Cindy Kern
@cindylkern.bsky.social
PhD #SciEd @QuinnipiacU
QUADS Director
#PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences
🌟 Living to learn, leaning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
❤️ Mom, Soulmate
🌍 QUADSCT.org
QUADS Director
#PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences
🌟 Living to learn, leaning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
❤️ Mom, Soulmate
🌍 QUADSCT.org
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During the #StateOfTheUnion I decided to help write a teacher-facing @stemteachingtool.bsky.social to help educators understand 8 Climate Literacy principles decided by 15 US federal agencies in 2024—so they can help future generations build the decarbonized world we need.
➡️ tiny.cc/2024-Climate...
➡️ tiny.cc/2024-Climate...
Climate-Literacy-Guide-September-2024.pdf
tiny.cc
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
During the #StateOfTheUnion I decided to help write a teacher-facing @stemteachingtool.bsky.social to help educators understand 8 Climate Literacy principles decided by 15 US federal agencies in 2024—so they can help future generations build the decarbonized world we need.
➡️ tiny.cc/2024-Climate...
➡️ tiny.cc/2024-Climate...
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Thrilled to share a call for book chapter proposals for a STEM microcredential book that I am co-editing with my UF colleague, Kent Crippen: bit.ly/microcredcfp. Extended abstracts are due Dec 2, 2024. Please share with your networks! #microcredentials
November 14, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Thrilled to share a call for book chapter proposals for a STEM microcredential book that I am co-editing with my UF colleague, Kent Crippen: bit.ly/microcredcfp. Extended abstracts are due Dec 2, 2024. Please share with your networks! #microcredentials
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Can anyone explain to me like I'm 3, how the EO to End Radical Indoctrination in K12 Schools isn't in fact indoctrination? #EduSky
Serious question.
Serious question.
January 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Can anyone explain to me like I'm 3, how the EO to End Radical Indoctrination in K12 Schools isn't in fact indoctrination? #EduSky
Serious question.
Serious question.
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We finally have an elementary unit on our MBI website created by a wonderful teacher/collaborator drive.google.com/file/d/16P22...
January 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We finally have an elementary unit on our MBI website created by a wonderful teacher/collaborator drive.google.com/file/d/16P22...
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@chemhemling.bsky.social PAEMST 2009? Same! I was from NV! Hi!! This awkward, but hey, we shared a fun week!! 😂
December 9, 2024 at 10:08 PM
@chemhemling.bsky.social PAEMST 2009? Same! I was from NV! Hi!! This awkward, but hey, we shared a fun week!! 😂
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An important contribution to climate literacy! Thanks Dr Sara Tolbert for flagging this on LinkedIn ☺️ theconversation.com/why-science-...
Why science needs the humanities to solve climate change
Climate change isn’t just a technical challenge – it also involves ethics, social justice and cultural values. Insights from literature, philosophy and other humanities can produce better solutions.
theconversation.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
An important contribution to climate literacy! Thanks Dr Sara Tolbert for flagging this on LinkedIn ☺️ theconversation.com/why-science-...
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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🌟 Excited to share Carolina’s project from Sensemaking in STEM!
Her work on Sensemaking in High School Mathematics highlights innovative ways to engage students, connect abstract math to real-world contexts, and promote deeper understanding.
🔗 sensemakinghsmath.my.canva.site
Her work on Sensemaking in High School Mathematics highlights innovative ways to engage students, connect abstract math to real-world contexts, and promote deeper understanding.
🔗 sensemakinghsmath.my.canva.site
Sensemaking in STEM
sensemakinghsmath.my.canva.site
December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
🌟 Excited to share Carolina’s project from Sensemaking in STEM!
Her work on Sensemaking in High School Mathematics highlights innovative ways to engage students, connect abstract math to real-world contexts, and promote deeper understanding.
🔗 sensemakinghsmath.my.canva.site
Her work on Sensemaking in High School Mathematics highlights innovative ways to engage students, connect abstract math to real-world contexts, and promote deeper understanding.
🔗 sensemakinghsmath.my.canva.site
Cats & Pottery
Jasper checking out a freshly bisqued bowl!
December 6, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Cats & Pottery
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A set of large mugs. The rings are actually for clipping them onto belts or a strap to carry at renfairs. This was a gift for my son!
December 6, 2024 at 1:39 AM
A set of large mugs. The rings are actually for clipping them onto belts or a strap to carry at renfairs. This was a gift for my son!
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Two stages of grading written work:
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Two stages of grading written work:
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Submitted our proposal for the MA Science Performance Assessment Ambassador Program—a $1,240,000 initiative to support educators & advance equitable science education statewide. The project brings together Dr. Sara Cooper & Vivayic to provide innovative tools for science assessments.
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Submitted our proposal for the MA Science Performance Assessment Ambassador Program—a $1,240,000 initiative to support educators & advance equitable science education statewide. The project brings together Dr. Sara Cooper & Vivayic to provide innovative tools for science assessments.
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Fun fact about teaching at my Danish school: when we are sick, we’re not required to write sub plans because we’re sick.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
December 3, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Fun fact about teaching at my Danish school: when we are sick, we’re not required to write sub plans because we’re sick.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
Hi Bluesky, my name is Cindy Kern.
PhD #SciEd @QuinnipiacU | QUADS Director | #PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences—QUADS ecosystems centered on belonging.
🌟 Living to learn, learning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
🌍 QUADSCT.org
PhD #SciEd @QuinnipiacU | QUADS Director | #PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences—QUADS ecosystems centered on belonging.
🌟 Living to learn, learning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
🌍 QUADSCT.org
QUADS CT | ConnCAP | College-Readiness | Connecticut
Quinnipiac University Advancing Diversity in Science (QUADS) connects Connecticut students with college peers, faculty, and staff.
QUADSCT.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Hi Bluesky, my name is Cindy Kern.
PhD #SciEd @QuinnipiacU | QUADS Director | #PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences—QUADS ecosystems centered on belonging.
🌟 Living to learn, learning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
🌍 QUADSCT.org
PhD #SciEd @QuinnipiacU | QUADS Director | #PAEMST 2009
🌱 Passion: Multi-tiered mentorship #SciEd experiences—QUADS ecosystems centered on belonging.
🌟 Living to learn, learning to live.
☕ Playing in mud. #pottery
🌍 QUADSCT.org
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In this piece by Dr. Britt Wray and Henna Hundal, I really appreciate the focus on productive ways to approach #ClimateEducation in response to the growing prevalence of #ClimateAnxiety in society.
Check it out and share with those in your world who influence education!
www.aamc.org/news/growing...
Check it out and share with those in your world who influence education!
www.aamc.org/news/growing...
The growing toll of climate anxiety
Guilt, sadness, fear, worry over bringing children into the world. Eco-anxiety is growing. Here’s what doctors and medical educators can—and must—do to help.
www.aamc.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
In this piece by Dr. Britt Wray and Henna Hundal, I really appreciate the focus on productive ways to approach #ClimateEducation in response to the growing prevalence of #ClimateAnxiety in society.
Check it out and share with those in your world who influence education!
www.aamc.org/news/growing...
Check it out and share with those in your world who influence education!
www.aamc.org/news/growing...
Reposted by Cindy Kern
Head's up for those who #TeachClimate and #EnvironmentalEducation…
Many federal agencies providing relevant curricula & data sets will likely be forced to remove them from their public web sites under the new administration in early 2025.
Download all the resources & data you need in 2024!
Many federal agencies providing relevant curricula & data sets will likely be forced to remove them from their public web sites under the new administration in early 2025.
Download all the resources & data you need in 2024!
a poster for schitts creek shows a woman wearing a striped shirt
ALT: a poster for schitts creek shows a woman wearing a striped shirt
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Head's up for those who #TeachClimate and #EnvironmentalEducation…
Many federal agencies providing relevant curricula & data sets will likely be forced to remove them from their public web sites under the new administration in early 2025.
Download all the resources & data you need in 2024!
Many federal agencies providing relevant curricula & data sets will likely be forced to remove them from their public web sites under the new administration in early 2025.
Download all the resources & data you need in 2024!
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“Thankfulness finds its full measure in generosity of presence, both through participation and witness…Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets all other presences.”
From “Gratitude” by David Whyte
grateful.org/resource/gra...
From “Gratitude” by David Whyte
grateful.org/resource/gra...
Gratitude
Gratitude is the understanding that many millions of things come together and live together and mesh together and breathe together in order for us to take even one more breath of air...
grateful.org
November 28, 2024 at 3:53 PM
“Thankfulness finds its full measure in generosity of presence, both through participation and witness…Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets all other presences.”
From “Gratitude” by David Whyte
grateful.org/resource/gra...
From “Gratitude” by David Whyte
grateful.org/resource/gra...
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I often show my students this visualization of how atmospheric CO₂ travels around the globe. Our attitude toward burning fossil fuels would change significantly if we could actually see CO₂.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
November 29, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I often show my students this visualization of how atmospheric CO₂ travels around the globe. Our attitude toward burning fossil fuels would change significantly if we could actually see CO₂.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
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PLS RP #SciEd #NGSS #TeachClimate
Do you teach MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS who have experienced #ClimateChange? We just published a new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to leverage student & community expertise in #ClimateJustice instruction with a focus on language!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/99
Do you teach MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS who have experienced #ClimateChange? We just published a new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to leverage student & community expertise in #ClimateJustice instruction with a focus on language!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/99
November 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
PLS RP #SciEd #NGSS #TeachClimate
Do you teach MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS who have experienced #ClimateChange? We just published a new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to leverage student & community expertise in #ClimateJustice instruction with a focus on language!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/99
Do you teach MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS who have experienced #ClimateChange? We just published a new @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to leverage student & community expertise in #ClimateJustice instruction with a focus on language!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/99