Using Phenomena to Help Students Explain the World
What are phenomena and how can science teachers use these events to engage students in science? Professor of Science Education Todd Campbell joins us to help start a series about using phenemona in science education. Listen to hear about new strategies in how pre-service science educators are being prepared, where to start if you are beginning a journey to adopt NGSS, and how we can all use phenomena to help students explain the world around them.
About Our Guest
Dr. Campbell is the Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction and a Professor of Science Education in the Neag School of Education. His research focuses on cultivating imaginative and equitable representations of STEM activity. This is accomplished in formal science learning environments through partnering with pre-service and in-service science teachers and leaders to collaboratively focus on supporting student use of modeling as an anchoring epistemic practice to reason about events that happen in the natural world. This work extends into informal learning environments through a focus on iterative design of informal learning spaces and equity focused STEM identity research (from education.uconn.edu/person/todd-campbell/#)
Links:
- Todd Campbell, Department Head and Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Neag School of Education
- Model-Based Inquiry: https://www.modelbasedinquiry.com/
- Ambitious Science Teaching
- STEM Teaching Tools: http://stemteachingtools.org/tools
- Curriculum Adaptation: http://stemteachingtools.org/brief/5
- Qualities of a Good Phenomenon: http://stemteachingtools.org/news/2016/new-tool-qualities-of-a-good-anchor-phenomenon-for-a-coherent-sequence-of-science-lessons
Connect with our Guest:
- Twitter: @dtcampbe
- Teachers to follow on Twitter: @miss_schilling_ and @nicolejbolduc
Featured image courtesy of Todd Campbell
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