What possibilities are there in elementary science? (with Dr. Kate Cook Whitt)
Description
This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Dr. Kate Cook Whitt to talk about 3D science learning for elementary students. Kate gives us an overview of the PeBLES2 project, Place-Based Learning for Elementary Science at Scale. In this National Science Foundation funded project, the PeBLES2 team designed science instructional materials and professional learning to support elementary teachers in making locally and culturally relevant adaptations to phenomena-based units. Kate shares some of the unique challenges and opportunities they encountered while working in the elementary space, how they went about designing materials that invited adaptation, and why it is so important to ground science learning in local places.
Resources:
- @KateCookWhitt on Twitter
- Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance
- PeBLES2 (Place-Based Learning for Elementary Science at Scale) - This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, grant #2009613. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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