High School Field Test – Facilitators – New Mexico Public Education Department

Summer 2022 Facilitator Academy (Face to Face)—BIO, CHEM, PHYS

It is scheduled for June 22–June 24, 2022, with June 21 being a travel day. Please hold these dates in your calendars.
Location: Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
The PED will provide, at no cost to facilitators, lodging, airfare, baggage fees, mileage to/from the airport, parking fees, Uber/taxi fees, and meals not provided by OpenSciEd.
- This will be on a reimbursement basis; please save all receipts.
- The PED will secure and pay for lodging upfront.
Participating facilitators will also be provided a stipend of $250/day when in training and $125/day when traveling.
Please plan to arrive by the evening of June 21, 2022 to Evanston, IL. O’Hare International Airport is the closet airport to Evanston, IL. Flights home should be scheduled for the afternoon/evening of June 24.
The Facilitator Academy is schedule breakdown is as follows:
- Wednesday, June 22, from 8:00am–4:30pm CT, with a 60-minute break plus smaller breaks throughout
- Thursday, June 23, from 8:00am–4:30pm CT, with a 60-minute break plus smaller breaks throughout
- Friday, June 24, from 8:00am–1:00pm CT

OpenSciEd High School Field Test Two-Year Schedule

Educators are asked to teach the courses in the order identified each year. In year 1, this involves 2–3 units (depending upon the course). In year 2, teachers would be asked to teach the full course in order with data only being collected from units in black.

	SY 2021–22	SY 2022–23
Biology 5 units	Unit 1: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, Dynamics Unit 3: Inheritance & Variation of Traits Unit 4: Natural Selection and Evolution of Populations	Unit 1: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, Dynamics Unit 2: Matter & Energy in Organisms Unit 3: Inheritance & Variation of Traits Unit 4: Natural Selection and Evolution of Populations Unit 5: Common Ancestry & Speciation
Chemistry 5 units	Unit 2: Structure & Properties of Matter Unit 5: Chemical Reactions and Energy Choices	Unit 1: Atomic Interactions Unit 2: Structure & Properties of Matter Unit 3: Chemical Reactions & Carbon Cycling Unit 4: Properties of Water and Climate Impacts Unit 5: Chemical Reactions and Energy Choices
Physics 6 units	Unit 1: Energy Flow from Earth’s Systems Unit 5: Electromagnetic Radiation	Unit 1: Energy Flow from Earth’s Systems Unit 2: Energy, Forces & Earth’s Crust Unit 3: Collisions & Momentum Unit 4: Meteors, Orbits, & Gravity Unit 5: Electromagnetic Radiation Unit 6: Earth’s History and the Big Bang

OpenSciEd Year 1 Unit Implementation Schedule

The table below includes the dates for upcoming unit curriculum trainings and unit implementation. The column for “Unit Curriculum Convening Windows” indicates when we will meet virtually to learn about the next unit for implementation. The column “Unit Implementation/Field Test Window” indicates when the unit should be completely implemented and data submitted.

UNITS	Unit Curriculum Convening Dates	Unit Implementation/Field Test Completion
BIO Unit 1, CHEM Unit 1, PHYS Unit 1	July 2021 (Completed)	By 11/30/2021 (Completed)
BIO Unit 3	December 10–11, 2021 from 8:00am–4:00pm MT	By 3/31/22
BIO Unit 4, CHEM Unit 4, PHYS Unit 5	March 4–5, 2022, from 8:00am–4:00pm MT	By 6/18/22

KEY:

Completed

Currently Implementing

Upcoming Unit

OpenSciEd Year 2 Unit Implementation Schedule

The table below includes the dates for upcoming unit curriculum trainings and unit implementation. The column for “Unit Curriculum Convening Windows” indicates when we will meet face-to-face or virtually to learn about the next unit for implementation. The column “Unit Implementation/Field Test Window” indicates when the unit should be completely implemented and data submitted.

UNITS	Unit Curriculum Convening Dates	Unit Implementation/Field Test Completion
BIO Unit 2, CHEM Unit 2, PHYS Unit 2	July 2022** (Face-to-Face)	TBD

**Specific dates and times are forthcoming.