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Blog Post: Integrating Place-Based, Data-Rich Instruction in Science Education
The most recent On The Same Wavelength blog post shares a framework for place-based, data-rich science instruction. The framework was developed to support connections to local communities as well as the use and value of data in science investigations. In the blog post, the authors describe the framework and share lessons learned from a project to support teachers to incorporate these features into their classroom. See the NextGenScience blog post here.
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How Do We Scale Up Science Education Reform?
"One of our pivotal roles [at the state department of education] in informing policy is really to lift up the voices of those in the field that are either being impacted directly by education, that are a part of the education profession, or communities and families that are also a part of that education system through their students." Listen to the Unpack Everything podcast episode with Dr. Tiffany Neill here.