2021-08-19 Sensemaking padlet by Carrie Tzou https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc Post your ideas about what these terms mean to you! There are no wrong ideas! en-us 2021-08-06 18:38:37 UTC 2025-09-25 23:40:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Connecting new information with background knowledge and experience. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686553571 2021-08-19 18:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686553571 Asking questions, discussing and trying things to better understand a topic or idea. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555007 2021-08-19 18:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555007 Learning is guided by student's questions, background, discussion, and collaboration. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555058 2021-08-19 18:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555058 Learning about family religions/beliefs/celebrations https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555090 2021-08-19 18:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555090 Connections within concepts https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555261 2021-08-19 18:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555261 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555490 Students feel valued and know that they are needed for science discovery and understanding to occur]]> 2021-08-19 18:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555490 different ways of looking at the world. Examples include what one's culture/family believes is alive or not. And cultural patterns of looking at the world https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555546 2021-08-19 18:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555546 learning, listening and respecting all cultural beliefs. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555847 2021-08-19 18:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555847 Using known information and previous experiences to try to understand new information https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555879 2021-08-19 18:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555879 Having all students feel valued and valuable in the science classroom. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555950 2021-08-19 18:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686555950 Learning begins by exploring individual identity. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556013 2021-08-19 18:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556013 Encouraging students to share their ideas in multiple ways without imposing our ideas on them https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556036 2021-08-19 18:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556036 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556161 All student contributions are valuable and show growth]]> 2021-08-19 18:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556161 Thinking about how something works, based on information you have or previous experience. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556201 2021-08-19 18:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556201 Students lead the conversations. The conversations/ideas follow whatever students have brought up https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556250 2021-08-19 18:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556250 Sensemaking https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556272 thinking about something, asking questions, thinking about connections 

]]> 2021-08-19 18:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556272 Everyone belongs and is valued which includes students voice https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556340 2021-08-19 18:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556340 Science is for everyone! Everyone can be a scientist or engineer. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556345 2021-08-19 18:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556345 all voices matter and all voices are necessary. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556385 2021-08-19 18:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556385 Making sense of the information being learned, connecting the new information to prior knowledge. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556488 2021-08-19 18:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556488 position students as scientists in the process. They are questioning and grappling with the phenomenon so they ARE scientists, not imitating them https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556561 2021-08-19 18:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556561 Listening to all students voices https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556733 2021-08-19 18:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556733 Conversations among students contributing to concepts https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556959 2021-08-19 18:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686556959 teaching kids how to take knowledge they already have and put it with new knowledge then assess that knowledge and change ideas if necessary https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557040 2021-08-19 18:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557040 Highlighting background knowledge and their experiences to connect to concept. alwoods3 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557169 2021-08-19 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557169 Using a Wondering Wall to encourage student voice - revisiting the wall and reading out loud to give all students voice even when they can't share out loud https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557273 2021-08-19 18:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557273 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557309 Providing multiple ways for students to share their thinking - discussions, video, writing, small group sharing, etc.]]> 2021-08-19 18:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557309 Students seeing themselves in the curriculum, on the pages, in the pictures. Pictures feeling like science is "for them" https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557576 2021-08-19 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557576 Using multiple modalities to share thinking and to listen to or consume others' thinking https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557579 2021-08-19 18:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557579 Feeling as though you belong and that you are represented in a group or setting. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557581 2021-08-19 18:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557581 Learning about families different ways of looking at things and beliefs https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557802 2021-08-19 18:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557802 Understanding and connecting with families, creating space for students to share who they are and how they see/interact with the world. Not one way to do things. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557871 2021-08-19 18:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686557871 Students responding to each other with their thoughts and ideas. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558051 2021-08-19 18:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558051 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558260 Having everyone in the classroom come to the table and know they are welcomed and their thoughts and feelings are valuable

]]> 2021-08-19 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558260 Student experiences. Opportunity and reflecting on previous experience. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558268 2021-08-19 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558268 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558308 Students learn and discover through discussion with one another in small and large groups. They feel ownership.

]]> 2021-08-19 18:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558308 More student talk than teacher talk. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558309 2021-08-19 18:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558309 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558320 centering students of color]]> 2021-08-19 18:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558320 Everyone is a scientist and all ideas, thoughts, and learning is welcome. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558328 2021-08-19 18:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558328 all students feel safe and valued https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558329 2021-08-19 18:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558329 Students being part of the conversation, learning process, etc. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558441 2021-08-19 18:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558441 ever voice heard and valued https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558761 2021-08-19 18:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558761 everyone has a voice that should be invited to the table. Then we should LISTEN to them. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558822 2021-08-19 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686558822 Belonging and feeling valued within the classroom community. Students feeling heard and understood. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559089 2021-08-19 18:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559089 Hearing from everyone and valuing everyone's input. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559216 2021-08-19 18:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559216 welcoming different ideas, and teaching science explicitly from a position of equity. Acknowledging that science has been used to justify harm to communities and it can/has been used to support communities. We can develop skills to be conscious of our impact and make sure we are actively seeking out different perspectives. Also that there isn't one "right way" to do science https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559280 2021-08-19 18:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559280 making sure families are involved https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559334 2021-08-19 18:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559334 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559680 can be heard and seen (wonder wall).]]> 2021-08-19 18:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559680 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559878 All are welcome and should feel safe to contribute.]]> 2021-08-19 18:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559878 Encouraging students to connect their science learning to past life experiences https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559983 2021-08-19 18:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686559983 More student talk than teacher talk https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560015 2021-08-19 18:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560015 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560227 so much to learn here and unlearn here]]> 2021-08-19 18:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560227 Students see the purpose of the curriculum and can see why it is important in their lives. Science isn't just for some people. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560354 2021-08-19 18:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560354 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560546 Learning about real life scientists from other countries and how people of many cultures think scientifically.]]> 2021-08-19 18:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560546 Open class structures up so that students can participate in growing the class and community. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560571 2021-08-19 18:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560571 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560624 Connections to home- for example, incorporating emulsifiers all families might see in their kitchen.

]]> 2021-08-19 18:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560624 moving away from traditional western modes of education that focus on the "right" answer and facts. Instead, focusing on the process of questioning, collaborating, discussing https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560740 2021-08-19 18:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686560740 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561362 Students are talking, sharing, thinking, problem solving and sensemaking together with the teach more as a coach or guide rather than the talking head in front of the room

]]> 2021-08-19 18:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561362 Science connects to everything - it isn't a stand alone subject. https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561511 2021-08-19 18:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561511 incorporate families! - Social focus lessons! https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561949 2021-08-19 18:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686561949 https://padlet.com/tzouct/u747ed8cevkfnqxc/wish/1686565034 Bring family cultural into the learning of science rather than it being taught solely from a white, male view

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