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  • What Is Sensemaking?

    Professional Learning Unit |

    After exploring what sensemaking truly means, educators will be introduced to the four attributes of sensemaking (phenomena, science and engineering practices, student ideas and grade-appropriate disciplinary core ideas…

  • Leading the Implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials to Enact Standards

    Professional Learning Unit |

    High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) designed for next generation science can make a difference in the quality of equitable science teaching and learning throughout the educational system and for all learners (i.…

  • The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Module 1: Introduction to Disciplinary Core Ideas

    Professional Learning Unit |

    In this module you will use A Framework for K-12 Science Education as a resource for developing an understanding of Dimension 3 - Disciplinary Core Ideas. An immersion in a high-quality science lesson pulls disciplinary…

  • The Meaning Beyond the Words

    Professional Learning Unit |

    Recent research on race, language, and culture are working to re-shape science teaching and learning. As educators, how we say things can have an enormous impact on students’ sense of belonging. This Professional…

  • Polymers Course for Small Colleges and Universities

    Journal Article |

    This article describes the course design and teaching methodology for a polymer chemistry and applications lecture class specifically aimed at small college and university instruction. This intermediate course for…

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