Scientist, educator, learner, advocate for student equity. On the @NextGenScience/@NGSWestEd/@OfficialNGSS team. Finally tweeting! Tweets = my own.
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Would you brave using this phenomenon to help students connect DCIs like LS1.A, LS2.A, and LS4.C? #NGSSchat
Poop is on the menu for a surprising number of animals sciencenews.org/article/anim…
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Using our vertical nonpermanent surfaces to explain why a candle burns out when a jar is placed on top of it (& using the chemical equation for combustion to help us revise our thinking!) #NGSS
🐳Whales are eating plastic garbage!
How would you use this #phenomenon / problem to help students build physical (PS4), life (LS2), and Earth (ESS3) sciences DCIs? #NGSSchat
Being able to “see” with sounds is a must-have superpower for whales hunting in the ocean’s depth. Yet, it can come with downsides. sciencenews.org/article/whal…
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A new report outlines the impact of @AchieveInc’s and @NGSWestEd’s instructional materials evaluations on the science education field over the past eight years.
Read about the transformation of the science instructional materials marketplace here: ngs.wested.org/nextgenscienc…
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Exciting news 🗞️ WestEd Experts to Co-lead $10 Million Center on the Use of Generative #AI in Math and Science Education: bit.ly/3YjEKIB #Classroom #Teachers
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How could you use this #phenomenon of similar patterns to help students develop #NGSS DCI MS.ESS3A?
In two phases over 3 million years, hominins selectively favored areas with rough terrain, likely because these areas tended to have more biodiversity and resources.
Learn more in @ScienceAdvances: bit.ly/4gWxlYm
So impressive to see how much the #SciencePRP educators have done since they started in 2026.
THANK YOU to all who have participated to date! You are all my heroes. #NGSSchat
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How could students use #NGSS MS.LS4.C to help explain the phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria? #NGSSchat
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Infections from drug-resistant bacteria have skyrocketed over the last 50 years. Now, new technologies could help doctors save lives. sciencenews.org/article/50-y…
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Predominately white institutions (PWIs) need to take concrete actions to improve their #CampusRacialClimate & foster a sense of belonging for all students. In this blog, Ivory A. Toldson (@toldson), @NAACP’s director of education & research explains: edtru.st/3S66ajT
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Evaluating instructional resources can help ensure students have meaningful and equitable learning experiences.
See tools for evaluating materials for science here: nextgenscience.org/evaluatin…
The recent @TheNASEM report, Equity in K-12 STEM Education, highlights the inequities in STEM education and offers recommendations to create a more equitable learning environment for all students.
See the interactive overview of the report here: nap.nationalacademies.org/re…
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"Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, 'Is this going to be on the test?'"
Read more in @eschoolnews about a teacher's transition to using phenomena in here: eschoolnews.com/steam/2024/0…
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NASEM’s Equity in K-12 STEM Education report was released today. It’s a fantastic resource. I’m appreciative of the five equity frames that are carefully laid out and helpful for postsecondary learning as well as K-12.
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Looking for lesson plans for the #NGSS?
This new blog post might help! ngs.wested.org/curating_curr…
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Did you know there are more than 40 science units that have earned the #NGSSDesignBadge?
These high-quality materials can be accessed here: nextgenscience.org/badgeunit…
How would you use this article to help students build toward #NGSS HS-PS3-4 plus several #NatureOfScience concepts?sciencenews.org/article/diso…
📢More evidence that⬆️science instruction in early elementary leads to⬆️reading and math achievement in late elementary #NGSSchat
15/ Study on an early years literacy program that teaches science and vocabulary in a connected way
→ improvements in reading and math(s) persisted a year after the program ended
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How could you use this #phenomenon to help students build toward this NGSS learning goal? nextgenscience.org/pe/3-ls2-… #NGSSchat
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🦬 Fun #phenomenon that could help students learn #NGSS high school DCIs! (nextgenscience.org/dci-arran…)
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Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say theguardian.com/environment/…
