We are a network of states—partnered with university researchers—collaborating to develop coherent & equitable systems of state science education #NSFfunded
PLS RT—NEW PD RESOURCE: Students have a broad variety of intellectual resources they can use to make sense of phenomena. Can you see them? Explore this new @AcesseProject OER PD module to find out. Welcome all assets of learners! #NGSS#NGSSchat#equitySTEMTeachingTools.org/pd/Ses…
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Do you want to get your students outdoors and help them connect with & better understand nature in #SciEd? Check out this fabulous new @STEMTeachTools on approaches & tools to the study of local phenomena through NATURE JOURNALING.🌏🌿💚
stemteachingtools.org/brief/…
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Text says: STEM Teaching Tool #92
Using Nature Journaling to identify meaningful local phenomena and support the infinite range of student sensemaking
Image shows the hand of a student holding a pen writing with a cell phone resting on top of the paper.
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Check out this NEW @STEMTeachTools WEBINAR VIDEO about how to focus #SciEd instruction on students' interests, identities & experiences.
Self-documentation is a powerful practice for culturally relevant & sustaining pedagogy. #NGSS
➡️youtu.be/r4s6IYBaRzc
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There has never been a better time to diversify your social media activities.🙃
FYI, @STEMTeachTools is also on Pinterest. If you spend time there & want an easy way to learn about the resources we share about #SciEd#NGSS, follow us:
➡️ pinterest.com/stemeducation/
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With the goal of highlighting some of the direct implications of a cultural view of learning to #SciEd teaching, here are our 27 @STEMTeachTools written for educators you may want to explore:
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/tgs/Cu…
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To get a sense of the volume, here is a short overview article by the Handbook editors—Drs. @profm_de_r Carol D. Lee @rdp_life & @ProfNai— where they highlight the holistic image of learning from the Handbook and some key take-aways for education… kappanonline.org/rethinking-…
Having this comprehensive synthesis of research available opens up important opportunities to deepen our collective understanding of the fundamental role of cultural processes, histories & diversities in equitable science and engineering education.
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-e…
⚡️Great News, #NGSSchat⚡️
The #NGSS/NRC Framework vision for equitable #SciEd deeply leverages a cultural view of teaching & learning. And the awesome HANDBOOK OF THE CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING is now open access!
PLS RT & share in your networks…
x.com/ProfNai/status/1600270…
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Ya'll want to know something amazing? The Handbook of the Cultural Foundations is now Open Access!! Please feel free to download and share the link! @profm_de_r@rdp_lifetaylorfrancis.com/books/oa-e…
Interested in learning about cultural approaches to #SciEd teaching? Join us!
On Saturday @SciJeanne & I will offer a FREE interactive PD webinar on ways to overlap instruction with the lives of students & communities. #NGSSchat
➡️ To attend: tiny.cc/STT-Nov2022
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Please join us for…
Making Science Instruction Compelling for Each Student by Building on Learner Interest and Experience
STEM Teaching Tool Webinar
Jeanne Norris & Philip Bell
Saturday, November 12th, 10am to 11:30am Pacific
To join: http://tiny.cc/STT-Nov2022
Logos for STEM Teaching Tools and the National Science Foundation, and the QR code for the link above.
I’m looking for examples of elementary schedule where science is happening in PK-5. I would love brief explanations of why it’s working. Hoping to hear from parents, teachers, coaches, principals and curriculum leaders. I will share the results.#science#elementary
Interested in learning about cultural approaches to #SciEd teaching? Join us!
On Saturday @SciJeanne & I will offer a FREE interactive PD webinar on ways to overlap instruction with the lives of students & communities. #NGSSchat
➡️ To attend: tiny.cc/STT-Nov2022
Please RT
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Please join us for…
Making Science Instruction Compelling for Each Student by Building on Learner Interest and Experience
STEM Teaching Tool Webinar
Jeanne Norris & Philip Bell
Saturday, November 12th, 10am to 11:30am Pacific
To join: http://tiny.cc/STT-Nov2022
Logos for STEM Teaching Tools and the National Science Foundation, and the QR code for the link above.
⚡️ NEW RECORDING ON DIVERSE-SENSEMAKING IN #SciEd ⚡️
Check out the video of the @STEMTeachTools Resource G professional learning session I ran w/ @kat_arada & @SciJeanne. It is a favorite of mine because it is so multifaceted!!
➡️ youtu.be/jti2Yc7NuSU
Pls RT #NGSSchat#NGSS
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ACESSE Resource G
Overview: Participants build capacity to identify the range of intellectual resources students use as they make sense of phenomena—after first exploring how equity and justice relate to culture-based approaches to pedagogy.
http://stemteachingtools.org/pd/SessionG
It includes a picture of the title slide of the linked resource, an image of a classroom situation with a young girl expressing her science model through gestures, and a pic of Jabari Johnson presenting a science rap at Rap Genius. Resources are in the linked resource Session G.
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Reminder: All Sience Learning is Cultural
“Human beings, no matter who we are, where we live, or what language we speak at home, develop our ways of knowing, talking, valuing, and acting as we live our day-to-day lives inside family and community. These ways of living are what is now understood as culture. Indeed, across communities, human beings make sense of the world in ways that are both similar and different.”
—Bang, Brown, Calabrese Barton, Rosebery & Warren (2017, p. 35)
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Learners Make Sense of Phenomena Through Science & Engineering Practices
Curriculum and assessment often promote very narrow views of “what counts” as desired ways of speaking, knowing, acting, and valuing.
We need to broaden what counts as learners make sense of phenomena—especially for multilingual students, students of color, and students from low-income communities.
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And there are others…
Reflection
How else do your students spend their time making sense of the phenomena in their world?
This webinar recording is based on our new @STEMTeachTools PD module:
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/pd/ses…
As with all of our PD modules, this open ed resource comes with slides, speaker notes, facilitator guide & embedded resources. Adapt & use it as you see fit! This work in #NSFfunded
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Two images of the same river are shown. On the left is a mountain river on a beautiful day. On the right is the same river after a catastrophic release of mining pollution into the river.
✨Happy #PhenomenaFriday! ✨
Many #SciEd folks across the nation are adapting curriculum so that the phenomena are local and relevant to their students. Check out this webinar to explore different types of phenomena you can use. Pls RT #ngsschat#nstachatyoutube.com/watch?v=VRAA_J0U…
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As with all of our @STEMTeachTools, you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others! #NGSSchat#NGSS#SciEd
Here's the direct link to the PDF:
stemteachingtools.org/assets…
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This NEW @STEMTeachTools is a fabulous introduction to Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs)! Clarity on the instructional use of CCCs is essential to scientifically understand the universe and to promote integrated understanding.
stemteachingtools.org/brief/…
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STEM Teaching Tool #91: Why and how should I use crosscutting concepts to enhance my science instruction?
I also ran a follow-on session where participants deeply explored the full @STEMTeachTools collection. The self-directed learning & planning happening in the small groups was so powerful! Such a privilege to think with everyone.
My slide deck is here…
➡️ tiny.cc/CASE-2022
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Philip Bell (@PhilipLBell Twitter)
University of Washington
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ALT Screenshot of the title image for STEM Teaching Tool #11: Implementing Meaningful STEM Education with Indigenous Students & Families https://stemteachingtools.org/brief/11
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