{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sensemaking","description":"I was recently reading the January - February 2025 issue of \u201cScience Scope\u201d, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, \u201cFrom the Editor\u2019s Desk,\u201d written by Patty McGinnis.&amp;nbsp; She wrote an article entitled, \u201cHelping Students Make Sense.\u201d Creating a classroom in which the emphasis shifts the learner role from \u201clearning about\u201d to \u201cfiguring out\u201d requires students to engage in the collaborative task of sensemaking.&amp;nbsp; The type of classroom discussion is critical to sensemaking.&amp;nbsp; STEM Teaching Tools, at: https:\/\/stemteachingtools.org\/tools can help you plan for student discussions. ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35319685\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/184681700"}