Video: The importance of a cohesive storyline for science
Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum and Communications, Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses the importance of a cohesive storyline for science. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: How to best bundle the standards?
Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum and Communications, Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses the thought that went into the development of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom program and the bundling of the standards to tell a story. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: How is the Smithsonian Science Education Center responding to the new standards?
Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum and Communications, Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses how the new standards have influenced the development of the Smithsonian’s newest program, Smithsonian Science for the Classroom. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: The mission and history of the Smithsonian Science Education Center
Dr. Carol O’Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses the mission and history of the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: An Engineering misconception to look out for
Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum and Communications, Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses a common engineering misconception held by students and many adults. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: An Engineering Design challenge based on solving today’s problems
Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum and Communications, Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses a two-part design challenge that goes beyond engineering a solution by asking students to apply their engineering design solution to solve a large-scale problem that is relevant in today’s world. Click on the video to learn more.
Video: Does experiential learning work? What does the research say?
Dr. Carol O’Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses the effectiveness of experiential learning verses traditional textbook-based learning. Click on the video to see what the research says.
Video: Changes in Science Education over the last 50 years and the focus on Phenomena
Dr. Carol O’Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, discusses changes in science education over the last 50 years and the focus on phenomena. Click on the video to learn more.
Teacher Testimonials | Heather Toothaker
Teacher Testimonial: Heather Toothaker Name: Heather Toothaker Role: District Science Coach District: The New Haven Public Schools District in New Haven, Connecticut, has 31 K–8 schools with an enrollment of approximately 12,500 students. Twenty are Title I schools. Roughly 46% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch programs. Challenge: Find new elementary and middle school […]
New Haven Public Schools | Case Study
Download PDF FAST FACTS New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, Connecticut Heather Toothaker, District Science Coach Alexander Kotkin, Science Teacher, Grades 5 and 6, Benjamin Jepson Multi-Age Interdistrict Magnet School Jessica Farrell, Science Teacher, Grades 7 and 8, Edgewood Creative Thinking Through STEAM Magnet School Holly Baldwin, Independent Instructional Support Specialist, Smithsonian Science Education Center, […]