Science Smith

HS Biology teacher. Cook Community Alumni Association President. Cat owner.

[Data Science 4 Everyone (DS4E) @dsforeveryone]

📢 It’s here! The #ChartTheCourse campaign has officially launched! 🎉

📽️Watch our video to see why your vote is crucial in shaping the future of K-12 data science education: https://t.co/YVaigxWLu8

🗳️Then, cast your vote! #DS4Everyone VOTE NOW at https://t.co/EyTVQWJtID 👉

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

@MarahRose9 @JulieLB Lol NJ is ranked either #1 or #2 in the country depending on the year. Standardized test scores are not it.

[ACLU of New Jersey @ACLUNJ]

🚨 🚨 URGENT: NJ Legislators are attempting to roll back the Open Public Records Act (AGAIN).

TOMORRROW in 📍 Trenton, legislators will be considering a bill that could gut government transparency and make it much harder to access public records. 🧵

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

@JackKlompus7 @GovMurphy NJ has been ranked first by Education Week 3 years in a row under Murphy

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

@AWokeZombie @GovMurphy Back when? We were ranked first in the nation by Education Week 3 years in a row, all during Murphy's administration

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

@AWokeZombie @GovMurphy That's the ranking, but the percent went from 4% to 4.7% in that timeframe, not a very huge difference. And that's after spiking to 15% during the shutdown in 2020, so pretty good rebound if you ask me

[Cornell Lab @CornellBirds]

MIGRATION ALERT: More than 600 MILLION birds predicted for tonight! Given the tragic mass window collisions in Chicago (see our previous post), it's an important time to dim nonessential outdoor lights at night & make your windows safer for birds: https://t.co/CboDf0WiNr

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

@AMPDiariesPod I started this podcast earlier this year and got caught up ... so happy you're back!

[OpenSciEd @OpenSciEd]

Just in case you missed it! 👀😄

All of our Middle School Science Units are now located in Google Classroom! 🎉 By using our Google Classroom Uploader Tool, you can access Google Classroom posts and assignments for each unit. This tool will save you time by loading an editable draft post for every lesson, with links to the lesson materials.

Best of all, this version of our materials can be accessed for free from our website! Check it out here: https://t.co/nVgm9Z7Coy!

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

The atrocities documented in this new UN report are hard to read, but need to be heard:

“One Russian soldier forced a four-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him in the presence of her parents. The mother was raped [and] her husband sexually violated.”
https://t.co/7ikqXKMetl

[John Schwartz @jswatz]

My sustainability class just finished a module about disinformation. I had them write me a letter assuming they were flunking and arguing that they deserve an A, using the techniques of disinformation we discussed, like cherry picking, false experts and ad hominem. HOO-boy. 1/n

[Abbott Elementary @AbbottElemABC]

This year for #BlackHistoryMonth, #AbbottElementary is highlighting Black educators who have made many changes in our lives. Take time today to reflect on and thank those who have made a difference in you. Thank you, Ms. Abbott. ❤️

[Joseph Cranney @joey_cranney]

U.S. local newspapers are dying at a rate of 2 per week. By 2025, a third of them will be gone. If you’re not convinced that’s a doomsday-level threat to democracy, read this state-by-state list of what local reporters uncovered in 2022. It’s a sample of what we stand to lose.

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

I don't know what @nytopinion was thinking this morning. Bottom line: if you are vaccinated + boosted with your bivalent mRNA, you have 15X reduced risk of dying from Covid, 3X reduced risk of catching Covid. Here's @CDCgov data. Get your booster https://t.co/O0ikouAqMj

[Kyle 🌱 @KylePlantEmoji]

"the secret scientists don't want you to know!!" Dude have you ever met a single scientist? My scientist friends are desperate for me to know about the changing mating habits of Brown marmorated stink bugs. They're screaming at the top of their lungs to tell you EVERYTHING.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

For the last month I've been reporting on a group of people who travel across America blocking wind and solar projects.

This group has passed clean energy opposition laws in states across the country.

Here's the story of one man who has been doing this for 10+ years.

🧵

[Dataspire @ru_dataspire]

What are we having our students do with data? What are some easy other things we can do? #DataEdu #NGSS #K12 #Graphing Thinking about our common data moves with learners https://t.co/kWCskHlcmf

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

Was just sharing other days with my students to remind them the pandemic is not over and the winter season is always worse, here's some other good data for them to analyze

[WastewaterSCAN @WastewaterSCAN]

THREAD #Influenza A and #RSV levels in wastewater we analyze from across the US have jumped, and at the same time rather than by their typical staggered seasons. #SARS-CoV-2 isn’t rising but hasn’t fallen as far as in the past. These data are from communities in 20 states:

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

The longer I teach, the more I see the importance of having administration that supports their staff and doesn't care if they are the ones getting recognized, as long as the school is succeeding.

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

Why might an initiative be successful in one school, but not in another? School communities that encourage lateral, rather than hierarchical, dissemination & sharing of knowledge & resources, are more successful. Read more: https://t.co/OcE4Nt7Rod #ngsschat #equity #SciEd #edchat

[Science Smith @sciencesmith203]

I've been teaching with case studies and phenomena for awhile, but making them local and so more relevant for students has been an undertaking I feel too overwhelmed to do (especially on my own). This sounds like an interesting step to make me more ready/comfortable to do it.

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

✨Happy #PhenomenaFriday! ✨
Many #SciEd folks across the nation are adapting curriculum so that the phenomena are local and relevant to their students. Check out this webinar to explore different types of phenomena you can use. Pls RT #ngsschat #nstachat https://t.co/GmVg9WAbLy