Tag: for educators
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Education Now: Practicing Antiracism in Your School
The disparities that students face today, magnified during the COVID-19 outbreak, are rooted in systemic racism that has been ingrained in education for generations. But even as we reevaluate the system, we must also recognize the critical impact of individual educators who are committed to the fight against racism and injustice. Educators — people —…
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Education Now: Can We Actually Reopen Schools Safely?
SPECIAL EPISODE: Friday, July 31, at noon EDT — Can We Actually Reopen Schools Safely? With disease outbreaks flaring in various states, and a shortage of reliable guidance from the federal government, the country is grappling with the challenges of sending children back to school. Families, local leaders, and school-based educators hold much of the burden of balancing trade-offs…
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Gender Equity in Online STEM Learning
Gender Equity in Online STEM Learning September 2, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific / 3:00 PM Eastern (60 min) When engaging girls in STEM there are many strategies and practices that support gender equity and access, but how do those strategies work in online or hybrid learning environments? This webinar will explore what works for girls…
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Play Make Learn 2020
The Play Make Learn Conference promotes high-quality learning opportunities for educators, researchers, developers, designers, foundation leaders, policy makers, museum and library professionals, and school leaders who are dedicated to promoting making, gaming, and playful learning. We aim to engage our audience in cutting-edge learning science ideas and experience; communicate state-of-the-art design, education, and research; demonstrate…
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Healing the Impact of Racial Injustice and Inequity: The Role of Afterschool
Healing the Impact of Racial Injustice and Inequity: The Role of Afterschool a Webinar with Dr. Shawn Ginwright The COVID-19 pandemic and the long list of African Americans killed by police has laid bare the racial injustice and inequity in our society. We know that many adult staff and many of our youth participants in…
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AIMS HANDS ONline: Shape Viewfinders
Shape Viewfinders Learning the concepts of geometry begins at a very young age. As children are introduced to the names of shapes, they should also be encouraged to recognize these figures in the world around them. Creating a Shape Viewfinder is a playful way to engage children to intentionally look for the math in their…
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CA STEAM Symposium Back-to-School Pre-Conference
Join us on August 4th for a special bonus event, a Back-To-School Pre-Conference focused on Building Community with STEAM. Plan for your students’ back-to-school learning, no matter the classroom model: distance learning, in-person, or a hybrid. Our half-day pre-conference features: Ideas for building relationships with students in a socially-distanced world Hands-on activities to use in…
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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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CSTA 2020 Annual Conference
There is a whole community of computer science educators just like you out there. If you are looking for inspiration, for connection, and for a chance to be rejuvenated, join us at CSTA 2020, set for July 13 – 14, 2020. While we all won’t be meeting together in Arlington this year, we’re excited to still put…
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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!”