Feast
Fun Exchanges and Activities for Science Teachers
Have you been looking for new, exciting, teacher-tested ideas for your science classroom? Or perhaps you’ve wanted to have a discussion about science resources, safety in the lab, or how other teachers manage a certain science demonstration or other activity? Or maybe you simply want to network with other science teachers and build a lasting friendship with other science educators. If this is what you’re looking for, we welcome you to FEAST. FEAST is truly a grass roots effort that began with a small group of about 8 secondary science teachers in the fall of 2005.
Today our FEAST list has grown in size to over 200 teachers. We meet once a month during the school year and topics are selected by the FEAST teachers. Most of our sessions invite teachers to share lessons and demonstrations around a particular topic such as "Energy" or "Toys in Science" or "Climate Science," etc. However, we also have visiting speakers who might present a half day workshop. All of these experiences are conducted on Saturday mornings. There is no cost to join or participate as long as you are an educator. However, we do want to emphasize that the reason the FEAST sessions have become so successful is because of the sharing that goes on. By sharing one of your favorite lessons around a particular topic, other educators can gain access to yet another idea. You’ll find our sessions to be very casual yet welcoming to all who wish to share. We hope you will join us at one of our future sessions.
FEAST (Fun Exchanges and Activities for Science Teachers) would like to welcome all teachers to attend our next session:
Toys and Games in the Science
Classroom: How do you use these teaching tools?
You are invited to share a favorite "Toy or Game” that you have used with your students (or plan to use). This session is an opportunity for you to reach into your bag of tricks to show how these kinds of activities can be a powerful way of teaching students. Or if you haven’t yet explored how toys/games can be used, consider this an invitation to find a toy or game that could add a playful teaching moment to your science lesson. Don’t forget to bring a flash drive and an electronic file of your activity. We will set up a computer station for you to download any files that are shared. We look forward to seeing all of your great ideas.
Here are the specifics:
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Title of Session: Toys and Games in the Science Classroom – How do you use these teaching tools? Date: Saturday, September 28, 2013 Time: 9am to noon Place: Chabot Space & Science Center Room:Chemistry Lab (upstairs in the Spees Building) Facilitators for this Session: Tracy Ostrom – Teacher at Skyline High School, Oakland Unified Tim Ostrom – Teacher at Bret Harte Middle School, Oakland Unified Tanya Phillips – Science Mentor for the Exploratorium Stan Fukunaga – Manager of Teacher Professional Development |
Please RSVP using the form below so we can get an idea how many of you will be attending. If you have any questions, contact us at: feast@chabotspace.org.
Be sure to include the following information: your name, school/city, grade level and/or subject taught, and e-mail address.