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 […]
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!”
Join us for 4.5 days of carefully paced, hands-on, minds-on, equity-focused learning that culminates in the creation of a maker-centered project tailored to your learning environment. Step into your learners’ shoes and explore foundational approaches to weaving making into your practice: tinkering to discover, making to learn, and the application project. This workshop is perfect for those […]
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: […]
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 — […]
How Oakland Unified’s Office of SEL is supporting teachers and students to build social and emotional skills in service of learning Now, more than ever, students and teachers must draw on their social and emotional capacities in order to be resilient and to learn through this pandemic. Both adults and students need vibrant communities of […]
Watch science come to life at TeenScienceNight! Discover what environmentalism means to you at this free, fun-filled teen takeover event. #TeenScienceNight 2020 will take place on Friday, August 7, 2020 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Register to secure your tickets. After registration, you will be emailed additional details about the event. Who: Teens 13-18 […]
Educating for Good is pleased to announce its premiere virtual conference, August 10-12, 2020. The conference looks at foundational issues around assessment, equity, justice and ethics — particularly those raised […]
As we head back to school this fall in all its new incarnations, we know that hands-on learning and STEM education face new challenges. It’s time to start brainstorming innovative ways to keep our students engaged, creating, making, and coding. In this new webinar series, we’ll be reaching out to educators all over the world […]
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 […]