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California Department of Education Supports Educators Teaching Next Generation Science Standards Through Engagement With Their Local Environment
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As teaching science moved into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), teachers needed background in these exciting new standards, yet some were struggling with the complexity of the three dimensions. Some teachers resisted, stating time concerns. Some felt they did...
December 2019 Newsletter
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Annie Ransom, science coach at University Preparation Charter School at California State University, Channel Islands, shares experiences from a summer institute, the Ventura County STEMposium.
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EP&Cs: Just One More Thing I Was Wrong About
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“For the love of God, not one more thing!” This was my first thought when hearing about the Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs) roughly three years into my Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) journey. After much struggle and frustration I...
Thanks to You: Our Top Ten 2019 Highlights!
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As we look back on 2019, we want to thank you for your support and engagement with Ten Strands. Since 2012, our focus has been to work with the largest school system in the country to integrate environmental literacy into...
EdSource Podcast: Youth Leader Isha Clarke and Ten Strands CEO Karen Cowe
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Young people from around the globe have taken to the streets–and to the United Nations–to protest adult inaction on climate change. In this episode, EdSource takes a look at how students and teachers in California are helping to raise awareness...
NGSS Rollout 6: The Power of Integrating Science and Environmental Education
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“Pour ce qui est de l’avenir, il ne s’agit pas de le prévoir, mais de le rendre possible.” (“As for the future, it is not a question of predicting it, but of making it possible.”) ~Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1948)...
Energy, Gardens, and Engineering: Alameda Elementary Environmental Literacy Summer Institute 2019
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“I need a glue gun!” “Should we use black or white paper?” “Think about the angle.” “Let’s try putting the foil here.” “Should we seal it completely?” If you were at Bay Farm School in Alameda on June 12, 2019,...
Empowering Educators and Students: STEAM as a Catalyst for Agency, Access, and Joy
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The challenge: How to equitably increase access to environmental and arts knowledge for 4,000 K–12th grade students countywide in just a few months? How to make sustainable changes that will support and transform the landscape after the end of one-time...