UCI CalTeach: Transforming Science Teaching

UCI CalTeach

Transforming Science Teaching: Planning for the Post-COVID “New Normal”

This learning sequence brings together science education leaders from across the country to share, discuss, reflect and dream about improving science instruction for social justice. The COVID pandemic amplified existing inequities, and we must take action individually and collectively to address them. Each session will last approximately 90 minutes and include a presentation and opportunities to work in small groups to plan for action.

UCI CalTeach is a blended undergraduate program that offers STEM students the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree and a California teaching credential in just four years! Students in the following disciplines: Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Earth System Science are eligible to apply for the program. To learn more, visit the CalTeach website, or view this feature article in the UCI School of Education magazine.

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Closing Panel and Call to Action
 

Featuring UCI CalTeach staff and previous panelists.

Filmed June 9, 2021

Developing Place-Based, Agricultural Science Distance Learning Materials that Include Indigenous Knowledge and Practices

Lori Andersen
Faculty, University of Hawaii
Former Science Teacher
Filmed May 26, 2021

Quad Text Sets: A Framework to Engage All Learners in Scientific Practices and Work Towards Mastering Complex Texts

Wanda Faye Bryant
Middle School Science Teacher
Michigan Middle School Teacher of the Year
Filmed on April 28, 2021

Supporting Linguistically Diverse Students in STEM

K. Renae Pullen
Contributing Author, “English Learners in STEM Subjects:
Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives”
Science Specialist in Caddo Parish LA
Filmed March 31, 2021

Developing Culturally Responsive Focal Phenomena to Anchor Instruction

Kathy Becerra & Annmarie Ngo
UCI CalTeach Student Teachers
Filmed on March 1, 2021

Ungrading as a Path to Meaningful Science Learning

Johanna Brown
Chemistry teacher, department chair, ACS-recognized teacher,
Pullman School District, Washington
Filmed on February 24, 2021