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TEACHING DIVERSITY IN STEM ELEMENTARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, 2PM - 3PM DESIGNED WITH EQUITY IN MIND
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, 3PM - 4PM
Target audience: Future teachers/students, Current K-12
teachers, Current Community College/University Target audience: Current K-12 teachers, Education
Instructors, Education stakeholders, Grades 6-12 stakeholders, TK-5
Hosted by: High School of the Arts Hosted by: Science is Elementary
Presenter(s): Darragh Leddy, STEM High School Educator Presenter(s): Tzipor Ulman, PhD and Jennifer Urmson
Coordinator: Darragh Leddy Coordinator: Tzipor Ulman
E-mail: darragh.leddy@highschoolofthearts.org E-mail: tzipor@scienceiselementary.org
Exploring STEM foundations in an all-girls education with Science is Elementary (SiE) will present a template for
diverse socio-economic backgrounds by instilling science instruction designed with equity in mind. SiE
confidence, introducing familiarity, and offering lessons are designed for all learners, including those
project-based real world applications. learning English or from untapped communities. Lessons
include scaffolding of concepts and language, as well as
hands-on investigations to allow all students to explore
and learn. The workshop will include interactive
experiments, templates for engineering activities for
kindergarten and second grade, and modeling of small
and large group discussions to promote language skills
and deepen understanding of science concepts.
TEACHING IN ACTION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, 2PM - 3PM
Target audience: Future teachers/ students, ECE
Hosted by: Diablo Valley College
Presenter(s): Paula Bryson - Diablo Valley College ECE
Faculty, Preschool Teacher
Coordinator: Angela Bever
E-mail: abever@dvc.edu
Join this hands-on workshop and get an interactive
experience of what teaching via distance learning could
be like. Be prepared to work in Breakout Rooms and
get your first taste of teaching in action!
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