ClimeTime Professional Learning Session: How to Support Home-Based Science Learning During School Closures
This video was originally presented Mon, May 18 2020, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific
Presenters:
Dr. Philip Bell - University of Washington Seattle (ClimeTime)
Dr. Megan Bang - Northwestern University (Learning in Places)
Dr. Carrie Tzou - University of Washington Bothell (Learning in Places)
Dr. Leah Bricker - Northwestern University (Learning in Places)
Description: With students and educators under shelter-at-home orders, states and districts are faced with difficult decisions about how to support students’ science learning while they are home. Home environments support different aspects of student learning than school-based environments. Designing home-based learning experiences to intentionally take advantage of the unique assets of being at home can be supportive of students’ social, emotional, and mental health; provide a meaningful and complementary science learning experience; and allow students to explore real-world and personally relevant science in ways that are difficult to accomplish in school. Field-based examples of home and neighborhood investigations of ecological systems will be shared.
Course Objectives:
- Learn about qualities of home- and family-based learning
- Explore ways to integrate family based learning into science instruction during school closures
- Support development of plans to promote equity through family based learning
Resources that were shared came from:
- Learning in Places: Activities & Storyline Frameworks (led by Drs. Megan Bang and Carrie Tzou)
http://learninginplaces.org/for-families/ - Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS)
http://stemteachingtools.org/news/2020/guidance-for-supporting-science-learning-during-covid-19 - STEM Teaching Tools
http://stemteachingtools.org/tools/
Session Materials:
- Philip Bell's Slides (Powerpoint, PDF)
Previous Recording
- You can also watch a recording of the first offering of this PD session from April 27 2020: Video on YouTube.
- While the sessions are largely the same, this video also includes more detailed discussions of the role of school within family histories and creating a rightful connection between families and school.
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Acknowledgments:
- STEM Teaching Tools has been funded primarily by the National Science Foundation through Awards #1238253, #1561300 and # 1920249. http://stemteachingtools.org
- Learning in Places is funded by the National Science Foundation (#1720578) and led by Drs. Megan Bang (Northwestern) and Carrie Tzou (University of Washington Bothell). http://learninginplaces.org
- ClimeTime is facilitated by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) —in collaboration with the UW Institute for Science + Math Education (Bell, Director)—through a Washington State budget proviso originally requested by Governor Inslee. https://www.climetime.org
