Teaching K-8 Science through Distance Learning: Overall Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Macias, Meghan; Iveland, Ashley; Tyler, Burr; Salcido White, Maya
Institution	WestEd
Titel	Teaching K-8 Science through Distance Learning: Overall Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2022), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Pandemics; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; COVID-19; Distance Education; Kindergarten; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; National Standards; Alignment (Education); Student Centered Learning; Educational Quality; School Districts; Equal Education; Instructional Innovation; Barriers; National Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Science Teachers; Learner Engagement; Educational Change; Teacher Attitudes; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; School district; Schulbezirk; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Bildungsreform; Lehrerverhalten; Kalifornien
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on education. Science teaching, in particular, has faced specific challenges given the field's emphasis on high-quality instruction that has students "do" science collaboratively rather than just read about it or hear about it in a lecture. This brief provides: (1) a summary of data collected by WestEd relating to how the pandemic has affected science education in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Early Implementer districts and other locations around the country; (2) findings regarding student-centered science instruction and equity during the pandemic; (3) descriptions of how some teachers innovated to provide engaging, high-quality science instruction to their students despite the challenges; and (4) lessons learned and recommendations for ensuring high-quality NGSS-aligned science instruction and learning moving forward. [For the companion brief, "Teaching K-8 Science through Distance Learning: Specific Challenges and Successes during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policy Brief," see ED620731.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01