#NSTA23 – Equity and Social Justice in Space: Visioning Culturally Sustaining Astronomy Education (Using an Example from OpenSciEd Middle School)
OpenSciEdGraphic-FINAL-White-Background-01In this workshop, we will work through the "anchoring phenomenon" from the OpenSciEd Middle School space unit, which helps students see the relevance of astronomy by drawing on traditional indigenous astronomy knowledge and students' own cultural knowledge, to engage students in identifying and explaining patterns in the sky that set the rhythm for our lives. […]