Jennifer Childress Self (@jenniferedu) 's Twitter Profile
Jennifer Childress Self

@jenniferedu

Scientist, educator, learner, advocate for student equity. On the @NextGenScience/@NGSWestEd/@OfficialNGSS team. Finally tweeting! Tweets = my own.

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Who's using the eclipse as way to talk about this CCC? The significance of a #phenomenon is dependent on the scale, proportion, and quantity at which it occurs. #NGSSchat

Lee Ann Jung, PhD (@leeannjung) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📈 Most learners with #IEPs do not require modified expectations; they need support, time, and sometimes #intervention. ALL #students need high expectations. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

📈 Most learners with #IEPs do not require modified expectations; they need support, time, and sometimes #intervention. ALL #students need high expectations. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter
WestEd (@wested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have questions related to modifying instructional materials to meet student needs? 🔭 Check out the recommendations to support science teaching and learning from a landscape analysis conducted by NextGenScience: bit.ly/4aafpFi #STEM #edequity

Have questions related to modifying instructional materials to meet student needs? 🔭  Check out the recommendations to support science teaching and learning from a landscape analysis conducted by <a href="/nextgenscience/">NextGenScience</a>: bit.ly/4aafpFi #STEM #edequity
Jennifer Childress Self (@jenniferedu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢New blog post! Great to collaborate with WestEd colleagues. Here, we share the patterns we found when comparing our work on different kinds of assessments: classroom, program, and personal work planning! #NGSSchat ngs.wested.org/onceayearasses…

Torraine Walker (@torrainewalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Y'all check this out. According to this study, teachers asked to spot the "troublemaker" in class overwhelming chose the Black male child, even though that child behaved the same as the other children in the study. The deck is stacked against Black boys almost from birth.

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How could you use this #phenomenon to help students build toward this NGSS learning goal? nextgenscience.org/pe/3-ls2-1-eco… #NGSSchat

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📢More evidence that⬆️science instruction in early elementary leads to⬆️reading and math achievement in late elementary #NGSSchat

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How would you use this article to help students build toward #NGSS HS-PS3-4 plus several #NatureOfScience concepts?sciencenews.org/article/disord…

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Did you know there are more than 40 science units that have earned the #NGSSDesignBadge? These high-quality materials can be accessed here: nextgenscience.org/badgeunits

Did you know there are more than 40 science units that have earned the #NGSSDesignBadge?

These high-quality materials can be accessed here: nextgenscience.org/badgeunits
Susan Rundell Singer (@susanrsinger) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NASEM’s Equity in K-12 STEM Education report was released today. It’s a fantastic resource. I’m appreciative of the five equity frames that are carefully laid out and helpful for postsecondary learning as well as K-12. nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26859/…

NextGenScience (@ngswested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, 'Is this going to be on the test?'" Read more in eSchool News about a teacher's transition to using phenomena in here: eschoolnews.com/steam/2024/06/…

"Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, 'Is this going to be on the test?'" 

Read more in <a href="/eschoolnews/">eSchool News</a> about a teacher's transition to using phenomena in here:  eschoolnews.com/steam/2024/06/…
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Evaluating instructional resources can help ensure students have meaningful and equitable learning experiences. See tools for evaluating materials for science here: nextgenscience.org/evaluating-ngs…

Evaluating instructional resources can help ensure students have meaningful and equitable learning experiences.

See tools for evaluating materials for science here:  nextgenscience.org/evaluating-ngs…
EdTrust (@edtrust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Predominately white institutions (PWIs) need to take concrete actions to improve their #CampusRacialClimate & foster a sense of belonging for all students. In this blog, Ivory A. Toldson (Ivory A. Toldson), NAACP’s director of education & research explains: edtru.st/3S66ajT

Jennifer Childress Self (@jenniferedu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How could students use #NGSS MS.LS4.C to help explain the phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria? #NGSSchat nextgenscience.org/sites/default/…