RDPSD Division Wide Staff Learning Day 2025: Full Schedule

8:30am MDT

Science K-3: Looking Through The "Stepping Into Science" Activity Books

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT

In this session, we will be touching on the many activities that can be found throughout the "Stepping Into Science" Activity books for K-3. We will discuss the materials that should be at your schools to complement these activities in the various science kits. Though we will quickly be moving through all four of these grades, it might be helpful if you are teaching any of these grades to really see what takes place in the science classes of all grades in Division I.

Speakers

Nate Siler

Science Coordinator, Red Deer Public School Division

Nate Siler is the science coordinator for Red Deer Public School Division. He has been working on many materials for the new science curriculum, much of which can be found at the website mentioned in this profile. There's nothing that he loves more than some people attending his sessions... Read More →

Lindsay Unland

After teaching high school sciences (physics, biology AND chemistry) for 15 years Lindsay took on a new role in 2022 as the lead Science and Technology teacher at Glendale Sciences and Technology School, a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, in Red Deer, AB. She is currently working... Read More →

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
2306

Science, Division 1

10:15am MDT

Science 4-6 - What Already Exists, and What We Will Plan for the Future

Friday April 4, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am MDT

2306

In this session we will be walking through some of the resources that have already been created for Science 4-6, but at the same time seeking to hear what teachers would like to see in their science classes in the year ahead. If you have some ideas of resources that should be considered essential for the kits that will accompany the activity books (that should be published this summer) please come to this session to share your ideas of what we need to have to really ensure that our students are learning this new science curriculum through means that they enjoy.

Speakers

Nate Siler

Science Coordinator, Red Deer Public School Division

Friday April 4, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am MDT
2306

Science, Division 2