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How One Program Uses Hands-on Experiences in the Outdoors to Teach the Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs)

How One Program Uses Hands-on Experiences in the Outdoors to Teach the Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs)

It’s 7:00am in the foggy coast redwood forest, and students from San Joaquin County are just waking up and getting moving for their day in their cabins, just as they have for the last 63 years here at Camp Jones Gulch.
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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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Mentoring the Next Generation of Science Teachers

Mentoring the Next Generation of Science Teachers

Field experiences (i.e., student teaching) early in teacher preparation programs affect new teachers’ practices and beliefs more than any other component of their teacher preparation work. Yet, very few teachers mentoring teacher candidates receive…
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