Ask Matt - NGSS science education advice from an expert

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.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

• 2016 Science Framework for California Public Schools, Appendix 2: Connections to Environmental Principles and Concepts
  • https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/documents/scifwappendix2.pdf

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.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Wonder of Science
  • https://thewonderofscience.com/
• Bozeman Science - Paul Andersen's YouTube channel
  • https://www.youtube.com/user/bozemanbiology

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.

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.

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.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Video of the race between an induction cooker, electric cooker, and burner gas cooker
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RajIEjHOCsM