This is a good paper discussing how STEM as a movement is largely de-politicized researchgate.net/publication/35…. An interesting read!

Attending #narst2022! We have worked together virtually on @STEPWISE_ReActs for the past year, but are meeting in person for the first time in Vancouver!

Honoured to present ‘Weaving Art & Science Pedagogies for More Ecologically-vital & Socially-just Dispositifs’ with my co-author Dr. Sheliza Ibrahim Khan (who I met in person for the first time!) at NARST this past week. #narst2022

#snc1w Teaching about the nature of science is a step towards awakening a critical consciousness of scientific inquiry and processes. Replacing it with ‘curiosity and wonder’ potentially de-problematizes science as a practice. Teachers will have to watch out for this.

#SNC1W Many linear or cyclical design processes have students create abstractions out of complex problems to solve them in simplistic ways. We could instead use design processes that model compromise, and forward eco/social justice values. jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/jast…

Inspired by Dr. Megan Bang's @narstorg keynote, students explored how Indigenous Ways of Knowing (which are 1000's of years old) describe reciprocal forest relationships complimenting the latest forestry research from @DrSuzanneSimard.

SNC1D0 Ss ⁦MayfieldMavs⁩ took on the ReconciliACTION challenge round 2: they built their planned prototype & assembled the design + electrical wiring - here testing air cleansing internal mechanism that draws in a current of polluted air 💚 #designthinking

This is a wonderful @peelschools student SBI3U summative combining 3D modelling, biology and accessibility. #myprusastory youtu.be/AV8sk5wulZ8

Another amazing @peelschools SBI3U project. This student coded an app that uses AI to classify food containers from shops around the school as either garbage or recycling. youtu.be/VCO1XtJDERg Lobe #STEM

OpenAI bumping into some semantic limits.

Code should be both socially and ecologically just! A Peel District School Board student developed an app that can sort school waste as either recycling or garbage using a machine learning AI model. See it: youtu.be/VCO1XtJDERg Try it out: apps.apple.com/app/id64437300…

DaveDG @CMooreAnderson 💯! Something to mention when talking #Evolution and #Darwin(Great article👇🏽).Teaching single narratives robs Ss the truth of the history of knowledge and the rich collabrative nature of scientific discovery... and, of course, representation matters. vice.com/en/article/ep4…

Engineering design is in the Ontario science curriculum. Why not have students create their own culturally relevant products that are both socially & ecologically just? How might these products promote a students own values & vision of a better future? m.youtube.com/watch?v=EP1kMz…

How might student STEAM inventions promote Ming Dynasty cultural traditions and more eco/socially just futures? Watch this Peel District School Board student discuss her 3D printed burn guard for traditional Chinese tea vessels called gaiwan. #STEM #designthinking #STS youtu.be/2bzA-kcK2do

Watch a @peelschools student talk about how the South African designed Hippo Roller water transporter inspired him to invent something to combat Canada’s icy winter driveways. youtu.be/SVZTDnCcAbg #STEAM #STEM #designthinking

An interesting Micro:bit Educational Foundation animatronic student project. An original piece of art brought to life via servo motors and 3D printed parts.