Professional development provides you with the skills and the tools you need to meet today's most compelling needs in science education.
Professional Development for Curriculum Programs
We provide expert support so you can utilize our curriculum programs to the highest level possible. Our programs are designed to address the needs and challenges of today's educators, including achievement gaps, English language learners, time limitations, and state and national standards.
The BaySci program is designed to strengthen inquiry-based elementary science instruction in the Bay Area. It is open to teachers and administrators in Novato USD, Palo Alto USD, and Petaluma City Schools.
We are pleased to be able to offer AfterSchool KidzScience kits that address a variety of topics in physical, life, and “green” science. Forensics, Earth and space science are soon to follow. Each kit includes four approximately 45-minute sessions.
The Bay Area Science Project, one of 18 California Science Projects across the state, is a professional development network for K–8 science teacher leaders.
Residential environmental education (EE) programs provide highly memorable, immersive learning experiences for large numbers of students, providing a tremendous opportunity for improving student understanding about the natural world. These programs are often staffed by young, enthusiastic teacher/naturalists who can benefit from high quality professional development. The BEETLES project will create a series of professional development modules and videos for EE program leaders to use with their staff. The project will also gather, refine, and develop effective activities and resources from across the field for free online distribution.
A grant funded program where elementary school teachers in the Oakland Unified School District work with researchers and graduate students at the University of California Berkeley to deepen their knowledge and understanding of science and improve their teaching skills.
Our Communicating Ocean Sciences (COS) and Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) courses are award winning college level courses for undergraduate and graduate students in science disciplines. They are designed to help future scientists communicate their subjects and to understand the importance of education, outreach and the broader impact of their work in ocean sciences.
GEMS has built a substantial base of regional leadership through a national network of GEMS Centers and Network Sites. These sites provide professional development to teachers in their communities.
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