My August

In my current role, I  get to work with some of the leading minds in science education and science education reform. This August I will get to learn from:

• Dr. Lee Meadows from the University of Alabama Birmingham: Lee is a guru of inquiry and he has done a lot of work with districts here in Washington state. Read Lee’s latest blog post HERE to see a mirror inquiry using Prezi. Lee’s blog also contains links to other excellent inquiry resources. Follow Lee on Twitter HERE.
• Caroline Kiehle and the team from the Center for Inquiry Science: The Center for Inquiry Science is a leader in science education reform in my region. Check out their website HERE. I recommend checking out information on their building-based professional development model called Observing for Evidence of Learning (OEL).
• Jessica Thompson and the science education team at the University of Washington: Check out the Tools for Ambitious Science Teaching site. Excellent tools, resources, and video for teaching science around big ideas and discourse. I recommend starting with the Discourse Primer and perhaps this video clip of chemistry instruction.
• Dr. Stamatis Vokos of Seattle Pacific University:  Stamatis is a recognized leader in physics teaching and learning. The Seattle Pacific University Physics Department  has a grant-funded project aimed at learning how to best teach and learn energy concepts.. The Energy Project.