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It’s time for a change in mindset. We must shift our focus toward recognizing the assets and strengths of our students as a pivotal starting point. While it’s easy to identify deficits, gaps, and challenges, we must also acknowledge our students�...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Kindergarten Pre-K Early Childhood Elementary Equity Inclusion Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Equitable from the Start: Strategies for Making Science Relevant, Engaging, and Accessible

Equalizing opportunities for students to learn science and engineering in the ways described in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) requires intentional planning. In this paper, we describe a framework for designing equitable and inclusive s...

By Rachel Ruggirello and Alison Brockhouse

Early Childhood Elementary Equity Inclusion Teaching Strategies

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Culturally Relevant Science Learning

Creating learning opportunities for students to culturally connect in the science classroom is crucial to ensuring inclusivity and accessibility for all. This article describes how multicultural picture books that use visuals to capture diverse repre...

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Preschool Early Childhood Elementary Inclusion Literacy Multicultural Teaching Strategies

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Reading Like a Scientist: Teaching Students to Strategically Read Multimodal Science Texts

Calls for disciplinary literacy instruction in elementary schools encourage teachers to provide authentic opportunities for students to read and write like scientists. Enacting disciplinary literacy with problem-based learning practices to inquire ab...

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Early Childhood Elementary Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Building Relationships Between Educators and Researchers

By Deborah Hanuscin

Kindergarten Pre-K Preschool Technical and Vocational Education Early Childhood Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Informal Education Research

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Archive: Science Update: The Grand Challenge of Coral Reef Sustainability, March 7, 2024

Even optimistic climate scenarios predict catastrophic consequences for coral reef ecosystems by 2100. Understanding how reef connectivity, biodiversity and resilience are shaped by climate variability would improve chances to establish sustainable m...

Preschool Technical and Vocational Education Early Childhood Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Informal Education Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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The Astronomical Event of the Decade

On Saturday, October 14, 2023, and then again on Monday, April 8, 2024, sky gazers all across North America will experience what is arguably the most breathtaking of astronomical phenomena: a solar eclipse. During the October eclipse, everyone in Nor...

By Anna Hurst, Julia Plummer, Suzanne Gurton, and Dennis Schatz

Early Childhood Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Phenomena

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Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet

Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet  By Deborah Lee Rose September 2020 Persnickety Press 36 pages $16.95 ...

By Peggy Ashbrook and Ann Caspar

Pre-K Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science Literacy

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Looking Toward the Skies

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By Shelly Lynn Counsell

Pre-K Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science