If you have any workshops you would like to announce on this calendar, please contact the FOSS team at 510-642-8941 or submit an e-mail here. The calendar will be updated monthly. You will need the free Acrobat Reader to download pdf versions of the listed workshop brochures. A free download is available at http://www.adobe.com.

Date and Time	Workshop, Location & Contact
June 26-28, 2013	FOSS Third Edition Institute Session 1: Focus on integration with the Common Core ELA Standards Location: The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA The FOSS Project, in cooperation with Delta Education, invites you and your science leadership team to attend a FOSS Third Edition Institute. You will learn about the latest developments to the FOSS Elementary Program for Grades K-6, and how FOSS addresses the Next Generation Science Standards. We’ll introduce the new instructional design based on learning progressions, and illustrate how the system incorporates science-centered language development, outdoor experiences, notebooks, new digital resources, and formative assessments into the learning experience. For more specifics on the two institutes offered this summer, download a PDF here. For more information on the Jeri Calhoun Memorial Scholarship, download a PDF here. To register, email karen.stevens@schoolspecialty.com.
July 16-19, 2013 4 days, Tues-Fri	FOSS Planetary Science Course, Second Edition Location: The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA Room: TBD Presenters: FOSS Middle School Project Staff • Explore the expanded content and pedagogy of the FOSS Planetary Science Course, Second Edition, including embedded notebooking, focus questions, assessment and next-step strategies. • Attend the Kepler Mission symposium featuring key NASA researchers in the field of planetary science research and education, including Andrew Fraknoi, as heard on NPR. • Visit the Chabot Space and Science Center featuring private telescope viewing with astronomers and a planetarium show. • Tour the Lawrence Hall of Science where the FOSS Program is developed. Registration Fee: $225 Register for two July Institutes and save $25; register for all three and save $50. For more information and registration details, visit the FOSS Middle School Summer Institutes webpage.
July 22-24, 2013 3 days, Mon-Weds	Implementing Scientific and Engineering Practices: FOSS Force and Motion Course Location: The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA Room: TBD Presenters: FOSS Middle School Project Staff • Engage in the NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices within the context of investigations from the FOSS Force and Motion Course. • Use FOSS assessment tools to help consider the implementation of scientific and engineering practices in your own classroom. • Consider how the Practices support Common Core standards in Math and ELA. • Listen to guest speakers from UC Berkeley. • Tour the Lawrence Hall of Science where the FOSS Program is developed. Registration Fee: $150 Register for two July Institutes and save $25; register for all three and save $50. For more information and registration details, visit the FOSS Middle School Summer Institutes webpage.
July 25-26, 2013 2 days, Thurs-Fri	Implementing Scientific and Engineering Practices: FOSS Electronics Course Location: The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA Room: TBD Presenters: FOSS Middle School Project Staff • Engage in the NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices within the context of investigations from the FOSS Electronics Course. • Use FOSS assessment tools to help consider the implementation of scientific and engineering practices in your own classroom. • Consider how the Practices support Common Core standards in Math and ELA. • Listen to guest speakers from the University of California, Berkeley. • Tour the Lawrence Hall of Science where the FOSS Program is developed. Registration Fee: $100 Register for two July Institutes and save $25; register for all three and save $50. For more information and registration details, visit the FOSS Middle School Summer Institutes webpage.
August 7-9, 2013	FOSS Third Edition Institute Session 2: Focus on formative assessment and using FOSSmap Location: The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA The FOSS Project, in cooperation with Delta Education, invites you and your science leadership team to attend a FOSS Third Edition Institute. You will learn about the latest developments to the FOSS Elementary Program for Grades K-6, and how FOSS addresses the Next Generation Science Standards. We’ll introduce the new instructional design based on learning progressions, and illustrate how the system incorporates science-centered language development, outdoor experiences, notebooks, new digital resources, and formative assessments into the learning experience. For more specifics on the two institutes offered this summer, download a PDF here. For more information on the Jeri Calhoun Memorial Scholarship, download a PDF here. To register, email karen.stevens@schoolspecialty.com.