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The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the instructional shifts required ...
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 13, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 6, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 30, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Web Seminar Series
SP25: Designing Equitable, 3D, Curriculum-Anchored Assessments: Topic Study for K-12 Educators
Do you want to design an engaging, three-dimensional assessment that you can use in your classroom that is connected to your instructional materials and coherent from the perspective of your students?...
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WI25: Supporting Student Sensemaking with the Crosscutting Concepts: Topic Study for K-12 Educators
Students who use CCCs regularly build confidence in their science practices and develop a stronger sense of science identity. Each session presents participants with the opportunity to consider the different ways in which the CCCs can be used in the ...
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FA24: Making Sense of Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning: Topic Study for K-12 Educators
This web seminar series, scheduled on October 22, 29, November 12, and 19, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Eastern time, provides educators and administrators the opportunity to develop or deepen* an understanding of the three-dimensions of teaching an...
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Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have an increased presence in our school classrooms and laboratory instructional spaces, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, and equipment. However, Science/STEM teachers nationwide are forced to adopt and make use...
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 23, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 16, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Cultivating Genius for Science Contexts: Where Does the Pursuit of Joy Fit into Science Learning?
Where do Goldy Muhammad’s Cultivating Genus Pursuits fit into science learning? In this article, 5th grade teachers are adding the pursuits into a FreshWater project based science unit. Focusing on Identity and Joy, in particular, they find that sc...
By Alice Severson, Leigh Kohlmann, Emily Miller, Kevin Anderson
Journal Article
Leading Effective Science Curriculum-Based Learning
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By Patrick Brown, Rodger W Bybee, Joseph Taylor
Journal Article
Light, Forces, Sticks, Crates and So Much More: A Loose Parts Learning Approach to STEM
The use of loose parts can be an effective teaching method to improve and enhance student understanding of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Loose parts can inspire children to use their creativity and critical thinking skills in the classroo...
By Carla Gull, Suzanne Levenson Goldstein, Tricia Rosengarten
Journal Article
Beyond Definitions: Using Hexagonal Thinking for Sensemaking
This article was written for the purpose of introducing the hexagonal thinking strategy to upper elementary teachers. The strategy, in which students make connections across the vocabulary and concepts to develop a map, has become more popular in the...
By Simone Nance