May 2020
Carrie Tzou, recipient of the University of Washington Bothell’s 2020 Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award, has a current project gaining attention online as a resource for educators and families during the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s called Learning in Places.
And the curriculum is suddenly in demand from teachers and families looking for online learning materials while schools are closed.
One way to solve complex problems like climate change may be to teach science in more complex and personal ways. By making science more personal, an understanding of complex issues facing the natural world, such as climate change, can emerge. Listen to the interview and read the transcript here.
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 | Learning Engagements for Families |
Learning in Places, a project with the goal of creating more culturally and community relevant, field-based learning opportunities for students, has been posting weekly Learning Engagements for K-3 students and their families. These materials were designed to support students and their families to engage in science that matters in the places they live. The materials facilitate families to ask and explore “should we” questions that engage the intersection of natural and social phenomena in our everyday lives. The project is a partnership of University of Washington, Northwestern University, Seattle Public Schools, and Tilth Alliance.
From NGSS NOW May 2020 Newsletter
“The National Science Foundation just awarded a $2.9 million grant to a project that would get Seattle students ages 5-9 thinking about complex issues like food security. How? School gardens.”
Link to article:
Link to July 12, 2017 article
https://education.uw.edu/news/learning-gardens-aim-grow-student-engagement-science