Tune in to the finale of Science Connections with elementary educator and recipient of the 2023 Anton Banko Award for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Science, Kate Bala. In this episode, Kate shares teaching tips on how she seamlessly integrates science with other content areas to give students an engaging, phenomena-based learning experience. Listen to hear about Kate’s unique teaching style and the helpful tips she offers to make science the superhero of any classroom.

To learn more about the resources Kate shares, check out the following:

• Dive into The Wonder of Science for list of phenomenon for each NGSS grade band.
• Read Sharing Books, Talking Science, to start integrating literacy into your own science lessons.

Join us as we sit down with doctoral student and 2023 NSTA keynote speaker, Minerva Contreras. Listen as Minerva tells her science story, discusses the benefits of storytelling in science, and shares how diverse representation and inclusion in science opens doors for students.

And don’t forget to grab your Science Connections study guide to track your learning!

For more from Minerva, check out these resources:

• Watch the latest episode of Crash Course en Español, Biología
• Check out the posters Eric's students made that highlight Minerva.
• Hear more of Minerva’s story by tuning into her episode on Story Collider.
• Keep up to date with Minerva by following her on Instagram and Twitter.
• Catch Minerva in person at the 2023 NSTA National Conference.

Join us as we continue our discussion on the importance of integrating critical thinking into the science classroom with former teacher and current director of education at the Center for Inquiry, Bertha Vazquez. Listen as Bertha shares her experience with engaging students through identifying pseudoscience, and how developing these skills creates an identifiable impact on the real world.

For more from Bertha , check out the following resources:

• Check out Generation Skeptics to access some of the resources Bertha shared.
• Learn more about combatting pseudoscience at Science Saves.
• Find out more about the Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science.
• Get your free back-to-school toolkit from Amplify Science.