Ep. 146: Outdoor Education & Urban Schools
EQ: How and why do outdoor education experiences in urban school change the relationships students have with science?
Guests: Jen Holm & Natalie Rezka, Lincoln High School Science Educators; previously guests on IWL episode
Natalie and Jen have recently applied for AND received a $31,000 grant as part of the OSPI Outdoor Education for All Program! The grant is going to go towards providing Lincoln High School students with outdoor education opportunities that will help to supplement and enhance the learning that is taking place in their classrooms. They share about the barriers facing students in high needs communities and how outdoor education can really shift a young person’s mind.
If you’d like to reach out and support the work at LHS, please contact Natalie Rezka nreszka@tacoma.k12.wa.us
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Do Your Fudging Homework:
Natalie: Braiding Sweet
Hope: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film & book)
Megan: if you have connections to funding outdoor ed, reach out to local schools & see if you can create a partnership to help students access the outdoors!
Ep. 58: Equity in Science Education
EQ: Why is equity an issue in science education and what can be done to promote access and opportunity for women, students of color, and young people living in poverty?
Guests: Natalie Reszka and Jen Holm, Masters in Science Education both educators at Lincoln High School in Tacoma.
Natalie and Jen share their journey into the sciences, including barriers they face as women in this field. They unpack systemic issues current facing low-income high schools and the lack of funding to support well-rounded science programs. They elaborate on concrete ways they help students see themselves as scientists, and why we need to speak up and advocate for our students, calling out disparities in science education.
Related Links:
Students of Color Face Persistent Disparities in Access to Advanced STEM Courses
Latinos, African-Americans have less access to math, science classes, new data show
More black and Hispanic science teachers could mean more scientists of color
Murdoch Charitable Trust Grant program
Donate to Jen and Natalie’s classrooms!
For a tax-deductible donation send a check to Lincoln High School addressed to Patrick Eriwn with a note for Natalie Reszka (nreszka@tacoma.k12.wa.us) or Jen Holm (jholm@tacoma.k12.wa.us)
Contribute via Venmo @Natalie-Reszka
Champagne & Real Pain:
Champagne: first all female space walk!
Real Pain: For the DB who think that only men can be scientists or enter scientific fields; those denying climate change
Do Your Fudging Homework:
Annie: read the research about gatekeeping in science and continue to educate yourself about educational disparities. There’s a ton of great research and we need to revive science education to literally save the planet.
Natalie: Watch Before the Flood