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Expanding Science Access: Teachers Make Change Using Their Life Stories

Expanding Science Access: Teachers Make Change Using Their Life Stories

Explore how the "Expanding Science Access: Teachers Make Change Using Their Life Stories" workshop at the 2024 CASE conference introduced transformative curriculum making (TCM) — a powerful approach to making science more accessible and culturally…
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Asset-Based Feedback: An Equity-Oriented Approach to Responding to Student Work

Asset-Based Feedback: An Equity-Oriented Approach to Responding to Student Work

Are you wondering how to make feedback motivational for students and less exhausting for teachers? We know that feedback is one of the most effective strategies teachers use for improving student learning. But giving individual feedback for every…
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Equitable Grading Practices: Empowering K-12 Teachers for Inclusive Assessment

Equitable Grading Practices: Empowering K-12 Teachers for Inclusive Assessment

What is a good learner? What evidence would show this? How do you know when students are learning? How do students know when they are learning? Five years ago, at our then principal 's encouragement, my “Physics of the Universe'' professional…
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Science Without Borders - Collaborating to Connect Students to Africa through a Culturally Responsive 3D5E Lesson Plan

Science Without Borders - Collaborating to Connect Students to Africa through a Culturally Responsive 3D5E Lesson Plan

[Originally published on December 12, 2022] During the Omicron chapter of COVID-19, teachers faced the difficulty of increased absenteeism and decreased motivation. While this situation may hopefully be a thing of the past, student learning is still…
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