Jessica Thompson
@jessicaatp
Science teacher educator, mom, believer in partnerships for educational justice, University of Washington, Professor, Ambitious Science Teaching. AST.
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http://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/ 14-10-2013 06:38:01
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Join our colleagues Next Gen Storylines to develop OpenSciEd storyline elem sci units (G 3-5) focused on student questions & interests. Exp. K-5 teaching; PL or curric dev; w/ students underserved in sci Remote or in person Northwestern SESP bit.ly/CDSNU23 position 46681 #ngsschat
JOIN US TODAY! WORKING TOWARD JUSTICE-CENTERED, K-5 MULTILINGUAL SCIENCE AND LITERACY PEDAGOGIES 4:30-5:30PM PST! Learn how teachers intentionally use their own & students' linguistic repertoires in their science & literacy. UW ConnectEd: Professional & Community Learning education.uw.edu/programs/profeā¦
Join us this week for our annual Ball Lecture at Stanford's GSE. We will hear from the brilliant Na'ilah Suad Nasir along with amazing work from recent alumni @Tina_Cheuk, Amanda Frye, PhD, @blackhomeva, and Jarita Greyeyes. All are welcome. It is free to register: app.nearpod.com/?pin=EA0824001ā¦
If SCOTUS was serious about their ludicrous ācolorblindnessā claims, they would have abolished legacy admissions, aka affirmative action for the privileged. 70% of Harvardās legacy applicants are white. SCOTUS didnāt touch that - which would have impacted them and their patrons.
Registration is now open for Leslie Fenwick's #AERABrownLecture on October 19! Learn more about the lecture and sign up for the free, public in-person or livestream event here: aera.net/Events-Meetingā¦
Fantastic AERA Science Teaching and Learning SIG book last tonight with Edna Tan and Angela Calabrese Barton for a chat about their new Harvard Education Press book āTeaching Toward Rightful Presence in Middle School STEM.ā Thanks to you both!
AMBITIOUS SCIENCE TEACHING by Mark Windschitl, Jessica Thompson, and @mbraaten outlines a framework for science teaching to ensure that instruction is rigorous and equitable for students from all backgrounds. Learn more about this book and others on STEM: bit.ly/48udOcj
Grassland birds are in trouble. What does that say about grasslands? For Sierra Magazine, I gained a bird's eye view of the prairie by following one inconspicuous wonder -- the Sprague's pipit -- from Montana to Mexico Amazing art by @Sarah_Gilman! sierraclub.org/sierra/americaā¦