Unpack Everything: Science Education Reform in the Real World

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Dr. Ann Rivet to talk about the crosscutting concepts. Ann gives us a peek into the history of how the seven crosscutting concepts came to be and shares the different ways that using the crosscutting concepts can support students' sensemaking. Ann also takes us through examples of how the same crosscutting concept can be used across the different areas of s...

In today's episode, Dan sits down with Rachel Patton, a curriculum developer and former classroom teacher, to reflect on their experience attending the NSTA conference in Kansas City. Follow along and send us the questions YOU have about science education! @SciEdPod on Instagram and Twitter unpackeverythingpod@gmail.com Our music is 'Rainbows' by Scott Buckley released under CC BY 4.0.

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Michelle Zhang to talk about how to engage students in the science and engineering practices. Michelle shares tangible examples of how she does this work in her classroom with Chemistry and Environmental Science students. She also breaks down how she uses the practices as she plans her instruction and grades student work. Resources: @MZhangEducate on Twitter Le...

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Michael Novak to talk about the science and engineering practices. Michael breaks down what it means to engage students of different grade levels in these practices, how the practices are different from what we’ve traditionally thought of as “skills,” and why this work is so important for student learning. Resources: @mnovakccl on Twitter NGSS Appendix F - Scie...

Surprise! In today’s bonus episode, Dan and Sam are reflecting on the conversations they’ve had so far and making connections to their own experiences in the classroom. Follow along and send us the questions YOU have about science education! @SciEdPod on Instagram and Twitter unpackeverythingpod@gmail.com   Our music is ‘Rainbows’ by Scott Buckley released under CC BY 4.0.

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Grace Boersma to talk about how storylines can be used in classrooms to engage students in science learning. Grace gives us a peek into what it was like using the iHub chemistry storylines with students for several years and discusses the teacher and student shifts she noticed over time. Resources: @GBoers29 on Twitter iHub Biology Curriculum Materials iHub Che...

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Tara A.W. McGill to talk about phenomena and storylines. Tara explains the process of picking a “good” phenomenon and how it gets turned into a storyline. She also shares some of the research behind this instructional approach and how it helps students learn science. Resources: @tarantulamarch on Twitter Storyline Units: An Instructional Model to Support Cohere...

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by Dr. Brian Reiser to talk about the Framework and NGSS, how they came to be, why we have both, and how teaching like this can look in classrooms. Brian also shared some advice for teachers who are trying to enact the vision of the Framework and pointed to a set of open educational resources that can help make this type of teaching accessible to more teachers. Re...

Welcome to Unpack Everything: Science Education Reform in the Real World hosted by Sam Pinter and Dan Voss! Twice a month we’ll be having conversations with teachers, researchers, and other folks who are helping make science education better for students. Follow along and send us the questions YOU have about science education! @SciEdPod on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠ Twitter⁠ ⁠unpackeverythingpod@gmail.com⁠...