Welcome to It’s Time for Science! For our first episode of 2024, host Tom Racine continues our dialog on fairness in science schooling! Tom talks with Meagan Sternberg, a Ok-12 Science Instructional Coach in Oregon, and Channon Jackson, a Program Director on the Alameda County Office of Education.
Episode Summary
Tom discusses with Ms. Sternberg and Ms. Jackson how their work helps fairness, entry, and inclusion within the science classroom and why this is a crucial focus for them. They focus on what is required to supply extra equitable science instructing and studying and what they’d advise educators and leaders to do to heart fairness of their methods.
We finish the episode with a couple of phrases from Diana B. Vélez, creator of this month’s Insights article, Access and Equity: Changing How We View and Support All Students.
Episode Guests
Meagan Sternberg
Meagan Sternberg is a Ok-12 Science Instructional Coach in North Clackamas School District, Milwaukie, Oregon. Sternberg taught center faculty science for 16 years at two North Clackamas School District faculties. During that point, she developed expertise working with adults via skilled studying facilitation and state requirements implementation.
In 2011, she transitioned into an educational coach place centered on supporting science academics as Oregon transitioned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Her focus is now on supporting academics in implementing curriculum with a deal with efficient educational practices via guiding teacher-leader groups and facilitating skilled studying classes.
Channon Jackson
Channon Jackson is a Program Director on the Alameda County Office of Education in Hayward, California. As an elementary trainer for 15 years, Ms. Jackson beloved instructing science. She turned a science lead trainer within the Oakland Unified School District and spent a yr working as a science curriculum author on the Lawrence Hall of Science™.
As a program director, Channon makes use of her love for college kids, science, and integration to create supportive skilled studying alternatives in her county and all through the state.
Author of January’s FOSS Insight Article: Diana B. Vélez
Diana B. Vélez is a curriculum developer {and professional} studying supplier for the Full Option Science System Project (FOSS Ok–8) on the Lawrence Hall of Science. She makes a speciality of English language growth and the combination of literacy in science instructing and studying. Ms. Vélez assists within the growth and implementation of FOSS educational supplies and creates pedagogical sources that help entry and fairness.
She additionally leads skilled studying experiences for educators, directors, households, and group members utilizing FOSS educational supplies to develop scientific literacy, trainer capability, and systemic change in faculties and districts nationwide and internationally. Before coming to the Lawrence Hall of Science, Ms. Vélez was the academic chief for a science-centered elementary faculty in Oakland, California, and a founding member and trainer in a Spanish dual-immersion program.
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