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Continue reading →: Drawdown
OVERVIEW: In the state of Washington we are committed to engaging K-12 students in learning about climate science and climate change. For the 2018-19 school year our state has funded an initiative that will provide tools and professional development to support thoughtful implementation of climate science learning opportunities. I’m hoping…
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Continue reading →: Using Crosscutting Concepts to Prompt Student Responses
OVERVIEW: The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) recently released a document to support and encourage K-12 educators to provide clear and explicit language and prompts to integrate the Crosscutting Concepts into instruction and assessment practices. PURPOSE: Using Crosscutting Concepts to Prompt Student Responses serves many purposes. For one,…
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Continue reading →: Equity-Focused Science Leadership
My friend and colleague, Tom Hathorn (@thathorn), recently launched his own website and blog that is focused on telling the ongoing story of his equity-focused science leadership learning and professional development. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tom on multiple equity-focused events and I highly recommend adding his site…
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Continue reading →: Phenomena & Units for Environmental Justice
There is still room at this impactful upcoming event in the South Puget Sound Region. See below for description and registration link. The Bethel School District and the Puyallup Watershed Initiative are partnering to offer this 2-day workshop on Phenomena & Units for Environmental Justice. Title: Phenomena & Units for Environmental…
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Continue reading →: Contrasting Groups Study- WCAS Development Opportunity (WA Only)
I want to make sure that all grade 5, 8, & ll teachers of science in WA State are aware of this great opportunity to be involved in the development of the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) called the Contrasting Groups Study. Unlike most of the opportunities to work…
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Continue reading →: Updates STEM Teaching Tools: SEP Task Formats & CCC Prompts
OVERVIEW: The STEM Teaching Tools group recently updated two of my favorite resources and I want to make sure everyone has the “latest and greatest”. Integrating Science Practices Into Assessment Tasks (version 2.0) Prompts for Integrating Crosscutting Concepts Into Assessment and Instruction (version 2.0) PURPOSE: These two tools are some…
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Continue reading →: Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms
OVERVIEW: The Smithsonian Science Education Center and the Shell Oil Company have collaborated to compose a document titled- Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms. This playbook provides support in trying to diversify the STEM teaching ranks. PURPOSE: Here is some wording directly…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Climate: Middle School NGSS Unit
OVERVIEW: Climate Generation has a variety of climate resources for teachers including a middle school NGSS climate unit titled Next Generation Climate. The unit is FREE via a simple registration process and includes several graphs for students to use in examining and evaluating evidence of a changing climate. The unit contains…
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Continue reading →: Developing District Plans for NGSS Implementation: Preventing Detours and Finding Express Lanes on the Journey to Implement the New Science Standards
OVERVIEW: WestEd recently published a free report titled- Developing District Plans for NGSS Implementation: Preventing Detours and Finding Express Lanes on the Journey to Implement the New Science Standards. This report describes how the NGSS Early Implementers project in eight California school districts has supported thoughtful NGSS implementation. The report shares lessons learned…
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Continue reading →: Disruptions in Ecosystems Middle School NGSS Unit
OVERVIEW: We are at an exciting spot in the implementation of NGSS where we are seeing some high-quality three dimensional instructional materials being released. The American Museum of Natural History (and other partners) has developed a unit titled Disruptions in Ecosystems that provides five chapters to immerse students into understanding…
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