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Describe your students...

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What questions do you have about the program? 

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What questions do you have about the program? 

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What are some challenges that you wish you had support for? 

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What are some challenges that you wish you had support for? 

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Where do you go for support when you need it? 

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Where do you go for support when you need it? 

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What kinds of materials would be most useful to you? 

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What kinds of materials would be most useful to you? 

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Connections between Art and Science, and Human Health

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Connections between Art and Science, and Human Health

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Serving the quad county Santa Cruz, Monterey , San Benito, Silicon Valley under the Baktun12 umbrella.
B12 continues to serve underserved communities, primarily Spanish speaking / Mexicanos / Chicanos / first generation Mexican Americans - Students K-12.
Materials that would be most useful would be the 3 year plan, I'm excited to see where art and science intersect .

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There is a heavy English Learner population. Most students are motivated to learn and are intrigued about the world of science since as 7th graders they did not get much science instruction in elementary school.

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Would like further details about the program and what expectations for involvement are.

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My students are patient with me when I have tech issues!  Many of my students are English learners.  Some are impoverished.  Some are homeless.  Many students' parents and family members work in agriculture.
Let's make art!
My students are more engaged when art is involved.
I struggle with class management.  I wonder how art will help me in this.

I get lots of support and ideas from my colleagues.

I need video editing materials that are free!

Carr Lake!

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El Sausal Middle School is a Title 1 located on the SouthEast part of Salinas where I started teaching this year (a strange year to get to know a school and community.) I’m looking for some citizen based science and art initiatives. See below on Carr Lake. I have been involved in work with the Marine Pollution Studies Lab south of Carmel as well as involved in the LiMPETS database project to assess changing health of intertidal areas up and down the coast.

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As for questions, I am wondering exactly what the project is, and how we can participate in it? I appreciate the sharing and connecting, but I would like further details as to what you will be doing, how we can partner with you, and what resources are available to us as we partner with you.

Challenges for my students include language barriers, interrupted school time (in the case of students with migrant status) and high levels of students who struggle with reading and writing in English. Also, there are less opportunities to get students out of the classroom for real scientific exploration.

My support is my PLC and science department first, and sometimes other educators in my district. I have to be creative about where I get my resources otherwise. I don't feel connected to local programs that can broaden my student's experience.

What would be helpful (when possible due to COVID restrictions) would be guests who can visit and broaden students understanding of what a career in science/arts might look like. It would be great if we had long-term projects for students and a place to display/present that work? I'm not sure if that is the type of suggestion you are looking for :)

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I have a science background, but my knowledge on climate change is limited to what I have learned from teaching my students and working with my 7th grade team (who many have extensive knowledge). I am eager to learn about all the information I can about this.

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My name is Matthew Englund from El Sausal Middle School. I have been excited to see the initiatives to protect the micro-ecosystem of Carr Lake in Salinas where three historic rivers come together (but now look more like drainage ditches). It seems we may have ways to integrate artistic and ecological awareness to make this an important center of restoration, amidst the onward success (with complications) of the human “social super-organism”. The homeless population as well as agricultural chemicals are all important factors to consider.
Not sure what needs could arise but would like to work more with local groups to satisfy mutually identifiable needs.

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As for questions: More information about expectations for teachers: Are we designing clubs/learning projects?

There are many challenges that I wish I had support. The biggest issue is more time with students. The year seems to go fast and I always run out of time because there is a lot of information to teach. Most of our students come to 7th grade without any elementary or sixth grade science and we are expected to catch student up to 8th grade science. My biggest wish list is for students to be introduce to science concepts starting in elementary.
I feel like we have access to many materials for learning. I would love funding to take students outdoors/fieldtrips: Teach students about the environment while learning to enjoy the environment as I think many of my students don't get out in nature. Especially during COVID. I feel this might help increase student engagement.

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La Paz Middle School
My students are English learners new to the area and very patient and egger to learn , I will like support for field trips and hands on activities

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My 7th grade team has a lot of knowledge about climate change and surrounding information and I always go to my team for everything.

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Carmel Middle School   I go to other teachers, county office, the internet for support. I would love to see students upcycle materials and to find creative, artistic uses of materials that would normally go to waste. I teach curious 7th grade life science students.

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I am very excited to be involved.
I'd like to hear more about specific expectations, schedule, etc for the program moving forward

I often turn to teacher friends (at my school or elsewhere) for support in my teaching

I'd love to use what I learn here to develop lessons or activities that will transfer directly to the classroom so I can easily bring this information to my students

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East Salinas, majority English language learners, not a very diverse campus,  low Math and English proficiency scores.

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I would like to more about the program and how we can partner with you to meet your, and our, goals.

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I teach 6th grade at Echo Valley Elementary in Prunedale. Many of my students' families work in agriculture and are English Learners. My students excel when hands on materials are involved and reading is hard for many of them. I'm very excited to be part of this program and learn from everybody.

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Student engagement - and I believe the integration of the arts and sciences can be an approach to address this issue.

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Yes.

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San Vicente School, Soledad
~Soledad is an ag community and only about 20% of the adult population has higher education.

~I would like to have support in promotional campaigns for stewardship and climate change awareness for all the schools  in our city.

~Art is also at the bottom of our priorities as a district. I would like to have information about accessing art supplies and tools for the Soledad population

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Most of my students are well below grade level. They are a curious bunch though! They enjoy hands on learning and have big hearts.