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- We advocate for the use of four practices: creating an inclusive community of science learners, planning for big ideas over time, engaging students in sense-making through model-based inquiry, and engaging students in cooperative learning and science talk.
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Because many practicing science teachers have little training or experience in identifying and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, this article outlines basic educational principles that support the unique learning needs of these students.
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Jul 10, 2024 · However, teachers can provide a high-level integrated science experience for students with significant disabilities. Chelsie, the science expert, and Sara, the special education expert, spent a year developing this comprehensive model to make science accessible to each student in the high school setting.
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Thanks to support from Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, Science Buddies is working to help ensure that students with disabilities have access to science learning materials and career information. Over the next two years, we will be updating our website to ensure better accessibility for all students, especially those using assistive technolo...
In coming months, we will be posting scientist profiles in this STEM is for Everyone: Scientists with Disabilities series. We know that disabilities come in all forms. Some disabilities are physical and some are sensory or cognitive. Some disabilities are visible, and others are not. By sharing stories about scientists with disabilities who work/wo...
At Science Buddies, we know that choosing a science project of personal interest can make a difference in how a student feels about the project and, by extension, science. Belief in the importance of personal interest in influencing how students think about science is a cornerstone of our popular Topic Selection Wizard, a tool that recommends hands...
At Science Buddies, we know we do not have all the answers about how to best be inclusive in teaching STEM. But we know that addressing issues of inclusivity in K-12 education is important and that STEM must be open and accessible to all students. As we work on making our own resources more accessible and creating materials to support, engage, and ...
If you are a science educator who works with children with disabilities, we would love to hear more about science in your classroom and with your students. You can reach us by emailing scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org. This series is made possible by generous support from Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, a non-profit foundation jointly funded by ...
Jan 6, 2021 · We advocate for the use of four practices: creating an inclusive community of science learners, planning for big ideas over time, engaging students in sense-making through model-based inquiry, and engaging students in cooperative learning and science talk.
This website provides strategies and resources for making science accessible for all students, including those with disabilities. By clicking on one of the links below, you can find general information, teaching strategies, and resources on working with students with disabilities in the science classroom.
In illustrating connec-tions between the NGSS and students with disabilities, a case study vignette was created to provide teachers with a) things that can do to engage students in science learning, b) a summary of research lit-erature, and c) with contextual informa-tion based on the students included in the vignettes (NGSS Lead States, 2013b).
There are two approaches to making academic activities accessible to students with disabilities— accommodations and universal design (UD). Accommodations are alternate formats, assistive technology, and other adjustments for specific students once they are enrolled in a class.
