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In this debut episode of "Ten Minute Teach In" Kip interviews Kavita Gupta, dynamic veteran science educator whose passion is to develop scientifically literate future citizens and stewards of the planets. Kip & Kavita discuss navigating the new world of virtual learning in the face of a pandemic and what - in their minds - is most important right now--COMMUNITY.
They each discuss ways they're integrating community building into their own virtual classrooms right now and Kavita poses a challenge to educators who tune in - How are you creating community while teaching virtually right now?
They ask the audience to share your insights with the hashtag #TeacherStrong & tweet to @KipHottman & @Chem_Tweets...and, of course, @LearnMinute!
Find complementary resources relevant to Kip & Kavita's conversation - including a super-fun, community-building SOCIAL DISTANCING MADLIB - plus much more at https://www.realtimecurriculumproject.org/.
AND stay tuned for another episode next week!
More about Kavita Gupta:
For two decades as a public high school teacher, Kavita Gupta has worked tirelessly to bring access and relevance to science education nationwide alongside policy makers and educators. As a strand leader for the National Science Teachers Association’s national conferences, an advocate for science education funding at the Silicon Valley March for Science, one of the five National Geographic Education Fellows nationwide, and an author of publications such as Reaction Prediction: Made Easy, Kavita has impacted students, fellow educators, and the community at large toward science education. Kavita teaches chemistry in a suburban public high school in Cupertino. As a member of the inaugural class of National Geographic Education fellows, Kavita has challenged students to learn holistically, contextually, and analytically around the important issue of Climate Change. Kavita has been recognized for her exceptional teaching by the City of Cupertino and by higher education institutions such as Stanford, MIT, and the University of California. Kavita has also been featured in the Mercury News, the marquee Silicon Valley newspaper. Check out her website here.
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By Ashley Lamb-SinclairIn this debut episode of "Ten Minute Teach In" Kip interviews Kavita Gupta, dynamic veteran science educator whose passion is to develop scientifically literate future citizens and stewards of the planets. Kip & Kavita discuss navigating the new world of virtual learning in the face of a pandemic and what - in their minds - is most important right now--COMMUNITY.
They each discuss ways they're integrating community building into their own virtual classrooms right now and Kavita poses a challenge to educators who tune in - How are you creating community while teaching virtually right now?
They ask the audience to share your insights with the hashtag #TeacherStrong & tweet to @KipHottman & @Chem_Tweets...and, of course, @LearnMinute!
Find complementary resources relevant to Kip & Kavita's conversation - including a super-fun, community-building SOCIAL DISTANCING MADLIB - plus much more at https://www.realtimecurriculumproject.org/.
AND stay tuned for another episode next week!
More about Kavita Gupta:
For two decades as a public high school teacher, Kavita Gupta has worked tirelessly to bring access and relevance to science education nationwide alongside policy makers and educators. As a strand leader for the National Science Teachers Association’s national conferences, an advocate for science education funding at the Silicon Valley March for Science, one of the five National Geographic Education Fellows nationwide, and an author of publications such as Reaction Prediction: Made Easy, Kavita has impacted students, fellow educators, and the community at large toward science education. Kavita teaches chemistry in a suburban public high school in Cupertino. As a member of the inaugural class of National Geographic Education fellows, Kavita has challenged students to learn holistically, contextually, and analytically around the important issue of Climate Change. Kavita has been recognized for her exceptional teaching by the City of Cupertino and by higher education institutions such as Stanford, MIT, and the University of California. Kavita has also been featured in the Mercury News, the marquee Silicon Valley newspaper. Check out her website here.