Kindergarten

Some details for Kindergarten training (all are subject to change as the SDE continues to develop the training for this summer). 

Please click on the Science Registration link on the right side to register for summer training.  You will either register for Regular Summer Institute or Compressed or Crossover Training.  All registrations will receive a follow-up response from AMSTI-UNA to let you know which training dates to confirm you will attend this summer.   

AMSTI Unit Titles for Kindergarten

Year 1:  Plants and Animals Unit

• STC Module:  Exploring Plants and Animals

Year 1:  Weather Walk Unit

• STC Module:  Weather
• ETA Module:  Sunny Sandbox

Year 2:  Push and Pull Unit

• Insights Module:  Balls and Ramps
• ETA Module:  Sidewalk Safety

Types of AMSTI Science Training for this Summer

1. Regular AMSTI Summer Training:  This training is for teachers who have never been trained on AMSTI Science Kits.
2. Compressed AMSTI Training:  This is for teachers who have been trained on AMSTI Science kits at a different grade level.
3. Crossover AMSTI Training:  This is for teachers who are trained on kits that will remain at the current grade level (such as Balls and Ramps and Weather).  These have engineering kits added to the units (For K these are ETA Kits Sunny Sandbox and Sidewalk Safety).   Teachers currently receiving Balls and Ramps and Weather kits will need to attend Crossover Training in order to receive the newly upgraded units.

Specific Training Dates and Locations
 

Type training	Title of training	South Location	North Location	Who should attend?
Regular	Regular Year 1 Summer Institute	Russellville Area June 7-10, 2016		Teachers who have never attended AMSTI Science Training.
Regular	Regular Year 2 Summer Institute	Russellville Area June 13-15, 2016.		Teachers who have never attended AMSTI Science Training.
Compressed (fully trained at another grade level)	Push and Pull	Jasper Area June 20, 2016	Shoals Area June 27, 2016	Teachers who have trained AMSTI Science at a different grade level and are not trained on Balls and Ramps
Compressed (fully trained at another grade level)	Weather Walk	Jasper Area June 21, 2016	Shoals Area June 28, 2016	Teachers who have trained AMSTI Science at a different grade level and are not trained on Weather
Compressed (fully trained at another grade level)  & Crossover (fully trained in Kindergarten)	Plants and Animals	Jasper Area June 22, 2016	Shoals Area June 29, 2016	New Unit Teachers who have trained on Living Things and Trees, or teachers who trained AMSTI Science at a different grade level
Crossover (fully trained in Kindergarten)	ETA Engineering kit updates to Balls and Ramps and Weather	Jasper Area June 23, 2016	Shoals Area June 30, 2016	Teachers currently trained on Balls and Ramps and Weather

If you like more specific details we have posted our flowchart to determine your training. 

Training information for previously trained AMSTI Science Teachers (this is the flowchart we will use to determine which type training you will need to attend)

The following flowchart is for teachers who have been through some type of AMSTI Science Training.  It can be used to help you know how many days of training and what type of training to expect.  If you have never had AMSTI Science training, you will attend Regular AMSTI Summer Training. 

Flow chart flows down

Currently teaching and fully trained in Kindergarten science Year 1 and Year 2.	Grade level change (Fully Year 1 and 2 trained at a grade level other than Kindergarten)	Trained one summer institute at a different grade level other than Kindergarten (grade level change)	Trained one summer of Kindergarten (either Year 1 or 2) but not two summers
Attend 1 day compressed/crossover  Plants and Animals	Attend 1 day compressed Push and Pull	Attend Year 1 Summer Institute	AMSTI Site will determine which training teacher should attend.
Attend 1 day crossover for ETA:  Sunny Sandbox and ETA:  Sidewalk Safety	Attend 1 day compressed Weather Walk	Attend 1 day compressed Push and Pull
	Attend 1 day Compressed/Crossover Exploring Plants and Animals