Unpack Everything: Science Education Reform in the Real World

What are Sam and Dan up to?

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To wrap up 2024, Sam and Dan share a bit about what's been going on lately personally and professionally. We'll be back to sharing our regular conversations with science education folks in the new year!


In case you'd like to jump around, here's a general outline of the ground covered:

  • 00:48 - Dan shares about his newborn baby and reflections on becoming a parent
    • 13:27 - Sam shares about what’s happening in her classroom before the holiday break
      • 24:43 - Sam shares about her school’s accreditation process and her role in this work
        • 33:43 - Sam and Dan share about an OpenSciEd Middle School project, funded by Amazon Future Engineer, which is revising some of the original OpenSciEd Middle School units to incorporate computer science learning using micro:bits (You can learn more about this project here.)
          • 47:27 - Dan shares about his grad work 
          • 50:25 - Some final reflections


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