Spark Learning Inquiry Studio™
A curiosity-first lesson design studio for teachers.
5E inquiry cycle. Tools embedded. LMS agnostic.
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Over the past 20+ years of teaching, I’ve been developing a collection of experimental, cross-curricular lessons that push the boundaries of traditional STEM education. I’m finally getting around to sharing them slowly. More to come : #iloveteaching https://t.co/T5wAsgHMd7
We welcome keynote speakers Dr. @ramusallam, former science teacher and director of inquiry and innovation at @SHCinSF, and Dr. Thomas Groome to this year’s #Huether50th Lasallian Conference. Register today: https://t.co/QsLbYCpm95 @fscDENA@MidwestDistrict@DistrictSFNO
There have been a lot of individuals, particularly in education and politics, who push back on alternative perspectives or progressive ideas lately, and they do in the form of, "Where's the science?" or, "If you don't have specific research citations, then you're wrong and your perspective doesn't count." This is seriously flawed on many levels. In some ways, it's cowardly, too, because it allows us to avoid candid, uncomfortable conversations about what and why we teach the way we do, as well as the ego sting that comes with change that which we have associated our identity. The simple truth is that we don't have robust research on every little and great thing conscientious teachers do, and the science is not settled on a lot of the elements some claim as such. And quite often when teaching humans, the sterile, objective-data-only, devoid-of-local- context decisions made are the most harmful of all. So, let's be honest: Education research is a deeply valuable tool for successful teaching and growth, but wow, there are cautions against setting it upon an altar and never drifting from it. Here's my take on this, in case it helps:
https://t.co/f721vzrpHk
Final Biochemistry Projects Leveraging the @DeepMind and AlphaFold AI data base to develop hypothetical biologic inhibitors #biochemistry#AI
https://t.co/b7aGaeN9Oi