Teacher-Author: Evie Wong (penname Gwynne Love) Format and Dates: One 1 Hour Session, 10/14/2021 (4:00-5:00pm EDT, via Zoom) Description: Microtales! A microorganism book talk with teacher-author Evie Wong! Ever wonder what the world is like from the perspective of pond microorganisms? Microtales: Pond Scum…
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Leaders: Kate Macaulay and Juliette Guarino Berg Dates: Oct 23, 2021 | 9am-12:00pm About the Workshop A unique activity that allows students to explore and investigate topics such as relationships and interactions within ecosystems, animal structure and function, and much more, owl…
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Leaders: Kerry Kline, Chris Resch and Allan Powe Dates: Rescheduled for Oct 16, 23, and 30 at DNA Learning Center at City Tech in Brooklyn. Location: DNA Learning Center at City Tech (62 Tillary Street, Brooklyn, NY), and access via Zoom. In…
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Leaders: Joan Fei and Chris Resch Dates: Nov 6 and 13, 10am-11:30am On average, teachers ask 400 questions per day; or roughly 70,000 questions per year. What are all these questions for? In what ways do these questions cultivate curiosity, foster dialogue,…
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Leaders: David Rakestraw Format and Dates: One 3 Hour Session, 9/25/2021 (10:00-1:00pm EDT) Did you know you can quantitatively determine static and kinetic friction coefficients with just a phone, table, and rubber band? Did you know you can measure displacement and velocity using the GPS…
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In this 2 hour virtual workshop you will learn how responsive teaching can leverage the Claims Evidence Reasoning (CER) framework in the Environmental Science classroom to make student thinking visible. When combined, these strategies exceed the sum of their parts to increase…
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