Ariel Serkin's guest appearances

Ariel Serkin

Science Modeling Talks

Jane Jackson

David Bates

Mike Gallagher

Andrea Williams

Bryan Battaglia

Tanea Hibler

George Nelson

Raymond Howanski

Erica Posthuma

Brenda Royce

David Hestenes

Colleen Megowan

Larry Dukerich

Christi Mendoza

Bill Thornburgh

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In this episode, Mark talks with Ariel Serkin and Brenda Royce about improving student mathematical reasoning. They have given a workshop and a webinar on the topics, and have been working on these ideas for the last few years and have great examples for getting at the thinking needed for students to understand the math involved in the sciences we teach.Guests Ariel SerkinAriel Serkin has been teaching since 2001, most recently as chemistry teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.When Ariel started teaching chemistry after a decade as a history teacher, she looked for ways to take her skills as a historian and bring chemistry alive. Through Modeling Instruction, Ariel’s enables students to develop conceptual models through experimentation, whiteboarding, and class discussions.Trained as a Modeling Instruction leader in 2018, Ariel has led numerous workshops for American Modeling Teachers Association, STEMteachersMassBay, New England Association of Chemistry Teachers and at local, regional, and national conferences on Modeling Instruction, standards based grading, and equity in the science classroom.Ariel currently serves as president for STEMteachersMassBay, and has served as regional representative for American Association of Chemistry Teachers, AACT and on the executive board of the NEACT. She also writes for ChemEdXchange.Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Brenda RoyceBrenda Royce has her B.A. in Chemistry from California State University, Fresno and M.A. in Education from Fresno Pacific University. She has taught high school chemistry and physics for 27 years after a 14-year career as an environmental analytical chemist and research assistant. She has been using Modeling Instruction in her classes since 1998. Brenda has conducted numerous training workshops in the practices of Modeling Instruction for pre-service and in-service teachers since 2000 in California, Arizona, Texas, and Pennsylvania as well as made presentations about Modeling Instruction at NSTA, WRNC, ChemEd, and BCCE conferences. She has been one of the lead contributors in the development of curriculum materials for Modeling Instruction in chemistry.Highlights[4:16] Brenda Royce: "students, if you ask them, how does this compare to that? They will always subtract the two values, just about 90% of the time"[4:33] Brenda Royce: "When they wanna know if they know something, they look to see if they got the right answer, but not the reasons behind it. Whereas of course, scientific community is the why. And ...what caused it to be that way. That's our definition of knowing."[9:58] Brenda Royce "we're distinguishing quantities that are single measurements and relationships that have two different measurements that are intricately linked to one another. "[14:52] Ariel Serkin "So our goal here is to take these abstract concepts and to make them a little more concrete and to put back these diagrams and actual manipulatives, ... to help build their conceptual understanding. And at the same time, they're building their mathematical confidence in what we're doing"Resources Download Transcript Ep 37 Transcript Links Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)

In this episode, Mark talks with Ariel Serkin and Brenda Royce about improving student mathematical reasoning. They have given a workshop and a webinar on the topics, and have been working on these ideas for the last few years and have great examples for getting at the thinking needed for students to understand the math involved in the sciences we teach. <h2>Guests</h2> Ariel Serkin Ariel Serkin has been teaching since 2001, most recently as chemistry teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. When Ariel started teaching chemistry after a decade as a history teacher, she looked for ways to take her skills as a historian and bring chemistry alive. Through Modeling Instruction, Ariel’s enables students to develop conceptual models through experimentation, whiteboarding, and class discussions. Trained as a Modeling Instruction leader in 2018, Ariel has led numerous workshops for American Modeling Teachers Association, STEMteachersMassBay, New England Association of Chemistry Teachers and at local, regional, and national conferences on Modeling Instruction, standards based grading, and equity in the science classroom. Ariel currently serves as president for STEMteachersMassBay, and has served as regional representative for American Association of Chemistry Teachers, AACT and on the executive board of the NEACT. She also writes for ChemEdXchange. <a href="https://www.twitter.com/aserkin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/ariel.serkin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ariel.serkin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Brenda Royce Brenda Royce has her B.A. in Chemistry from California State University, Fresno and M.A. in Education from Fresno Pacific University. She has taught high school chemistry and physics for 27 years after a 14-year career as an environmental analytical chemist and research assistant. She has been using Modeling Instruction in her classes since 1998. Brenda has conducted numerous training workshops in the practices of Modeling Instruction for pre-service and in-service teachers since 2000 in California, Arizona, Texas, and Pennsylvania as well as made presentations about Modeling Instruction at NSTA, WRNC, ChemEd, and BCCE conferences. She has been one of the lead contributors in the development of curriculum materials for Modeling Instruction in chemistry. <h2>Highlights</h2>[4:16] Brenda Royce: "students, if you ask them, how does this compare to that? They will always subtract the two values, just about 90% of the time" [4:33] Brenda Royce: "When they wanna know if they know something, they look to see if they got the right answer, but not the reasons behind it. Whereas of course, scientific community is the why. And ...what caused it to be that way. That's our definition of knowing." [9:58] Brenda Royce "we're distinguishing quantities that are single measurements and relationships that have two different measurements that are intricately linked to one another. " [14:52] Ariel Serkin "So our goal here is to take these abstract concepts and to make them a little more concrete and to put back these diagrams and actual manipulatives, ... to help build their conceptual understanding. And at the same time, they're building their mathematical confidence in what we're doing" <h2>Resources</h2> Download Transcript <a href="https://sciencemodelingtalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SMT-Ep37-ArielSerkin-BrendaRoyce-Transcript.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 37 Transcript</a> Links <a href="https://www.bcce2022.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)</a>

Episode 37 – Ariel Serkin & Brenda Royce – “Improving Student Mathematical Reasoning with Modeling Instruction”

In this episode, Mark talks with Ariel Serkin and Tanea Hibler, modelers who are passionate about building equity and dismantling racism in the classroom. They share reasons that they are passionate about the work and talk about big things and little things they do in their classrooms to increase representation for all of their students, create safe spaces, and open dialogue about race within the science classroom and in their school communities.Guest BiosTanea HiblerAfter having taught at international schools since 2009, Mrs. Hibler returned to teach in Phoenix in 2015. She previously taught in Bangkok, Thailand, and Shanghai, China. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from California State University – East Bay, a Master of Education from ASU, and a Master of Science in Teaching Earth Science from Wright State University. She advises the Brophy Culture Project, the Asian Culture Club, and the Zoology Club. Mrs. Hibler also serves as a member-at-large on the board of the American Modeling Teachers Association.Website: https://thibseducation.wordpress.com/Facebook: thiblerTwitter: @tanea_hiblerInstagram: @darlingtomasaAriel SerkinAriel Serkin has been a high school teacher since 2001 teaching history and then science in a variety of school settings. She attended her first modeling workshop in 2015 and has been a modeler ever since. You can find Ariel teaching distance learning and in-person workshops for AMTA, writing for ChemEdXChange, presenting at conferences, helping out as a regional representative for AACT, and an executive board member for NEACT (New England Association of Chemistry Teachers). She is a 2019 Massachusetts finalist for the Presidential Award on Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. Ariel has a slight obsession with chemistry t-shirts and other articles of clothing.Facebook: ariel.serkinTwitter: @aserkinInstagram: ariel.serkinHighlights[38:26] Ariel, talking about having a scientist of the week, "I would highlight people of color and women and people from other countries as well. So it's not just Europeans. You have people from all over and their accomplishments and their achievements need to be addressed. And so sometimes as simple as that because that representation in the classroom matters."[50:53] Tanea: "The kids ask me great questions and the best part is I tell them, I'm not telling you what to think. I'm asking you to think about why you think, what you think. And so they're forced to kind of wrestle with their thought process. And ultimately the goal is, that I'm not producing students that are going to hold on to racist ideas and concepts and then be a part of a racist system that is going to hold groups of people back. And so, I think if all teachers were working towards that end, we could push against racism a lot better than what we're doing now."[57:31] Ariel: "We have to be intentional about creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable place for all of our students and all of our learners and all of our teachers."[58:01] Tanea: "I would say you have to be willing to let go of the preconceived ideas that you have in your head about what it means to be a teacher and if you give yourself the freedom to let go and you're willing to try something new in your classroom, you probably are going to fall in love with modeling instruction and your students, if they haven't fallen in love with you already, they're probably gonna fall in love with you too."ResourcesTranscriptTanea and Ariel TranscriptionMentions[26:45] Robin DiAngelo's book, White Fragility[46:27] The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project[46:39] Step Up[51:37] Tanea mentions the book Everyday Antiracism[51:47] Tanea mentioned the book How to be Antiracist[52:21] Ariel mentions the book Grading for EquityLinks@PaulGorski@sheldoneakins@cleartheaireduSTEMteachersPHXStory ColliderNational Equity ProjectLeading Equity CenterClear The Air EducationNew York Time: 1619 Project1619 Project CurriculumArticlesWhy Inclusivity Matters To Us by Tanea and ArielAvoiding Racial Equity Detours (PDF)Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More InclusiveGenetics Lessons Can Spark Racism in Students. This Change Can Prevent ItCan Biology Class Reduce Racism?Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of HonorPodcasts/AudioNPR One: Your Brain On StorytellingTrials by Fire: Stories about difficult paths to scienceHarvard EdCast: Unconscious Bias in SchoolsPostersWomen in STEMMaya Angeluo: I'll RiseMae JemisonBooksInterrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty’s Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM ClassroomsCulturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse StudentsI'm Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made for WhitenessExcellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaStony The Road: Reconstruction, White supremacy, and the rise of Jim CrowThe Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in School

In this episode, Mark talks with Ariel Serkin and Tanea Hibler, modelers who are passionate about building equity and dismantling racism in the classroom. They share reasons that they are passionate about the work and talk about big things and little things they do in their classrooms to increase representation for all of their students, create safe spaces, and open dialogue about race within the science classroom and in their school communities.<h2>Guest Bios</h2>Tanea HiblerAfter having taught at international schools since 2009, Mrs. Hibler returned to teach in Phoenix in 2015. She previously taught in Bangkok, Thailand, and Shanghai, China. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from California State University – East Bay, a Master of Education from ASU, and a Master of Science in Teaching Earth Science from Wright State University. She advises the Brophy Culture Project, the Asian Culture Club, and the Zoology Club. Mrs. Hibler also serves as a member-at-large on the board of the American Modeling Teachers Association.Website: <a href="https://thibseducation.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thibseducation.wordpress.com/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thibler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thibler</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tanea_hibler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tanea_hibler</a>Instagram: <a href="https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/darlingtomasa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@darlingtomasa</a>Ariel SerkinAriel Serkin has been a high school teacher since 2001 teaching history and then science in a variety of school settings. She attended her first modeling workshop in 2015 and has been a modeler ever since. You can find Ariel teaching distance learning and in-person workshops for AMTA, writing for ChemEdXChange, presenting at conferences, helping out as a regional representative for AACT, and an executive board member for NEACT (New England Association of Chemistry Teachers). She is a 2019 Massachusetts finalist for the Presidential Award on Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. Ariel has a slight obsession with chemistry t-shirts and other articles of clothing.Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ariel.serkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ariel.serkin</a>Twitter: <a href="https://my.captivate.fm/twitter.com/aserkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aserkin</a>Instagram: <a href="https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/ariel.serkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ariel.serkin</a><h2>Highlights</h2>[38:26] Ariel, talking about having a scientist of the week, "I would highlight people of color and women and people from other countries as well. So it's not just Europeans. You have people from all over and their accomplishments and their achievements need to be addressed. And so sometimes as simple as that because that representation in the classroom matters."[50:53] Tanea: "The kids ask me great questions and the best part is I tell them, I'm not telling you what to think. I'm asking you to think about why you think, what you think. And so they're forced to kind of wrestle with their thought process. And ultimately the goal is, that I'm not producing students that are going to hold on to racist ideas and concepts and then be a part of a racist system that is going to hold groups of people back. And so, I think if all teachers were working towards that end, we could push against racism a lot better than what we're doing now."[57:31] Ariel: "We have to be intentional about creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable place for all of our students and all of our learners and all of our teachers."[58:01] Tanea: "I would say you have to be willing to let go of the preconceived ideas that you have in your head about what it means to be a teacher and if you give yourself the freedom to let go and you're willing to try something new in your classroom, you probably are going to fall in love with modeling instruction and your students, if they haven't fallen in love with you already, they're probably gonna fall in love with you too."<h2>Resources</h2>Transcript<a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SMT-Ep7-Tanea-and-Ariel-transcript.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanea and Ariel Transcription</a>Mentions[26:45] Robin DiAngelo's book, <a href="https://robindiangelo.com/publications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Fragility</a>[46:27] <a href="https://underrep.com/?fbclid=IwAR0M_oSxdulNlOcvVpVxC1p7q18fS5cF0DDvOrCJ65-hC0HX7TppmAtr2Sw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project</a>[46:39] <a href="https://engage.aps.org/stepup/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Step Up</a>[51:37] Tanea mentions the book <a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/everyday-antiracism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everyday Antiracism</a>[51:47] Tanea mentioned the book <a href="https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to be Antiracist</a>[52:21] Ariel mentions the book <a href="https://gradingforequity.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grading for Equity</a>Links<a href="https://twitter.com/PaulGorski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PaulGorski</a><a href="https://twitter.com/sheldoneakins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sheldoneakins</a><a href="https://twitter.com/cleartheairedu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@cleartheairedu</a><a href="https://www.stemteachersphx.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">STEMteachersPHX</a><a href="https://www.storycollider.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Story Collider</a><a href="https://nationalequityproject.org/?utm_content=Tanea&amp;utm_source=VerticalResponse&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_term=National%20Equity%20Project&amp;utm_campaign=Spring%20Vibes%20from%20BTP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Equity Project</a><a href="https://www.leadingequitycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading Equity Center</a><a href="https://cleartheaireducation.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clear The Air Education</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html?smid=pl-share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Time: 1619 Project</a><a href="https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-plan-grouping/1619-project-curriculum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1619 Project Curriculum</a>Articles<a href="https://www.modelinginstruction.org/welcome-to-m2m/?profile_id=13831&amp;code=bd4b49fc475231079fed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Inclusivity Matters To Us</a> by Tanea and Ariel<a href="http://edchange.com/publications/Avoiding-Racial-Equity-Detours-Gorski.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avoiding Racial Equity Detours</a> (PDF)<a href="https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching?fbclid=IwAR2-h6zWMBNnHdUc4ds0_Je6bwNS9Pw85vxXxyTwYkMKV5DnarTLr5niflg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive</a><a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2019/03/preventing_racism_science_classes_.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Genetics Lessons Can Spark Racism in Students. This Change Can Prevent It</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/race-biology-genetics.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?</a><a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2019/08/25/academic-science-rethinks-all-too-white-dude-walls-of-honor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor</a>Podcasts/Audio<a href="https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=795977814:796057976&amp;fbclid=IwAR3u1ik4v78uZgBC0rvrzWfo47iLfAyJnBfbgYJitfMuNUG7x9op_lAJoKI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR One: Your Brain On Storytelling</a><a href="https://www.storycollider.org/stories/2018/8/27/trials-by-fire-stories-about-difficult-path-to-science" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trials by Fire: Stories about difficult paths to science</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-harvard-edcast/id1062333296?i=1000457358698" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard EdCast: Unconscious Bias in Schools</a>Posters<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1euZCZF8O139JcKHD6oOcXkd-Y791anL-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women in STEM</a><a href="https://images.amightygirl.com/blog/thats-what-she-said-posters/MayaAngelou_11x14_Poster_KimothyJoy.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maya Angeluo: I'll Rise</a><a href="https://images.amightygirl.com/blog/march-for-science-posters/hi-res/mae-jemison.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mae Jemison</a>Books<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Interrogating-Whiteness-Relinquishing-Power-Consciousness/dp/143312792X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty’s Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM Classrooms</a><a href="Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students</a><a href="  Black Dignity In A World Made for Whiteness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made for Whiteness</a><a href="Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Do-We-Here-Community/dp/0807000671" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated/dp/1631492853" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stony-Road-Reconstruction-White-Supremacy-ebook/dp/B07FC71WD6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stony The Road: Reconstruction, White supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Education-Horace-Tate-Uncovering/dp/1620971054" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in School</a>

Episode 07 – Tanea Hibler & Ariel Serkin – “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”