North Central Valley STEM Center
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The North Central Valley STEM Center is a Regional Collaborative Partnership between area leaders in education, industry and businesses from throughout the Northern Central Valley and beyond. Our mission is to prepare our region to graduate the most STEM capable students. ​We are currently accepting applications for our annual STEM teacher and student awards as well as teacher mini grants. 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Educational resources

LLNL Science Education Program Has New Resources for Teachers and Students!
During these uncertain times, LLNL's Science Education Program is providing distance learning and remote classroom resources through Physics with Phones lessons and worksheets relating to our Science on Saturday video presentations. Science at Home, videos of LLNL scientists and engineers sharing experiments from home, and our Fun with Science videos bringing the field trip experience to your classroom!

​The California Environmental Literacy Initiative
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The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from a leadership council to create systems change in support of environmental literacy with a focus on access, equity, and cultural relevance for all students.
For more information visit their website.

CREEC Regional Network
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The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is a program of the California Department of Education. The CREEC Network fosters regional partnerships throughout the state of California to promote environmental education and environmental literacy by providing teachers with access to high quality professional learning opportunities and education resources.

STEM Resources for Parents
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 A resource list for the activities that can be done at home.

Teacher's College of San Joaquin
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Teachers College of San Joaquin's Professional Learning Center (PLC) provides opportunities for educators to purchase non-degree, Professional Development Units (PDUs) to continue their education and mover over on the pay scale* (One professional development unit is equal to a total of 15 hours of seat time)
*Always check with your school and/or district prior to purchasing PD units to ensure that they will accept them. 

​Partners:

• CA Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
• Dr. Catlin Tucker
• Educators Thriving
• Eduro Learning
• George Couros
• Kings County Office of Education
• Novak Educational Consulting
• San Joaquin County Office of Education
• Trevor Muir

 ​Teachers College of San Joaquin's New Environmental Literacy, M.Ed. Program 

The program was developed in response to SB720 (signed into law in fall 2018) requiring local educational agencies throughout the state of CA to provide environmental education instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12, inclusive. This degree will develop educators’ expertise in Environmental Literacy and prepare them to assume leadership roles. Flyer

DELTA SIERRA SCIENCE PROJECT

The Delta Sierra Science Project (DSSP) is a regional project funded by the California Science Project (CSP), a university-based professional development network for teachers of science at all levels.   DSSP is a partnership between San Joaquin County Office of Education and University of the Pacific and services the region which includes:  Amador, Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne  Counties. Website.

Exploratorium
​teacher institute

Professional Development Programs

At the Exploratorium, we support educators.

Whether inside the museum or on the other side of the planet, in school settings or out in the world, we offer a variety of professional learning resources to support better teaching and better learning. The following programs allow us to support a wide range of groups, grade levels, and areas of expertise while staying true to the Exploratorium’s inquiry-based approach. Learn more.

California academy of sciences

Information on professional development, field trips, videos, lessons plans and many more educator resources here!

Forestry institute for teachers

Sierra Outdoor School, Sonora, CA
Update: In light of COVID-19 and shelter in place restrictions, FIT has been cancelled.
Fire and Water: From the Sierras to the Ocean, learn how forestry resiliency keeps water clean for humans and wildlife. 
Visit www.forestryinstitue.org or contact Dan Webster for more information dwebster@goldrushcs.org