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 Educational Coach in Oregon, and Channon Jackson, a Program Director on the Alameda County Workplace of Training.

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 vital focus for them. They focus on what is required to offer extra equitable science instructing and studying and what they might advise educators and leaders to do to heart fairness of their techniques.

We finish the episode with a number of phrases from Diana B. Vélez, creator of this month’s Insights article, Entry and Fairness: Altering How We View and Assist All College students.

Episode Company

Meagan Sternberg

Meagan Sternberg is a Ok-12 Science Educational 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 expertise working with adults by way of skilled studying facilitation and state requirements implementation.

In 2011, she transitioned into an tutorial coach place targeted on supporting science lecturers as Oregon transitioned to the Subsequent Technology Science Requirements (NGSS). Her focus is now on supporting lecturers in implementing curriculum with a deal with efficient tutorial practices by way of guiding teacher-leader groups and facilitating skilled studying periods.

Channon Jackson

Channon Jackson is a Program Director on the Alameda County Workplace of Training in Hayward, California. As an elementary instructor for 15 years, Ms. Jackson beloved instructing science. She grew to become a science lead instructor within the Oakland Unified College District and spent a yr 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.

Creator 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 Undertaking (FOSS Ok–8) on the Lawrence Corridor of Science. She makes a speciality of English language improvement and the combination of literacy in science instructing and studying. Ms. Vélez assists within the improvement and implementation of FOSS tutorial supplies and creates pedagogical assets that assist entry and fairness.

She additionally leads skilled studying experiences for educators, directors, households, and group members utilizing FOSS tutorial supplies to develop scientific literacy, instructor capability, and systemic change in faculties and districts nationwide and internationally. Earlier than coming to the Lawrence Corridor of Science, Ms. Vélez was the educational chief for a science-centered elementary college in Oakland, California, and a founding member and instructor in a Spanish dual-immersion program.

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