JoinAll High School resources
NSTA Press Book
Building the Science Department: Stories of Success
How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that q...
By Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, Todd Campbell
Blog Post
Gravitational Interactions and 3-D Learning in Middle School
I recently embarked on a journey with K–8 teachers in Vermont to learn how to be intentional about planning for three-dimensional (3-D) learning in ...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
Creating a STEM Culture for Teaching and Learning
This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from “not me” to “I’m in!” Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Io...
By Jeff Weld
Blog Post
How NGSS and CCSS for ELA/Literacy Address Argument
In the summer of 2015, I observed an elementary science teacher from an NGSS-adopted state who made a presentation to her cohort of close to 100 K–1...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
Using Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) Strategy to Improve Student Learning
This past school year, I used claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) statements to show three-dimensional learning in my classroom. Several tools are availa...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
You Teach What? I’m So Sorry! Building a Better Body and Building Better Argumentation
I am always amazed at the looks on people’s faces when I tell them I teach middle school. They seem to pity me for having a position I chose and lov...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery strives to provide a hub for play-based science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) learning experienc...
By Jennifer Parsons, Sara L. Hartman, Jennifer Hines-Bergmeier, and Christie Truly
Journal Article
This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers The Sound of One Hand Clapping ch...
Blog Post
When I began aligning my instruction to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), I got lost in the details. But when I realized that phenomena co...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
Using the Crosscutting Concepts to Scaffold Student Thinking
At the recent NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles, three-dimensional learning was, of course, a major topic of discussion. When those discussions ...
By Cindy Workosky
Interactive E-book Student Edition
Resources and Human Impact (Student Edition)
The Resources and Human Impact Interactive E-book examines the role society plays in environmental degradation and the technological solutions that ar...
Interactive E-book Student Edition
Explaining Matter with Elements, Atoms, and Molecules (Student Edition)
The Explaining Matter With Elements, Atoms, and Molecules Interactive E-book explores the properties of substances and elements and examines the inves...