Marta R. Stoeckel, PhD, NBCT
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Getting students doing science as a 9-12 science specialist and studying gender equity in physics classrooms
Getting students doing science as a 9-12 science specialist and studying gender equity in physics classrooms
Yup, if a 9th grader takes bio, they take the test! Some districts put bio in 11th partly because older kids tend to score higher. The test is not a grad requirement and not intended to give meaningful data on individual kids, so is only for district accountability.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yup, if a 9th grader takes bio, they take the test! Some districts put bio in 11th partly because older kids tend to score higher. The test is not a grad requirement and not intended to give meaningful data on individual kids, so is only for district accountability.
Our test emphasizes the NGSS science practices, which show up in all courses, but puts them all in a bio context.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Our test emphasizes the NGSS science practices, which show up in all courses, but puts them all in a bio context.
Nope. MN requires earth sci, bio, and chem or phys in any order. Kids take the state test whenever they take bio.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nope. MN requires earth sci, bio, and chem or phys in any order. Kids take the state test whenever they take bio.
Day 54 had a great conversation with some high school science teachers about the state science test and how what it's assessing fits with our curriculum and their PLC goals as well as how scores should come from good, standards-aligned teaching, not test prep #Teach180
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Day 54 had a great conversation with some high school science teachers about the state science test and how what it's assessing fits with our curriculum and their PLC goals as well as how scores should come from good, standards-aligned teaching, not test prep #Teach180
When I was in elementary, we debated if 0 is pos or neg since that decided if recess was outside in pos temps and inside in neg. I don't think we did much math sensemaking, though!
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
When I was in elementary, we debated if 0 is pos or neg since that decided if recess was outside in pos temps and inside in neg. I don't think we did much math sensemaking, though!
There are places that get to negative Fahrenheit at least a few days per year! Lots of elementary schools around here have a rule in place that if temps are negative in Fahrenheit, recess is inside.
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
There are places that get to negative Fahrenheit at least a few days per year! Lots of elementary schools around here have a rule in place that if temps are negative in Fahrenheit, recess is inside.
I've heard anecdotally from a math teacher who lived in MN then CA that kids in MN were more familiar with negative numbers. How much understanding that translated to is hard to say.
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I've heard anecdotally from a math teacher who lived in MN then CA that kids in MN were more familiar with negative numbers. How much understanding that translated to is hard to say.
Day 53 prepped to go through state science test data with some high school teachers Monday. Scores were low across the state, so really thinking about how to keep this from being demoralizing and focused on high quality science learning, not test prep. #Teach180
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Day 53 prepped to go through state science test data with some high school teachers Monday. Scores were low across the state, so really thinking about how to keep this from being demoralizing and focused on high quality science learning, not test prep. #Teach180
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If it's helpful, I've been keeping a list of articles, podcasts, etc that I find useful in this spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Day 52 first day back after a bout with COVID meant lots of catching up on emails and a few Schoology issues. Also did a little work with some data on what kids are taking for their 3rd year of science. #Teach180
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Day 52 first day back after a bout with COVID meant lots of catching up on emails and a few Schoology issues. Also did a little work with some data on what kids are taking for their 3rd year of science. #Teach180
Day 51 met with a middle school principal to talk about how some work that building is doing this year aligns to what we are prioritizing in science #Teach180
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 51 met with a middle school principal to talk about how some work that building is doing this year aligns to what we are prioritizing in science #Teach180
I have an unofficial professional goal to have a day where I make it to all 5 sites. Today I just missed the second middle school.
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I have an unofficial professional goal to have a day where I make it to all 5 sites. Today I just missed the second middle school.
Day 50 I made it to 4 of my 5 sites! Started at a MS to observe the anchoring phenomenon lesson, went to a HS to drop in to classrooms, back to the MS to meet with 6th grade teachers, then to the district center to catch up on emails before going to the other HS for a PLC! #Teach180
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Day 50 I made it to 4 of my 5 sites! Started at a MS to observe the anchoring phenomenon lesson, went to a HS to drop in to classrooms, back to the MS to meet with 6th grade teachers, then to the district center to catch up on emails before going to the other HS for a PLC! #Teach180
Day 49 students in MN pick chemistry or physics for their 3rd year of science. I started getting some enrollment data on who's taking each option in our district so we can start digging into some questions about that choice. #Teach180
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Day 49 students in MN pick chemistry or physics for their 3rd year of science. I started getting some enrollment data on who's taking each option in our district so we can start digging into some questions about that choice. #Teach180
Day 48 caught up on emails after being out Fri and Mon, followed up on some Schoology trouble tickets, and met with my mentor for a sci ed leadership program to think through some assessment challenges #Teach180
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Day 48 caught up on emails after being out Fri and Mon, followed up on some Schoology trouble tickets, and met with my mentor for a sci ed leadership program to think through some assessment challenges #Teach180
Day 47 did some more prep to lead an upcoming PD and met with some 6th grade science teachers to look at the driving question board lesson in the next unit. Fun to see how excited they are for what's in that lesson! Now a couple of personal days to visit some friends. #Teach180
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Day 47 did some more prep to lead an upcoming PD and met with some 6th grade science teachers to look at the driving question board lesson in the next unit. Fun to see how excited they are for what's in that lesson! Now a couple of personal days to visit some friends. #Teach180
Day 46 lots of meetings, but also spent some time visiting science classes in one of the high schools. It's always fun to be back around kids doing science! #Teach180
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Day 46 lots of meetings, but also spent some time visiting science classes in one of the high schools. It's always fun to be back around kids doing science! #Teach180
Day 45 started gathering some info on where middle school science is at on assessment and did some planning a districtwide meeting that's coming up #Teach180
October 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Day 45 started gathering some info on where middle school science is at on assessment and did some planning a districtwide meeting that's coming up #Teach180
Day 44 I joined a 6th grade class to support a teacher using Gizmos for the first time and worked on some documents to help show how our standards have kids progress in the science practices #Teach180
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Day 44 I joined a 6th grade class to support a teacher using Gizmos for the first time and worked on some documents to help show how our standards have kids progress in the science practices #Teach180
Day 43 was the last day before a long weekend! I met with a teacher thinking about how standards-based grading could fit with our curriculum and put together some materials showing how our state standards call for kids to develop in the science practices 6-8. #Teach180
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Day 43 was the last day before a long weekend! I met with a teacher thinking about how standards-based grading could fit with our curriculum and put together some materials showing how our state standards call for kids to develop in the science practices 6-8. #Teach180
The Indian Ed folks had the idea to focus on music. Kids watched some videos with background on drums in Native culture and powwows, then listened to and discussed a couple examples of powwow music. Next, they did the same with some examples of Indigenous artists combining club and powwow music.
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Indian Ed folks had the idea to focus on music. Kids watched some videos with background on drums in Native culture and powwows, then listened to and discussed a couple examples of powwow music. Next, they did the same with some examples of Indigenous artists combining club and powwow music.
Day 42 met with my middle school math counterpart to start thinking about what more collaboration between our departments could look like, which is really exciting #Teach180
October 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Day 42 met with my middle school math counterpart to start thinking about what more collaboration between our departments could look like, which is really exciting #Teach180