STEM Global Educator Workshop
Saturday, January 30 | 8:45 am – 12:00 pm PT
Virtual Zoom Event
Join fellow STEM educators for Washington Global Health
Alliance’s virtual STEM Global Educator Workshop This interactive and engaging session is designed to give you free
activities and curriculum resources centered around COVID-19 to integrate into your virtual classrooms.
The workshop sessions will feature activities tailored for high school curriculum standards. All materials have been adapted for remote teaching settings.
What you'll do as a participant?
- Earn three Washington State STEM clock hours.
Participate in activities aligned with Next Generation Science Standards to help you teach about COVID-19.
Get global health curriculum and resources to engage your students.
Boost your knowledge of Washington’s global health community and career opportunities for your students.
Who Should Attend: STEM educators (workshop content will be geared toward high school science courses).
Cost: FREE
Learn more: Explore other STEM Global resources for teachers and students on
our website.
Contact Tiffany Cain, tiffany.cain@wghalliance.org,
with questions.
Workshop Agenda
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8:45 am
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Welcome
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Tiffany Cain, Washington Global Health Alliance
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8:50 am
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Why
Contemporary Science Topics?
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Kristen Bergsman, Laughing Crow Curriculum
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9:00am
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Overview
of STEM Global Curriculum Resources
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Kristen Bergsman, Laughing Crow Curriculum
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NWABR – Code Cracking
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IHME – Data Driven
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PacSci – Vaccine Delivery
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Fred Hutch - Diagnostic Detective – COVID
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PATH – Drone Drop
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9:30am
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Virtual
STEM Activity
Health
Inequities and COVID-19 with Fred Hutch
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Hanako Osuga
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Regina Wu
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10:15 am
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Mini-Session:
Data Visualization
Using COVID-19
Projection Tools with IHME
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Justin Lo
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Sarah Wozniak
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10:30 am
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Break
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10:45 am
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Virtual
STEM Activity
COVID-19: In Context
with Gates Foundation Discovery
Center, drawing
connections between individual and collective experiences of COVID-19
· David McIntosh · Ashley Hill
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11:50 am
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Reflection:
Taking STEM Global to students virtually
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Tiffany, WGHA
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12:00 pm
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Closing
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This training is offered with the generous support of the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation and our partners: Fred Hutch, Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Discovery Center.
The
Gates Foundation Discovery Center is a registered clock hour provider through
OSPI in Washington State. If you are joining the workshop from out of state,
please consult your local school board to confirm credentials.