Welcome to It’s Time for Science! For our first episode of 2024, host Tom Racine continues our dialog on fairness in science training! Tom talks with Meagan Sternberg, a Ok-12 Science Tutorial Coach in Oregon, and Channon Jackson, a Program Director on the Alameda County Workplace of Schooling.
Episode Abstract
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 might advise educators and leaders to do to middle fairness of their methods.
We finish the episode with a couple of phrases from Diana B. Vélez, writer of this month’s Insights article, Entry and Fairness: Altering How We View and Help All College students.
Episode Company
Meagan Sternberg
Meagan Sternberg is a Ok-12 Science Tutorial Coach in North Clackamas College District, Milwaukie, Oregon. Sternberg taught center college science for 16 years at two North Clackamas College District faculties. Throughout that point, she developed abilities working with adults by means of skilled studying facilitation and state requirements implementation.
In 2011, she transitioned into an educational coach place targeted on supporting science academics as Oregon transitioned to the Subsequent Technology Science Requirements (NGSS). Her focus is now on supporting academics in implementing curriculum with a concentrate on efficient educational practices by means of guiding teacher-leader groups and facilitating skilled studying classes.
Channon Jackson
Channon Jackson is a Program Director on the Alameda County Workplace of Schooling in Hayward, California. As an elementary trainer for 15 years, Ms. Jackson cherished instructing science. She grew to become a science lead trainer within the Oakland Unified College District and spent a 12 months working as a science curriculum author on the Lawrence Corridor 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.
Writer of January’s FOSS Perception Article: Diana B. Vélez
Diana B. Vélez is a curriculum developer {and professional} studying supplier for the Full Choice Science System Venture (FOSS Ok–8) on the Lawrence Corridor 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 assist entry and fairness.
She additionally leads skilled studying experiences for educators, directors, households, and neighborhood members utilizing FOSS educational supplies to develop scientific literacy, trainer capability, and systemic change in faculties and districts nationwide and internationally. Earlier than coming to the Lawrence Corridor of Science, Ms. Vélez was the academic chief for a science-centered elementary college in Oakland, California, and a founding member and trainer in a Spanish dual-immersion program.
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