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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert

Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert

Green Ninja (www.greenninja.org)

Science education is going through a big transition right now as schools throughout the country have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards. These new standards represent a large shift in how science will be taught, and teachers have good questions about how these standards will affect their classrooms. Our host (Eugene Cordero - climate scientist and founder of Green Ninja - science education provider) talks with Matt d'Alessio, science education expert and author of the 2016 California Science Framework for NGSS. Matt has dedicated over 20 years of his life to science education both as a high school science teacher and a distinguished university professor. In this podcast, Eugene asks Matt various questions about science education, NGSS, and the environment in a friendly and easygoing conversational style that is designed to be helpful to teachers.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 15: The Election

Ep 15: The Election

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11/20/20 • 28 min

In this episode, Eugene and Matt talk about the election, from their own vantage points, and from what they expect to see with a new government for science and education. They also discuss how scientific thinking and data can be used to explain aspects of the election for our students, so we can fairly use the election as an important learning opportunity for our students.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 16: Interview with Paul Andersen from The Wonder of Science

Ep 16: Interview with Paul Andersen from The Wonder of Science

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12/18/20 • 36 min

In this episode, Eugene and Matt talk with Paul Andersen, an educational consultant, a Montana-based science teacher for 20 years, and most famously the creator of hundreds of science YouTube tutorials that have been viewed by millions of teachers and students. Paul has also created a trusted online resource for science teaching and NGSS called ‘The Wonder of Science’, and they talk with Paul about NGSS, science teaching, and the environment.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 19: Teachers share their experiences and advice during the lockdown

Ep 19: Teachers share their experiences and advice during the lockdown

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03/17/21 • 31 min

In this special episode, Eugene mainly listens in to a small group of teachers who share their experiences and offer advice on how to engage students within this challenging remote learning environment. The discussion is fascinating and offers insights into the lengths that teachers will go to best serve their students. On the call are Elizabeth Brooking, a grade 6-8 science teacher, and the teaching pair of Mich and Leticia Kiwan who team-teach science, math, social studies, and English in middle school.

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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 2: Turning Your Classroom Upside Down

Ep 2: Turning Your Classroom Upside Down

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05/08/19 • 30 min

In this episode, Matt talks about Asking Questions and Patterns, and how to use these key practices and concepts in the classroom. He also shares his ideas on one of the key instructional shifts that NGSS encourages—flipping the lesson upside down. Eugene and Matt also talk about recent changes in Arctic sea ice, and why such subjects are perfect companions to an NGSS classroom.

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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 12: Teaching Alongside a Climate Crisis

Ep 12: Teaching Alongside a Climate Crisis

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09/21/20 • 31 min

In this episode, we find ourselves engulfed in some of the worst weather and air quality that we have seen in the western states. Here is what was on the front page of the LA Times reports two weekends ago in big letters: “California’s Climate Apocalypse — Fires, heat, air pollution: The calamity is no longer in the future — it’s here, now.” Eugene and Matt spend all of this episode digging into the science of our recent experience but also looking for short-term and long-term educational opportunities to use this reality to help students cope and hopefully thrive in this new world.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep. 26: Interview with Tiffany Boyd from Classrooms for Climate Action

Ep. 26: Interview with Tiffany Boyd from Classrooms for Climate Action

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03/02/23 • 35 min

In this episode, Eugene and Matt are joined by a special guest, Tiffany Boyd. Tiffany is a retired teacher who taught for 27 years in Boulder, CO and now runs the organization Classrooms for Climate Action (C4CA). Eugene and Matt talk with Tiffany about her work in Colorado to support teachers integrate climate science, climate justice, and climate action into their classrooms.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 4: Assessment and Planning

Ep 4: Assessment and Planning

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06/30/19 • 28 min

In this episode, Eugene and Matt talk about assessment—formative, summative, performance and other types. Matt suggests that it doesn’t matter what you call the stuff, it’s how it’s used by teachers that is important. They also have a very good discussion about the science and engineering practice—planning and carrying out investigations, and how the planning part is so important.

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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 25: Eugene talks science, climate, and Green Ninja on the podcast Science is Cool Unplugged
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10/25/22 • 60 min

Eugene talks about how to be a good science thinker on the ScIC “Science is Cool” Unplugged podcast with PocketLab co-founder, Dave Bakker. The podcast follows a similar theme as the very popular Science is Cool (ScIC) virtual unconferences that PocketLab has hosted since the pandemic started. Dave Bakker is a wonderful host and makes every conversation interesting and fun! Dave asks Eugene a bunch of questions about science learning and climate, and their conversations ultimately lead to Green Ninja and the work they are doing to mainstream climate education.
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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Ep 11: Looking for the Silver Lining in Remote Learning

Ep 11: Looking for the Silver Lining in Remote Learning

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09/14/20 • 28 min

In this episode, Eugene and Matt try to look past some of the immediate challenges that all teachers are facing for some benefits and new opportunities. What can we learn about education from this experience, what exemplars have we witnessed of success, and what happens when the vaccine comes and things return to ‘normal’? Can we take some of what we’ve learned during this odd year to improve education?

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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert - Interview with Paul Andersen from the Wonder of Science

Interview with Paul Andersen from the Wonder of Science

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12/18/20 • 36 min

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Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert currently has 28 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Science Education, Climate Change, Podcasts and Education.

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The episode title 'Ep 11: Looking for the Silver Lining in Remote Learning' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert is 36 minutes.

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Episodes of Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert are typically released every 35 days.

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