SO proud of our work @ @UCitySchools’ BWMS. 4 years in the making! Incredibly grateful to leadership for time and space to innovate, & for using student “data” beyond test scores to justify this improvement journey w/the hard-working, dedicated teachers of our brilliant children!
SDUC Science Coordinator Elizabeth Gardner joined local educators for the Practical Research in Education Showcase at @wustlisp Danforth Campus in celebration of research and innovations that educators explored. #InSTLforSTL@UCSharonica @UCLearns
“Adjusting expectations to meet our current reality and extending unwavering empathy to all educators are the keys to that change.”
Couldn’t agree more.
Driving Question Boards (or Wonder Walls as we call them K-2) can be powerful student-driven tools or just a bulletin board in the room. How do you keep them alive and a driving force in your S-centered classrooms?
We're looking to hire a new science instructional specialist to do support the region's science teachers and students. Experience developing phenomenon-based science lessons and facilitating adult learning is preferred! Apply here: bit.ly/ISPscienceIS
Engage, MODEL, explore, revisit MODEL, explain, revise MODEL. I love that you can see progress of student learning through visual models or written stories. Are your students drawing about science? #HandsOnScience#MySci
Imagine classrooms that value student belonging and efficacy as much as they value performance. What norms should be constructed and enforced to live into these values? @STEMpactSTL#STEMTQ21#STEMcapable#improver
Developing confident learners using student self-discovery of personal STEM interests and self efficacy as 2 indicators of success @STEMpactSTL@arcturis62#STEMTQ21
How do we get more people to like science? Stop forcing them to be future scientists and make topics relevant to their day to day lives.
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How crosscutting are the CCCs? Very! This new @STEMTeachTools supports #SciEd teachers in reflecting & refining their teaching practice using CCCs as lenses. Check this one out if you are designing summer professional learning!
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ALT Image and title of the linked resource. The title is: Using the crosscutting concepts to reflect on and refine your teaching
ICYMI: Check out Bermuda's own Mr. Andy Cotton teaching a science lesson on @NinePBS Network. @NinePBS 'Teaching in Room 9' is an educational series that brings lessons from local educators to students. Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=Gx7_ZAti…