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Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide (e-book)

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Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide (e-book)

If you’re charged with helping educators achieve the vision of the new science standards, this is the professional development resource you need. This book is chock-full of activities and useful advice for guiding teachers and administrators as the...

Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6-8: Phenomenon-Based Learning (e-book)

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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6-8: Phenomenon-Based Learning (e-book)

What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Sound Pipes, Drinking Birds, Dropper Poppers, and more? The 35 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6–8, cover topics including pre...

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 (e-book)

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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 (e-book)

Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for high school lab instruction but just aren’t sure how to do it? You aren’t alone. This book will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to start using this...

What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment (e-Book)

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What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment (e-Book)

A REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Children are continually developing ideas and explanations about their natural world. … Some of these ideas are consistent with the science children are taught; ot...

Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 2: 39 New Electricity and Magnetism Formative Assessment Probes (e-book)

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 2: 39 New Electricity and Magnetism Formative Assessment Probes (e-book)

If you and your students can’t get enough of a good thing, Volume 2 of Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science is just what you need. The book offers 39 new formative assessment probes, this time with a focus on electric charge, electric curre...

It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12 (e-book)

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It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12 (e-book)

“Functional scientific literacy requires an understanding of the nature of science and the skills necessary to think both scientifically and ethically about everyday issues.” —from the introduction to It’s Debatable! This book encourages s...

Models and Approaches to STEM Professional Development (e-book)

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Models and Approaches to STEM Professional Development (e-book)

The arrival of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) makes it the ideal time to kick-start your professional development program, and this ambitious book is the perfect source of inspiration to help you do so....

The Basics of Data Literacy: Helping Your Students (and You!) Make Sense of Data (e-book)

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The Basics of Data Literacy: Helping Your Students (and You!) Make Sense of Data (e-book)

Here’s the ideal statistics book for teachers with no statistics background. Written in an informal style with easy-to-grasp examples, The Basics of Data Literacy teaches you how to help your students understand data. Then, in turn, they learn how ...

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