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ELEMENTARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION EXPLORING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
DESIGNED WITH EQUITY IN MIND INCLUSION IN CHILDREN’S
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, 10AM - 11AM LITERATURE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6,2020, 10AM-11AM
Target audience: Current K-12 teachers, Education
stakeholders, TK-5 Target audience: Future teachers/students, Current K-12
teachers, Current Community College/University
Hosted by: Science is Elementary
Presenter(s): Tzipor Ulman, PhD and Jennifer Urmson Instructors, Education stakeholders, ECE, TK-5, Grades
6-12, Special Ed, Community College/CTE
Coordinator: Tzipor Ulman
E-mail: tzipor@scienceiselementary.org Hosted by: Cuesta College/Cal Poly SLO
Presenter(s): Rosemary Wrenn, M.Ed., Faculty Cuesta
Science is Elementary (SiE) will present a template for
science instruction designed with equity in mind. SiE College & Cal Poly SLO
lessons are designed for all learners, including those Coordinator: Rosemary Wrenn
E-mail: rosemary_wrenn@cuesta.edu
learning English or from untapped communities. Lessons
include scaffolding of concepts and language, as well as Participants will be introduced to strategies for making
hands-on investigations to allow all students to explore culturally sustaining choices in children’s literature for
and learn. The workshop will include interactive their classrooms and families.
experiments, templates for engineering activities for
Topics included in this workshop are:
kindergarten and second grade, and modeling of small The importance of representation in Children’s
and large group discussions to promote language skills Literature
and deepen understanding of science concepts.
What is Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and what
does it have to do with picture books?
What to do when you find out your favorite
childhood book is racist
Own voices
Reliable resources for selecting books and materials
We will also have time for discussion and sharing of
participants’ favorite children’s books.
Rosemary (she/her) is a teacher educator and doctoral
candidate whose work and research include racial equity and
social justice in education and emphasizing culturally
sustaining pedagogy (Paris, 2017) through the lens of Critical
Race Theory. She does not hold a specialty degree in
Children's Literature, however, designed and currently
teaches a course in Children's Literature in a Diverse Society
at Cal Poly. She welcomes your perspectives during this
workshop.
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