Archive: Learn and Lead: How to Support Teachers Making the Shift to 3D Teaching and Learning, January 21, 2026
As science education evolves, the shift toward three-dimensional (3D) teaching and learning—integrating disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices—represents a transformative opportunity for educators and students alike. But with transformation comes challenge, and teachers need informed, sustained support as they reimagine their instructional practice.
Drawing on current research, classroom examples, and district case studies, this session will focus on:
As science education evolves, the shift toward three-dimensional (3D) teaching and learning—integrating disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices—represents a transformative opportunity for educators and students alike. But with transformation comes challenge, and teachers need informed, sustained support as they reimagine their instructional practice.
Drawing on current research, classroom examples, and district case studies, this session will focus on:
As science education evolves, the shift toward three-dimensional (3D) teaching and learning—integrating disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices—represents a transformative opportunity for educators and students alike. But with transformation comes challenge, and teachers need informed, sustained support as they reimagine their instructional practice.
Drawing on current research, classroom examples, and district case studies, this session will focus on:
As science education evolves, the shift toward three-dimensional (3D) teaching and learning—integrating disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices—represents a transformative opportunity for educators and students alike. But with transformation comes challenge, and teachers need informed, sustained support as they reimagine their instructional practice.
Drawing on current research, classroom examples, and district case studies, this session will focus on:

What does it take to create a science classroom where students feel empowered to share their ideas, ask questions, and figure things out together?
What makes instructional materials high quality—and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?
What does it really mean for students to make sense of science?
Because many science educators didn’t experience Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking during their own K–12 education, implementing it in today’s classrooms can feel like venturing into the unknown.
Many educators didn’t experience Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking during their own K–12 education, which makes implementing it in today’s classrooms both challenging and exciting.
