«return to past eventsCI School Year Strategies 2020-21

This is the burgeoning page for our NM MESA Central Inner ‘return’ to schools!  Our 2021 national competition theme is “Designing for Equity“; MESA is here to support you.

CI virtual RAM!

1. dates: 2 hours each, please attend one

   1. Tuesday, August 11th 3:30-5:30 pm

   2. Thursday, August 13th 4:00-6:00 pm

2. to include: $40 stipend + meal gift card

3. agenda: RAM 8.2020 agenda

4. B-1-ADVISOR-CONTRACT (please initial, sign & return to kim)

What can you expect from NM MESA?

• flexibility & innovation

• that your voice will be heard 

• support for you, your students & your community

• following & encouraging science-based health related best practices

Central Inner provided “back-to-school” STEM products to help inspire safe pandemic practices

1. one NM MESA logo mask (to be mailed) & face shield for each advisor

2. 10 disposable masks per school (gloves upon request)

3. per MESA school:

   1. one no-contact infrared thermometer

   2. one bucket of disinfecting & cleaning wet wipes (n = 500)

   3. one gallon of hand sanitizer 

4. Aquapod Water Bottle Rocket Launcher Science kit for each school

   1. MESA will provide a small bike pump for each CI MESA school

   2. you will need to provide a 2 liter bottle (or multiple) to shoot off

5. STEM Starter kits for each CI MESA school (choose 2): Balloon Cars, Hydraulics, Paper Circuits & Zip-line Racers

6. A laminated packet of Explora’s Digital STEAM Activity Cards (n = 9) for each school: Bubbles Explora State Activity Card, Catapult Explora State Activity Card, Coding Explora State Activity Card, Color Mixing Explora State Activity Card, Engineering Explora State Activity Card, Get Out Explora State Activity Card, Ice Melt Explora State Activity Card, Star Stories Explora State Activity Card & Thirsty Candle Explora State Activity Card

7. Our MESA USA “Designing for Equity” challenge has broadened to include: Arduino, Microbit (Chromebook compatible/app based) & Circuit Playground (also Chromebook compatible/app based, $2.99)

Recommended STEM resources

1. Our NM MESA STEM Grab & Go community partners STEM Resources page has 37 activities; many are in Spanish!

2. The Pulled Spool, NSTA The Science Teacher – April/May 2020 [MESA can provide spools, contact Kim]

3. Science Buddies: 12 Engineering Design Challenges Perfect for Remote Learning (and linked to NGSS standards)

4. Think CERCA: Covid-19, Why we Distance

5. Strategies for bringing nature and environmental issues into the science classroom, NSTA The Science Teacher– April/May 2020

6. Santa Fe Community Educators Network (CEN): Distance Learning Resources for Families & Teachers

7. MathCounts: Problem of the Week Archive

8. STEAM HUB of Northern NM

9. APS School Gardens: School Garden Resources for NM Teachers & Virtual Outdoor Classrooms

10. NM Department of Game & Fish: Wildlife Curriculum

Relatable

• City of Albuquerque: Free Outdoor WiFi locations

• NM Out-of-School Time network: Fighting Hunger through OST

• Environmental Education New Mexico (EENM): Inequities of Distance Learning (Spring 2020) & Planning for Outdoor Learning in the 2020-2021 SY

• North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE): Guidance for Reopening Schools (June 2020)

• NM Public Education Department (PED): Re-entry Guidance (6.20.2020)

• NM PBS: How Well Do Masks Work? (7.8.2020, less than 8 minutes)

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicines: Schools Should Prioritize Reopening in Fall 2020 (7.15.2020)

• Albuquerque Public Schools (APS): APS Rentry Condensed Plan (7.16.20)

• UNM: Bringing Back the Pack [creating a culture of mutual protection]

• NM PED: Back-to-School FAQ’s (7.23.2020)

• Sun Life Financial: Difficult Conversations During a Time of Unrest Across America (July 2020)

• APS News update: APS Extends Remote Learning Through First Semester (8.19.2020)