Watershed Plaza)

• Welcome to Living Lab
• Community Agreements

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Break into individual classes

• Staff Intros & Brief Background
• Possible snack break upon teacher request
• Bathroom & Water accommodations
• Initial bathroom break upon teacher request
• Ocean Leader video
• Distribute Science Notebooks
• Review Science Discovery Process & previous field trip

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IS KINDER MAD: MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

Animal Meet & Greet

Leadership Alcove/Plaza del Sol

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Students will interact with various animals from the rocky seashore, then make a sign to share with family & friends to show how much they care.

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Animal meet & greet

• 1 animal per table, gallery walk.

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Introduce Making a Difference by sharing our knowledge

• Make signs to communicate why we should take care of the rocky seashore
• Draw some things together, but encourage students to make it their own!
• Class chant as they ‘march’ through the lab (Upstairs to downstairs)

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Materials:

• Quarter sheet of Cardstock
• Thick Popsicle Stick
• Blue Tape
• Crayons

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IS KINDERGARTEN: MAD TODAY

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IS KINDER MAD: MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOMORROW

I am a biologist who explores the rocky seashore.

Eco Lab

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Introduce biologist

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Trash & Hermit Crab Observations

Students observe the impacts humans can have

on the rocky seashore & how it can affect the animals

• Trash in tank
• Draw what they see in science notebook.
• Investigate hermit crabs and think of how trash could be harmful to them

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IS KINDER MAD: IMAGINATION STATION

Students will practice being a biologist by looking for animals to study at the rocky seashore.

Sci Tech Lab/Rock Amphitheater

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VR

• Rocky Seashore
• Review what they saw.

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Hide & Seek

• Rock Amphitheater
• Assign roles & explain rules
• Biologists = Seekers (Gear: Binoculars)
• Must stand in one spot
• Animals = Hiders
• If their name was called by a biologist, they have been found
• Set boundaries

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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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IS KINDER MAD: ADAPTATIONS & EXTRAS

Carpet Time

• Science Leader
• Activity Intros
• VR

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Story Time

• Jenn link

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Movement Breaks

• Integrated in PPT
• Extra Activities in Curriculum

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IS PROGRAMS: EXPLORE THE COAST – SET UP

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• Arrival: 8:30am. Depart no later than 8:45
• 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
• Closed-toe shoes for all trips
• Tide Pools, shoes you don’t mind getting wet.
• Morning Information (Transitional Storage)
• Trip lead: pick up rosters & cover sheets
• Backpacks, General Bin, Water Bottles & Jug, Beach Mats
• See Grade Level Supply Checklist in Transitional
• Transportation
• Carpool carpool carpool! Limited parking on site.
• La Jolla Tide Pools: Street Parking, car magnet/letter

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3^RD GRADE EXPLORE – LA JOLLA TIDE POOLS

Up to 3 classes per day, does not split

• Bandanas
• Explorer Backpacks
• Hand lens, Animal ID Card, Science Notebook

2 Stations, all classes following 1 rotation

• Rotation based on tides (will be indicated on EZ reports)
• Arrival > Intro > Tidepool Exploration > Lunch > Human Impact > Reflections > Depart
• Each site is large enough for all classes, spread out to different parts

Safety

• Staff should wear close-toed shoes, preferably water shoes w/ grip
• Students must wear shoes at all times
• Set boundaries during exploration
• Use staff & teacher to help

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IS 3^RD GRADE EXPLORE – LA JOLLA TIDE POOLS

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KINDERGARTEN EXPLORE – BIRCH AQUARIUM

Up to 3 classes per day, does not split

• Glow sticks!
• NO Explorer Backpacks
• Science Notebooks, collect & distribute

Learn to Explore + 3 Stations

• All groups start with ‘Learn to Explore’ in different areas
• Tidepool Plaza (touch pools)
• Hall of Fishes (Cold Side)
• Hall of Fishes (Warm Side)

Kinder Things

• Hand lenses not to be used to tap on glass, should be put away before Tidepool Plaza
• Be mindful of public visitors
• Frequently count and keep track of students

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IS KINDER EXPLORE: BIRCH AQUARIUM

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NEXT WEDNESDAY: 3/13 (8:30 AM-1:30PM)

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Explore Site Visits

Kinder – Birch Aquarium

3^rd – La Jolla Tidepools

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8:30 – 8:35 AM – Meet at Lab, assign carpool

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8:35 – 9:00 AM – Drive to Birch Aquarium

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9:00 – 11:00 AM – Birch Aquarium

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11:10 – 11:30 AM – Drive to Tide Pools

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11:45 – 1:00 PM – La Jolla Tide Pools

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1:00 – 1:30 PM – Drive to Living Lab

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Attire: Uniform & shoes you don’t mind getting wet!

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ANNOUNCMENTS

Transitional Storage Key

New key lockbox!

Please turn in your keys to Jenn.

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Invert Collection ☺

Friday 3/29

12:30 – 4:30 PM

All are welcome, no experience necessary.

Wet & dry roles needed!

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