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Developing Innovative STEM Units
This chapter moves from discussing ideas about designing STEM units to focusing on their development. It begins with a discussion of an integrated app...
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Perspectives on Professional Learning for STEM Units
This chapter presents criteria for potential contemporary STEM units and the complementary professional learning. The discussion provides a foundation...
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Professional Development of STEM Units
This chapter addresses the connection of professional learning to the development and implementation of STEM units. The plan centers on teachers devel...
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Innovations and Opportunities for STEM Education
STEM represents an innovative approach to school programs. Although there is a history of innovation in American education, STEM is unique in that it ...
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Designing Meaningful STEM Lessons (book sample)
Sure, there are lots of cool STEM activities you can use in class. But do they really help your students learn science? This book shows you how to tak...
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STEM Education Now More Than Ever (Book Sample)
In response to “these unconventional and uncertain years,” veteran educator Rodger W. Bybee has written a book that’s as thought-provoking as it...
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Implementing Pedagogical Approaches to Support Students in Science Practices
This chapter, by Kenneth L. Huff, establishes a contemporary view of science practices. It begins by providing a brief historical perspective of the r...
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This chapter, by Zong Vang, Eric Brunsell, and Elizabeth Alderton, addresses the inclusion of scientific argumentation in elementary classrooms and it...
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This chapter, by Mary Colson, explores changes to instructional planning that support three-dimensional learning, including specific techniques for he...
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This chapter, by Tricia Shelton, examines the use of explanatory arguments for empowering students to construct their own understanding of scientific ...
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Assessment That Reflects the Three Dimensions of the NGSS
This chapter, by Susan German, addresses the importance of explicitly teaching crosscutting concepts, adding scientific argumentation to assessment, a...
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Promising Professional Learning: Tools and Practices
This chapter, by Rodger W. Bybee, James B. Short, and Dora E. Kastel, explores professional learning strategies and emphasizes the importance of asses...
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Preparing Teachers to Successfully Implement the Three Dimensions of the NGSS
This chapter, by David T. Crowther and Susan Gomez Zwiep, briefly outlines the challenges faced by leaders seeking to design and execute professional ...
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This chapter, by Kevin J. B. Anderson, shares examples from experiences that support teacher professional learning about scientific arguments based on...
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Examining Student Work and Interactions That Reflect the NGSS
This chapter, by Deb M. Kneser, discusses the collaborative analysis of student work as an effective method of professional development. By engaging i...