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Recently, there was a question about what to do when students were off-task. I conduct many professional development programs, and I could use some id...
By Mary Bigelow
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Commentary: Going Beyond the Textbook
It has been said that science began “whenever and wherever [people] tried to solve the innumerable problems of life” (Sarton 1952). The Next Gene...
By sstuckey
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s April 2017 K-12 journals
Two articles of interest to all K-12 teachers:...
By Mary Bigelow
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Planning Three-Dimensional Instruction
Knowing that content material is most engaging when students can relate to it, I always begin my year with a student survey. The questions are designe...
By Cindy Workosky
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Digging Deeper: Designing Solutions
This month’s Digging Deeper column for the Next Gen Navigator focuses on the practice of constructing explanations and designing solutions, and spec...
By Cindy Workosky
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How I Came to Understand the Three Dimensions
When I first started teaching science, I taught the facts. I taught the nine planets (before Pluto got demoted; sorry, Pluto!), the steps of mitosis, ...
By Cindy Workosky
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I recently took a teaching position, after several years in a different job. I thought I could create a calm, focused atmosphere in my middle school s...
By Mary Bigelow
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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2017
2017 Shugrue Award winner Gary Koppelman believes that the development of community relationships and making positive decisions impacting the world be...
By admin
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The Green Room: How Border Walls Affect Wildlife
Steve Hillebrand, US Fish and Wildlife Service...
By sstuckey
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Week of the Young Child from NAEYC, April 24-28
How will your early childhood program celebrate the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) annual “Week of the...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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STEM-In-Action at its Best: Students Turn Ideas into Reality
Team Crabyotics, 2015 White House Science Fair When it comes to student-focused STEM projects at Taos Middle/High School, ideas seem limitless....
By Korei Martin