Seattle Public Schools | Inquiry Based Science

Inquiry-Based Science Updated: May 13, 2008
Use this page to register for High School, Middle School and K-5 inquiry-based science training.

Please visit the Science Materials Center website at www.seattleschools.org/area/smc/ for:

rotation schedules
delivery information
notices and changes regarding science units
GLE's addressed by science units
contact information and more......

K-5 Inquiry-Based Science - If you have changes or questions about your enrollment in a K-5 course, please call 206-252-0060 or e-mail Penny Knutzen(OUT-OF-DISTRICT TEACHERS see #2 in registration information below.)

Middle and High School Inquiry-Based Science - If you have changes or questions about a Middle School course, please call 206-252-0064 or email Elaine Woo, Science Program Manager.

Locations:
Professional Learning Center (PLC)
2nd floor, at John Stanford Center
2445 3rd Avenue South, Seattle

Olympic View Elementary
504 NE 95th Street, Seattle

Inquiry-Based Science Training Schedule
Kindergarten	First Grade
Second Grade	Third Grade
Fourth Grade	Fifth Grade
Middle School	High School
Summer Classes Are Indicated By This Background:

Non-District Sponsored Training

Pre-Kindergarten
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Building Structures Initial Use Training		Jan 18 , 2008	8:30-12:00	John Stanford Center
	Building Structures Initial Use Training		Jan 25 , 2008	8:30-12:00	John Stanford Center
	Exploring Water Initial Use Training		Mar 7, 2008	8:30-12:00	John Stanford Center

Kindergarten
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Fabric Initial Use Training		Mar 4 & Mar 18, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Fabric Initial Use Training		Aug 22	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
	Wood Initial Use Training		~~Dec 4~~ Dec 11, & Jan 15	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Wood Initial Use Training		Feb 26 & Mar 11, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Animals 2x2 Initial Use Training		Sept 20 & Oct 4, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Animals 2x2 Initial Use Training		~~Nov 30, 2007~~ Jan 8 & 22	~~8:45-3:45~~ 4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Oct 30, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Mar 6, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Expository Writing & Science Notebooks for K		Oct 9, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Expository Writing & Science Notebooks for K		Feb 7, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Expository Writing & Science Notebooks for K		Apr 15, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	K-2 Science WASL Prep Class		~~May 6~~ May 15	4:15-6:15	John Stanford Center

	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		August 6	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		August 19	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center

First Grade
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Balls & Ramps Initial Use Training		Dec 10, 2007 & Jan 10, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Weather Initial Use Training		Sept 17 & Oct 1, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Weather Initial Use Training		Dec 6, 2007 & ~~Jan 14~~ Jan 8, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Organisms Initial Use Training		Sept 24 & Oct 8, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Organisms Initial Use Training		Mar 3 & Mar 17, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Oct 30, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Mar 6, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Grade 1 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Oct 11, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 1 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Jan 31, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 1 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Apr 17, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	K-2 Science WASL Prep Class		~~May 6~~ May 15	4:15-6:15	John Stanford Center

	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		August 6	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		August 19	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center

Second Grade
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Soils Initial Use Training		Dec 6, 2007 & Jan 10, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Balancing & Weighing Initial Use Training		Nov 29 & ~~Dec 13~~, Dec 10, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Balancing & Weighing Initial Use Training		~~March 6 & 20~~ March 3 & 17, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Liquids Initial Use Training		Sept 17 & Oct 1, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Liquids Initial Use Training		Mar 14, 2008	8:45-3:45	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Oct 30, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2		Mar 6, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Grade 2 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Oct 4, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 2 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Jan 14, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 2 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		May 1, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	K-2 Science WASL Prep Class		~~May 6~~ May 15	4:15-6:15	John Stanford Center

Balancing & Weighing	August 21	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2	August 6	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center
Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks K-2	August 19	9:00-12:00	John Stanford Center

Third Grade
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Rocks & Minerals Initial Use Training		Sept 25 & Oct 9, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Rocks & Minerals Initial Use Training		Nov 27 & Dec 6, ~~Dec 11~~, 2007	4:30-7:30	~~John Stanford Center~~ Olympic View
	Sound Initial Use Training		Jan 16, 2008	8:45-3:45	John Stanford Center
	Sound Initial Use Training		Feb 26 & Mar 11, 2008	4:30-7:30	~~John Stanford Center~~ Olympic View
	Plant Growth & Development Initial Use Training		Sept 11 & 18, 2007	4:30-7:30	~~John Stanford Center~~ Olympic View
	Plant Growth & Development Initial Use Training		Mar 18 & 25, 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Oct 23, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
FULL	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Mar 4, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		May 8, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Grade 3 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Oct 2, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 3 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Jan 10, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 3 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		April 24, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
CANCELLED	~~3rd Grade Science WASL Prep Class~~		~~Feb 5, 2008~~	~~12:45-3:45~~	~~John Stanford Center~~

	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		August 6	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		August 19	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center

Fourth Grade
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Food Chemistry Initial Use Training		Mar 12, 2008	8:45-3:45	John Stanford Center
	Circuits & Pathways Initial Use Training		Nov27 & Dec13 11, & Jan15	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Circuits & Pathways Initial Use Training		Feb 28, Mar 13 & Mar 20 , 2008	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Ecosystems Initial Use Training		Sept 18 & Sept 27, 2007	4:30-7:30	John Stanford Center
	Ecosystems Initial Use Training		Jan 17, 2008	8:45-3:45	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Oct 23, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
FULL	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Mar 4, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		May 8, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Grade 4 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Sept 20, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 4 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Jan 24, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 4 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Apr 10, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	4th Grade Science WASL Prep Class		Nov 8, 2007	12:45-3:45	John Stanford Center

Food Chemistry	August 13	8:30-3:30	Green Lake Elementary
Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5	August 6	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center
Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5	August 19	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center

Fifth Grade
	Course Name	Course #	Dates	Time	Location
	Microworlds Initial Use Training		Mar 11 & Mar 25 2008	4:30-7:30	Stanford Center
	Land & Water Initial Use Training		Sept 11, Sept 25 & Oct 2, 2007	4:30-7:30	Stanford Center
	Land & Water Initial Use Training		Nov 27 & Dec 7, 2007	Nov 27: 12:45-3:45 Dec:7:45-3:45	Stanford Center
	Models & Designs Initial Use Training		Dec 3, 2007 & Jan 10, 2008	4:30-7:30	Stanford Center
	Models & Designs Initial Use Training		Mar 6, 2008	8:45-3:45	Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Oct 23, 2007	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
FULL	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		Mar 4, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		May 8, 2008	4:15-7:15	John Stanford Center
	Grade 5 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Sept 27, 2007	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 5 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Jan 17, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	Grade 5 Expository Writing & Science Notebooks		Mar 18, 2008	4:15-5:45	John Stanford Center
	5th Grade Science WASL Prep Class		Nov 1, 2008	12:45-3:45	John Stanford Center
	5th Grade Science WASL Prep Class		Feb 12, 2008	12:45-3:45	John Stanford Center

	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		August 6	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center
	Intro to Expository Writing & Science Notebooks 3-5		August 19	1:00-4:00	John Stanford Center

Microworlds Initial Use

August 20

8:30-3:30

John Stanford Center

Middle School
	Course Name	Dates	Time	Location
	Developing WASL-style Assessments for Science Materials	March 21	8:00-2:30	Madison Middle School
	Properties of Matter	Jan 24 & 25	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
CANCEL	~~Catastrophic Events~~	~~Jan 24 & 25~~	~~8:30-3:30~~	~~John Stanford Center~~
	Earth in Space	Jan 24 & 25	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
	Energy, Machines & Motion	Jan 31 & Feb 1	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
	Magnets & Motors	Jan 31	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
	Solutions & Pollution	Feb 1	8:30-3:30	John Stanford Center
	WASL-style Assessment Writing Workshop	Apr 28	3:30-6:00	John Stanford Center
	WASL-style Assessment Writing Workshop	May 5	3:30-6:00	John Stanford Center
CANCEL	WASL-style Assessment Writing Workshop	~~May 16~~	~~8:00-3:00~~	~~John Stanford Center~~

High School
	Course Name	Dates	Time	Location
	Professional Teachers of Science Summer Institute in Biology Teaching NEW!	June 23-June 27 June 30-July 3	8:30-3:30	218 Hitchcock Hall, UW Campus
	Interactions: Physical Science and Integrated Science Curriculum	Tuesday, Jan 8	8:00-2:30	John Stanford Center
	Science Safety Workshop	Wednesday, Feb 6	7:45-12:00	John Stanford Center
	Tools for Teaching Biology: Ecology Instructional Materials & Technology	Friday, Mar 21	8:00-3:00	Ingraham High School
	Summer Institute in Physics Teaching	July 28-Aug 8	8:30-3:30	Otto Miller Hall, Seattle Pacific U
Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science Academic Year Sessions Note: Teachers who did not participate in the summer institute are welcome to participate in the academic year sessions. Science teachers whose assignments do not include physical science or physics are also welcome.
	Setting goals for the academic year & forming groups for focused collaborative study. Multiple options will be available.	Monday, Sept 17	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Oct 1	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Oct 15	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Nov 5	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Nov 19	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Dec 3	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Dec 17	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Jan 14	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Feb 4	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Feb 11	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Mar 3	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Mar 17	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Apr 14	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Tuesday, Apr 22	8:30-3:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, Apr 28	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, May 5	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, May 19	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Monday, June 2	4:00-6:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
	Professional Teachers of Science Physics & Physical Science	Tuesday, June 3	8:30-3:00	Seattle Pacific U, Otto Miller Hall Room 135
Developing Student Understanding in Biology Science teachers are invited to discuss student understanding of living systems through inquiry, research & standards-based strategies. These collaborative sessions will focus on student ideas about core concepts in biology and how we teach these concepts through systems, inquiry & application.
	Student Response to Assessment Probes: "Is it living?" & "Is it made of cells?"	Tuesday, Oct 9	4:00-6:00	Stanford Center
	Literacy Strategies in Biology	Tuesday, Nov 6