Equitable and Inclusive Science for Every Student
What Makes an Incredible STEM Experience?
It starts by creating learning environments where every student feels represented and empowered. At the heart of Twig Science is the belief that every student should be able to envision a future in STEM — a future where professionals who look and experience life like they do thrive.
Twig Science actively dismantles barriers to scientific literacy — find out how.
Making Every Lesson Inclusive, Accessible, and Equitable
Reflective Content
Representation matters. Students are more likely to feel excited about a future in science when they can see STEM professions are just like them. That’s why Twig Science includes representation of different genders, races, and disabilities across our imagery. Additional examples of STEM professionals from all background inspire students to kick-start their journey into science.
Point-of-Use Scaffolds
Scaffolds provide guidance and differentiation strategies to adapt the curriculum, including instructional materials to address the needs of students who are below grade level. Instructional strategies are scaffolded and varied for student learning needs.
Collaboration and Respect
Through team-based investigations, students develop working practices that increase both their self-worth and the value they ascribe to others. They learn to be better communicators and to better respect the diverse range of skills, abilities, and ideas of others.
Teacher Support
To help the majority of elementary science teachers without science backgrounds, there are multiple forms of support to enable teachers to deliver science instruction with confidence, from bite-sized science content background information to onboarding sessions and teacher training workshops.
Multimodal, Flexible, and Responsive Learning Solutions
We recognize that there is inequality in access to the technologies and environments needed to receive much of the instruction that is currently available remotely. Our distance learning offering is designed to make allowances for, and reduce the importance of, this inequality.
Parents Included
All modules include Family Outreach Letters (FOL) to be sent or emailed to students’ families, summarizing learning and providing suggestions for connecting students’ learning to experiences outside the classroom.
Twig Science actively dismantles barriers to scientific literacy — find out how.
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