The last few months I’ve been trying to attend as many FREE online science-related workshops as I can find. While I’m not currently a classroom teacher I like to maintain my teaching certificate- so like others I’m always on the hunt for clock hours and especially the elusive STEM clock…

I’ve been trying to attend lots of FREE online STEM professional learning the last few months and I’ve had an opportunity to attend a few sessions put on by Washington LASER. All of the sessions have been impactful, well-designed and connected to equity and diversity in STEM education in various…

When I facilitate professional learning on climate change one of the core resources I use is Project Drawdown. Before examining the Drawdown site I ask participants to jot down 2-3 solutions they are aware of to help mitigate climate change. Then I give folks a few minutes to peruse Drawdown…

For the past several weeks I have been involved in an online training of NextGen Time– a set of tools and procedures for evaluating, selecting and implementing new NGSS-based science instructional materials. The NextGen Time tools are the result of a collaboration between BSCS, WestEd and Achieve. The process and…

The National Academies Press (NAP) has a free online resource titled Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis. The report describes what effective STEM education can look like during turbulent times such as shifting to distance learning during a pandemic. The report provides guidance and examples that will be…

I’ve been doing lots of learning and thinking about climate justice recently. I’ve also been revisiting the amazing book Braiding Sweetgrass in order to deepen my awareness about Indigenous ways of thinking in science. During this work, I stumbled on the incredible picture book- We Are Water Protectors and I…

File this under fun, trendy and topical. Acapellascience is back with a (too) short music video about the COVID vaccine in the tradition of a sea shanty. If you loop the video it aligns perfectly and you can just listen non-stop all day. Enjoy.

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