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Continue reading →: Cranky Uncle: Smartphone Game for Disarming Climate Denial
I’ve spent a lot of time on Skeptical Science over the last couple of years and have used it as a foundational resources for a couple of secondary climate science professional development workshops. If you haven’t checked out Skeptical Science it is definitely worthy of bookmarking and perusing. In this…
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Continue reading →: WA STATE: FREE K-5 OSPI Science At-Home Workshop
OSPI is providing a FREE workshop on the K-5 Science Essential Question Units and Resources. This workshop will provide an overview of the existing science resources that are aligned to NGSS and are modified to support students and teachers in science learning during distance learning. You also get 1.5 to…
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Continue reading →: My Top 10 Science Videos of 2020
It is challenging to determine the Top Videos in any category because there is just so much great content in every genre online. Having said that- here are my personal Top 10 Science Videos of 2020. There are examples here of several different content creators and entities along with a…
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Continue reading →: My Top 4 Science Education Books of 2020
2020 has provided many of us with some extra time for reading. While I haven’t always used this time wisely (I’m looking at you Netflix and Nintendo Switch) I wanted to share the 4 books that I’ve discovered and revisited the most in 2020. The following are in no particular…
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Continue reading →: WA Green Schools: At-Home Certification
Washington Green Schools is a non-profit organization working to empower students to become environmental leaders by certifying their schools and conserving resources. During the pandemic Washington Green Schools has added the option for students to apply for At-Home Certification. I would argue that while the usual school certification process is…
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Continue reading →: WA STATE: Climate Justice League Workshop Series
Here in Washington the state K-12 teachers have a cool opportunity to join an ongoing workshop series on Climate Justice. Plus you get to join a group that sounds like a combination of the Justice League and Captain Planet and the Planeteers… The Climate Justice League! Who: This is designed…
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Continue reading →: My Top 5 Science Picture Books for 2020
I’m a former elementary teacher- therefore I love picture books. But to be honest I feel like I’ve always loved picture books. I loved them myself as a kid and have so many great memories of reading them to my own two kids. A couple of decades ago in my…
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Continue reading →: Skype a Scientist
Connecting students with real STEM professionals is one of the greatest gifts we can give them on their STEM journey through K-12. However, these opportunities may not always be equitably available for all students. Skype a Scientist looks like an innovative site that is attempting to connect a database of…
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Continue reading →: A Humble Request…
I have been maintaining this site with a focus on STEM education resources for more than a decade. (We are rapidly approaching 1000 posts to this site.) During that time I’ve never asked my readers for anything. No PayPal donations, no Kickstarter, no Patreon premium content, no merchandise. I’ve even…
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Continue reading →: NGSS in the Classroom: What Early Implementer Science Instruction Looks Like
WestEd recently released a report on the NGSS Early Implementers Initiative in California. The report provides a call for NGSS teaching, features of high-quality NGSS instruction, and multiple snapshots of NGSS instructional sequences. The report highlights 4 NGSS features: 3D Learning Phenomenon-based instruction Engineering Student Agency I think my favorite…
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