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Transforming Science Learning: Introduction to the Crosscutting Concepts, February 27, 2024
Member Web Seminar |
Attendees will be introduced to ways the Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) are used as powerful lenses and tools for student sensemaking partnered with the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) and Disciplinary Core Ideas…
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Designing for Social Justice in Science Teaching and Learning: Working Toward Rightful Presence
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Connecting Three-Dimensional Learning to Upcoming Out-of-This-World Phenomena
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Supporting Three-Dimensional Learning Through Model-Based Inquiry Units and Resources
Archived Conference Session |
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Denver Public Schools' Journey to K–12 NGSS-Aligned Teaching and Learning
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Transforming Science Learning: The Role of the Science and Engineering Practices, March 21, 2022
Member Web Seminar |
Join us on Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM ET for this month's Transforming Science Learning member web seminar. We invite you to check out the first session of the Science and Engineering Practices:…
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Fall 2022: Prioritizing Relationships and Equity: Leveraging Student Ideas to Accelerate Learning
Web Seminar Series |
Teachers can accelerate learning for students when they develop classroom communities where students feel known and valued. We explore the connection between deep science learning and student opportunities to express,…
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Transforming Science Learning: Keeping Phenomena at the Center of Science, May 4, 2022
Member Web Seminar |
Join us on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for another edition of NSTA's Transforming Science Learning member web seminars. Take a peek behind the curtain of creating the NSTA Daily Do lesson plans…
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Blog Post |
I first encountered the KLEWS teaching strategy in an article in Science and Children (NSTA 2015), “KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science.” I shared the article and modeled the strategy with teachers who wanted to…
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Answers to Your Questions About NSTA's District Professional Learning Packages
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Professional development at the district level is now available for science educators from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Based on new research about the ways students best learn science and how…
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New NSTA Press Book Provides Engaging Problem-Based Learning Lessons
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Problem-based learning (PBL) offers an excellent way to capture students’ imaginations, stimulate their curiosity, and engage them in deep learning. The new NSTA Press book Problem-Based Learning in the Earth and Space…
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New NAP Publication Helps Teachers Assess 3-Dimensional Learning in the Classroom
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Seeing Students Learn Science It is a truly exciting time in science education. Science educators across the country are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science guided by the Framework for K–12 Science…
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Big learning from short observations of birds: February 17-20, 2017
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Walk outside with your children, watch and count birds for 15 minutes while recording the names of those you know, and report your bird count to be part of a world-wide citizen-science project to collect data on…
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New NSTA Infographic Explores How Today's Students Learn Science
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As a member of the NSTA communications team, I often field questions from a wide variety of audiences—teachers, parents, school and district leaders, business leaders and reporters—about the exciting new developments in…
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The Power of Children’s Ideas: Thoughts about Science Learning and Teaching in the Early Years
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Guest post by Cindy Hoisington, with thanks to Karen Worth and other dear colleagues for their inspiration Welcome guest blogger Cindy Hoisington, an early childhood science educator at Education Development Center…