The Lawrence Hall of Science
The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Animal Discovery Zone 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
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The ACLIPSE university course instructional materials, and associated grades 6-12 teacher professional learning opportunities and materials, engage participants in climate science activities while using data in authentic and locally-relevant ways.
Hear from Professionals of Color about the impact of the Emerging Leaders Program, an initiative to advance equity and inclusion within the outdoor environmental science field through the BEETLES Learning Institutes.
Learning is an active, social process. This session focuses on the Learning Cycle, an approach to sequencing phases of activities based on how people learn.
This session focuses on how to use questions to encourage student exploration and learning, and how instructors’ behaviors may encourage or discourage student exploration and learning.
This session explores 3 questions: “What is science?,” “How do scientists actually do science?,” and “How can we help young people think like scientists to answer questions about the natural world?”
How we can help learners make careful observations while encouraging wonder and curiosity? The session explores methods and activities to strengthen learners’ skills in making observations.
Field journaling is a powerful practice that supports observation, thinking, and learning. This session explores how field journaling can be used to support learner engagement and science learning.
Teaching outdoor science as a process of discovering mysteries ignites students’ wonder and curiosity about interacting with nature. Those strategies are modeled throughout the session.
Watch Craig Strang discuss how California is approaching the systemic implementation of environmental literacy into state-wide education systems. For more information, check out: https://ca-eli.org/.
This series of video offers ideas on building a culture of discussion, responding to students, engaging students in argument, and supporting language learners.
This series of short videos of BEETLES student activities is meant to be used with the Guide to Using Videos for Reflective Process.
Establishing reflective structures, like watching instructional videos together and discussing them, can help nurture a culture of reflection and growth among staff.