In this interview, Dr. Kang discusses co-designing science learning with secondary science teachers at the intersection of climate justice, civic engagement, and the Next Generation Science Standards. See how she positions this co-design work as identity work.
From a justice perspective, Dr. Kang highlights how curriculum can be a tool for teachers to enact and refine justice-centered identities and address community and global injustices.
Read more about transforming science learning through co-design: Kang, H., & McBeath Nation, J. (2023). Transforming Science Learning framework: Translating an equity commitment into action through co-design. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 34(6), 667-687.
Build from structured partner talk to a structured whole-class share-out
How science investigations can expand beyond standard classroom activities
Several examples of sixth-grade students interacting with each other’s reasoning as they work to make sense of how sound travels.
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