-
The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>: A Focus on Physical Science
Journal Article |
This article focuses on the NGSS disciplinary core ideas in physical science, the development of those ideas across time, the importance of blending core ideas with scientific and engineering practices to build…
-
The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>: A Focus on Physical Science
Journal Article |
This article focuses on the NGSS disciplinary core ideas in physical science, the development of those ideas across time, the importance of blending core ideas with scientific and engineering practices to build…
-
Journal Article |
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching.
-
Science Sampler: Self-assessment helps classroom focus on learning and understanding
Journal Article |
In our science classrooms, teachers are the science practitioners demystifying our practice—from reading, inquiry, and problem solving to test taking, and even note taking. Placing learning and understanding in an…
-
Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher: Focusing on Student Thinking in Secondary Science (e-book)
eBook |
"No one would find it strange to see a geologist poring at length over a single rock, or an entomologist over a moth, or botanist over a leaf. Examining a specimen closely can help scientists develop new understandings…
-
Focusing on Learning as a Marker of Success for Underrepresented Students
Journal Article |
-
Journal Article |
Many science educators know of the pedagogical benefits of inquiry- and research-based labs, yet numerous barriers to implementation exist. In this article we describe a faculty development workshop that explored…
-
Journal Article |
This project-based science unit, focused on a local environmental issue, created a great deal of interest and learning, as well as drew in the support of the community. The authors designed and implemented the project…
-
A Team-Taught Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar With a Focus on Blood
Journal Article |
First-Year Seminars (FYS) offer a unique mode of introducing college students to new topics, research practices, and approaches to learning that they may not have been exposed to in high school. In this article, we…