Tag: for caregivers
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Learning in the Making: Observation Machines
Learning in the Making: Observation Machines! Join Maker Ed on July 15 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic, and this week’s is a two-parter on storytelling. We are focusing on making with what you have around…
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Berkeley Lab K-12: Live Science Series: Science in the Sky
Join us as atmospheric and climate scientists will be talking about atmospheric rivers. We’ll be engaging attendees in community science and sharing how you can collect data from the comfort of your home. Finally, something new to tell your friends “what’s up!”
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Big Bang Summer Fest
We live in a different world and never could have anticipated pivoting this year’s Big Bang to a virtual convening. But here we are, and we appreciate you being along with us for the ride. Three weeks may seem like a long time for a gathering, but we’ve designed Summer Fest to allow you to…
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Education Now: What Makes a High-Quality Remote or Hybrid Learning Experience?
As school leaders come together to envision and reopen schools this fall, they face deep complexity. To navigate the uncertainty and build a remote or hybrid learning experience that is rich and meaningful, schools will have to develop a collaborative planning process that combines strong leadership with broad stakeholder representation. HGSE’s Jal Mehta and MIT’s…
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Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms: A Response to Racism in America
What if educators changed the world… one classroom at a time? As our nation grieves, processes, reforms, and tries to heal from racial bias, violence, injustice, and oppression, educators have the opportunity and responsibility to respond by advancing equity out of love and empathy starting within their classroom. But how? In this edWebinar, the lead…
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Ibram X. Kendi on “How to Be an Antiracist”
National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi discusses “How to Be an Antiracist.” About this Event 2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Charlene M.…
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Conversation about Race and Inclusion in the Maker Movement
Nation of Makers is partnering with Fab Foundation, Tikkun Olam Makers, Open Source Medical Supplies, Citizen Schools, Maker Ed, and Make: Community, to begin the long overdue critical internal reflection and work that we need to engage in to address the lack of support and representation of makers of color within the mainstream maker community.…
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Our Moral Imperative: Racial Equity and the Public School System
America’s educators and families face a back to school season like no other, and we’re all facing more questions than answers. Our #DistanceLearningLessons webinar series will bring expert guidance right to your screen. We’ll discuss what school leaders are thinking about as they plan for the 2020-2021 school year. This series of webinars will feature tangible…
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Abolitionist Teaching and the Future of Schools
A conversation with Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammed, Dena Simmons and Brian Jones about abolitionist teaching and antiracist education. Tuesday, June 23, 5 PM EDT A conversation with Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammed, Dena Simmons and Brian Jones about abolitionist teaching and antiracist education. The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the US education system overnight. The antiracist rebellion…
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The Inequality Machine
Our system of higher education in the U.S. has long favored the wealthy, but fallout from the coronavirus is exposing vast inequities that could push higher education further out of reach for many. Best-selling author Paul Tough, in conversation with Hechinger Report editor-in-chief Liz Willen, will discuss the implications of this growing divide and the…