Episode 071: MySci and Elementary Curriculum Development with Jeanne Norris
This week we chatted with Jeanne Norris who is a part of the Washington University Institute for School Partnership. She discussed some of the features and benefits of the MySci program, which she helped develop.
This program provides teachers with quarterly kits, curriculum and professional development to incorporate high-quality science material in their classrooms.
Jeanne also discusses educative curriculum and some of the behind the scenes aspects of building elementary curriculum. She talks about how science can be tied to reading and math standards and help students grow holistically.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Design Badge Unit
- STEM Teaching Tools
- Ambitious Science Teaching
- Helping Students Make Sense of the World
- Discussion Tools
- Talk Science Primer
- Lesson Planning Tool
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Encore Episode 9: Building Your Science Teacher Identity with Marti Canipe, PhD
In Episode 41 Marti Canipe, PhD discussed how elementary teachers often do not have a formal background in science, but many are expected to teach science. Now add in the NGSS shift from the more traditional way science was taught, teachers are now re-creating what it means to be a science teacher. Dr. Canipe is an assistant professor of elementary science education and her PhD dissertation and focus with pre-service teachers is all about building your science teacher identity.
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Episode 066: Making Science Thinking Visible K-6 with Steve Addison
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Meet Steve Addison, a K-6 science specialist at an elementary school, who's done various workshops with American Modeling Teachers Association and ACS. Steve is here to share his experiences and strategies about guiding students to make their thinking visible. He’s looking to see how students can perform or do science versus regurgitating or reciting certain concepts. Tune in and learn what making thinking visible looks like in K-6.
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Show Highlights
- 01:30 - 08:00 Introduction to Steve and making science thinking visible in K-2
- 08:00 - 11:30 An example of making thinking visible for 5th grade
- 11:30 - 15:00 ...
Episode 065: S.T.E.A.M. Ahead with Beth Topinka
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Have you been thinking of incorporating more engineering in your lesson plans--but not sure where to even begin? You’ll love today’s episode with Beth Topinka. She specifically talks about a 5th grade and a 3rd grade engineering project she does with her students. Lots of inspiration here!
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Show Highlights
- 02:00 - 11:30 Introduction to Beth and how she develops STEAM projects, including her favorite 5th grade project on storm surge
- 11:30 - 18:30 Developing an engineering notebook for students & learning lessons about materials and tests
- 18:30 - 26:00 Interdisciplinary...
Episode 058: Building K-5 NGSS Units with Phaedra Taft
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Phaedra Taft shares with us how her team of teachers developed NGSS K-5 units. She discussed how they successfully use concept walls and concept posters with the early elementary students. Listen here for tips, and resources as Phaedra shares her team’s NGSS journey.
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Show Highlights
- 01:30 - 02:30 Introduction to Phaedra
- 02:30 - 07:15 How Phaedra works with teachers to build elementary NGSS units
- 07:15 - 10:45 Keeping the flow of the unit when there isn't time for science every day
- 10:45 - 20:00 Concept walls for K-3 and examples
- 20:00 - 26:00 Concept posters vs concept walls
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Episode 049: Practices and Computational Thinking in Elementary NGSS with Dr. Christina Schwarz
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Dr. Christina Schwarz discusses practical ways elementary teachers can make the shift to NGSS and digs deeper in ways of teaching computational thinking in elementary education. Join us for this informative conversation!
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Show Highlights
- 01:30 - 05:00 Introduction to Dr. Schwarz & helping students make sense of the world with NGSS
- 05:00 - 09:00 NGSS and equitable learning environments
- 09:30 - 18:30 Making the shift to NGSS in your classroom
- 18:30 - 22:30 Teaching science literacy through NGSS
- 22:30 - 31:30 Computational thinking in elementary classrooms
- 31:30 - 34:30 The social aspects of science, identity and equity
- 34:30 - 39:00 NGSS resources...
Episode 041: Building Your Science Teacher Identity with Marti Canipe, PhD
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Elementary teachers often do not have a formal background in science, but many are expected to teach science. Now add in the NGSS shift from the more traditional way science was taught, teachers are now re-creating what it means to be a science teacher. Marti Canipe, PhD is an assistant professor of elementary science education and her PhD dissertation and focus with pre-service teachers is all about building your science teacher identity. Imposter Syndrome is real but Marti Canipe is here with strategies and resources for gaining confidence as a science teacher.
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Show Highlights
- 02:30 - 04:00 Introduction to Marti and her PhD research
- 04:00 - 22:00 Addressing teachers' anxieties and apprehension about...
Episode 027: Emerging Multilingual Students and the NGSS Classroom with Enrique Suarez
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Enrique Suarez was trained as an astrophysicist and did cosmology research for five years before choosing a career in K-5 science education. In this episode, he discusses his research about designing learning environments that create opportunities for elementary-aged emerging multilingual students to leverage their conceptual resources and translanguaging practices when making sense of the natural world. He gives examples using a NGSS physics lesson in a 3rd grade classroom.
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Show Highlights
- 02:00 - 07:15 Introduction to Enrique's research on language learning and science learning
- 08:15 - 22 :30 An extended example of a 3rd grade NGSS physics lesson with emerging multilingual students
- 22:30 - 26:00 ...
Episode 023: Designing Equitable Learning Environments in NGSS Classrooms with Michelle Salgado
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Meet Michelle Salgado, a doctoral student at the University of Washington, College of Education. Michelle shares with us 5 years worth of research that includes designing equitable learning environments in the NGSS classroom. Specifically, she has worked with a kindergarten teacher and shares what has been successful in their linguistically diverse kindergarten classroom.
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Show Highlights
- 04:00 - 08:30 Language diversity and engaging families in the science classroom
- 09:00 - 14:30 Encouraging the use of multiple languages in the classroom
- 15:00 - 29:00 Lessons and examples from Michelle's research
- 29:30 - 32:00 Making time for science in the classroom
- 32:30 -...
Episode 022: Meet K-5 NGSS teacher and instructional coach Mary Jean Giannetti
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Mary Jean Giannetti shares with us her experiences of implementing NGSS at the K-5 grade level. She shares with us how she applies NGSS to authentic outdoor/environmental field studies for her K-5 students. The show notes contain all the helpful resources she uses.
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Show Highlights
- 03:30 - 08:30 How Mary Jean started taking students outside while integrating NGSS
- 11:55 - 14:45 Teaching cross-cutting concepts with only an hour a week for science
- 15:45 - 20:45 Developing outdoor learning experiences in your community
- 21:00 - 23:15 Mary Jean's advice for managing groups outside the classroom
- 24:30 - 29:00 More ideas for integrating NGSS concepts with community activities
- 30:30 - 33:20 Resources Mary Jean suggests