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On the Path to the NGSS

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On the Path to the NGSS

As several reports have shown, it is critical for teachers to understand instructional strategies that are consistent with the NGSS vision, as well as to have the skills to implement them in their classrooms. I had the privilege of working with two e...

By Diane Johnson

Middle School NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Radioactivity outlines a journe...

High School Environmental Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students

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Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students

Envision a room filled with noise, excited whispers, and students shouting across tables. Piles of tinfoil, plastic cups, scissors, string, and tape are scattered around the room. Paper, pencils, and notebooks filled with sketches are strewn across g...

By Cindy Workosky

Elementary Engineering Multilingual Learners Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners

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Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners

The release of the report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives (shortened to “the report” hereafter) (NASEM 2018) is timely, as three emerging forces shape the changing landscape of K–12 science educati...

By Okhee Lee

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Equity Literacy Multilingual Learners NGSS Research Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Just Roll With It

Journal Article

Just Roll With It

Incorporating engineering into third-grade science...

Elementary Engineering Physics Lesson Plans NGSS

Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset

Journal Article

Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Changing perceptions and attitudes toward the teaching and learning of physical science...

Elementary Physical Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Professional Learning old

Formatively Assessing NGSS

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Formatively Assessing NGSS

Three models of formative assessment for addressing NGSS domains ...

High School Assessment NGSS

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