Webinar Series
Productive Uncertainty in the Science Classroom
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The MƒA Equity Webinars Series invites nationally recognized educators to share ideas that support equity within STEM. Following an interactive presentation by the speaker, Master Teachers have the opportunity to discuss how these ideas might be applied in their own school environments in small groups. Teachers from MƒA, other Master Teacher programs, and people interested in learning more about MƒA are invited to attend.
Uncertainty is central to scientific activity. Scientists explain because they are unsure. They argue with and about evidence because they disagree. And it is increasingly clear that people grapple every day with the uncertainty about how scientific evidence should guide personal and political choices. In this webinar, Dr. Eve Manz will explore the role of uncertainty in STEM activity and share strategies developed with groups of elementary school teachers. These strategies have paved a way to make use of scientific uncertainty to support learning that is purposeful, collective, and conceptually powerful.
Dr. Eve Manz is Assistant Professor of Science Education at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Manz works with elementary teachers to design rich and rewarding learning environments – learning environments that capitalize on children’s curiosities, concerns, and ways of thinking to support disciplinary engagement. She received the 2019 National Association of Research in Science Teaching’s Early Career Research Award and serves on the National Academy of Science and Engineering’s Committee on Enhancing Science in Pre-kindergarten through Fifth Grade.