UtSTA 2024: Out-Of-This-World Science Teaching

It can be disorienting to approach a science or engineering topic with which we expect students to be familiar, only to be met with confusion, misconceptions, or blank stares. Luckily, a “funds of knowledge” approach to Three-Dimensional instruction can help us engage our students and activate their everyday STEM expertise so they can authentically connect to the SEEd Standards. Strategies discussed in this presentation will include self-documentation, community asset mapping, culturally relevant communication, place-based learning, and more.