Teaching elementary school science can be a struggle. Math and English dominate the schedule in the early grades, often leaving scant time for science. And most elementary teachers don’t have a ...
During the spring of 2020, the global education community faced tremendous disruption as it transitioned to emergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfamiliar with the ...
As a student teacher I witnessed extreme inequalities in how science is communicated and taught at California elementary schools. My first teaching experience was as a STEM (science, technology, ...
Elementary, middle and high school teachers establishing models for equitable science teaching practices at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. Credit: Jennifer Ray, Center to ...
The Elementary Science Topical Working Group aims to support the implementation of state-level science standards aligned with the vision of the Framework in elementary schools nationwide. The group ...
This story is being published as part of a collaboration between The Post and Courier and The Hechinger Report. It is part of a broader series on solutions to reading loss children across the country ...
For Melissa Pearcy, science has always been an umbrella for other learning. “If you’re curious about something, you’ll want to read and write about it,” she said. “The heart of science is asking ...
While this fall marks my 38 th year in education, it has been 28 years since I was a classroom teacher. Teaching elementary school was the hardest job I ever had, but there are many parts of the role ...
All it takes is a few semesters to complete UW’s graduate certificate in Teaching Elementary School.* If you hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, you qualify to ...
While coding is a good start, school districts need to develop broader computer science initiatives to grow 21st century–ready learners. Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in ...