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Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning ...

By Patrick Brown

High School Chemistry Literacy NGSS Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Teaching With Simulations

Interactive science simulations (sims) have become popular tools for science educators, and research confirms that sims can improve student learning (...

By ARGENTA PRICE, CARL WIEMAN, AND KATHERINE PERKINS

High School Computer Science Engineering Labs NGSS STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Blog Post

Supporting Equity in the Classroom

Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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Achieving Equity Through Assessments

Our school requires all students to take chemistry. We teach all levels, ranging from Collaborative/Inclusive Chemistry to Honors and AP Chemistry. Al...

By Laura Littrell and Kevin Williams

High School Assessment Chemistry Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Blog Post

NGSS: Planning for Science Success for All Students

Creating an Environment for All Students to Show Their Understanding Much discussion has focused on how the NGSS (and other state standards based o...

By Hallie Booth

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Using Senses in Nature to Experience Equity

In one of my favorite lessons, I take my kindergarten students outside to explore the schoolyard. Though I take my students outdoors throughout the ye...

By Julia Deevers-Rich

Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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NGSS Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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How PLCs Helped Move Us Toward Equitable High School Assessment Practices

My colleagues and I began using units intentionally designed for the NGSS for biology in early 2017. We started with a high-quality unit evaluated by ...

By Holly Hereau

Middle School Elementary High School Chemistry Curriculum Engineering General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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PLNs + High-Quality Units = NGSS Success

In June 2013, Kentucky’s Board of Education officially adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which not only set a new course for sci...

By David Grossman

Middle School Instructional Materials NGSS Phenomena Professional Learning old

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Improving Elementary Science Programs Through Professional Learning Communities

“I’m not good at science.” It’s a declaration that far too many students have made in classrooms. Their beliefs are often based on lack of exp...

By Edel Maeder

Elementary NGSS Professional Learning old