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Teacher's Toolkit: A Visual Representation of Three-Dimensional Learning: A Tool for Evaluating Curriculum

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue focuses on demonstrating the power of visual...

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Science 2.0: A Social Media Primer

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses how to use social media as a tool for students' learning....

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Teacher's Toolkit: "What's Our Three-Word Claim?": Supporting English Language Learning Students' Engagement in Scientific Argumentation

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue explores instructional strategies that suppo...

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Guide to Implementing the NGSS

A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is ca...

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Teacher's Toolkit: The Argumentation and Evaluation Guide: Encouraging NGSS-Based Critical Thinking

In this article the authors focus on how you can use a new tool—argumentation and evaluation guide—to enhance argumentation in the classroom, eval...

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Methods and Strategies: KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue provides an update to the KLEW chart, which adds a to...

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Methods and Strategies: Creating a "We" Culture

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares strategies to ensure all students connect with...

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