Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy
Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy
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教学变革:(W)整体科学教育学
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2019
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Salina Gray
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Alexis Patterson;Salina Gray
As the scientific and technological divide widens, access to quality science instruction has become a civil rights issue: those equipped with the knowledge and skill will remain caretakers of status and power. This inequality is especially salient for students in marginalized communities and schools where stereotypes fuel low expectations for academic achievement and success. For many students the classroom represents their earliest formal experience with both the content and process of science, placing science teachers in a unique and precarious position: getting students excited and engaged about science while simultaneously preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. We offer the (W)holistic Science Pedagogy (WSP), a student-centered approach of instruction to disrupt patterns and hierarchies. The WSP approach requires 5 commitments from the teacher: A commitment (1) to an ever-developing self-awareness, (2) to science and its practices, (3) to science as a transformative agent, (4) to their students’ social emotional wellness, and (5) to restorative practices. In this article, we define the 5 commitments and present an example lesson that reflects the commitments.