It’s Time for Science! In this episode, host Tom Racine talks with Leonor Rebosura from Newark Unified School District and Kimberly Astle from the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. We additionally keep in mind the life and legacy of FOSS co-director Larry Malone.
Episode Guests
Leonor Rebosura
Leonor Rebosura, Director of Teacher Induction at Newark Unified School District in Newark, California, talks with us about tips on how to get households concerned with science. Ms. Rebosura touches on science assets for residence, occasions that lecturers and districts can do to get mother and father concerned, and the distinction parental involvement makes in serving to children study.
Kimberly Astle
We spoke with Kimberly Astle on the NSTA convention in Atlanta again in March 2023. She is the Associate Director of Elementary Science and Content Integration for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ms. Astle spoke with us about funding for getting children outdoors, their statewide mission of integrating science, ELA, and math, instructor burnout, and getting the enjoyment and enjoyable again into science, amongst different issues!
Remembering Larry Malone
Laurence Edward Malone (1943-2023) handed away on June 13, 2023. Larry was keen about science schooling and spent over 50 years working on the Lawrence Hall of Science™ in Berkeley, California. At its inception, he supplied the imaginative and prescient for the Full Option Science System™ (FOSS)® and was the foremost supplies designer, author, and voice of this extremely profitable nationwide curriculum mission. He served because the mission co-director for over 20 years. We spend a couple of minutes remembering Larry and his legacy.
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