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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
NSTA Press Book
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6–8: Structuring Lessons With the NGSS in Mind
Instructional Sequence Matters shows how to make simple shifts in the way you arrange and combine activities to improve student learning. It also makes it easy for you to put the NGSS into practice. After explaining why sequencing is so important, au...
By Patrick Brown
NSTA Press Book
STEM Education Now More Than Ever
In response to “these unconventional and uncertain years,” veteran educator Rodger W. Bybee has written a book that’s as thought-provoking as it is constructive. Now more than ever, he writes, America needs reminders of both the themes that mad...
By Rodger W. Bybee
NSTA Press Book
Preparing Teachers for Three-Dimensional Instruction
It’s not enough for teachers to read through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and correlate their content to the established curriculum. Teachers must prepare to make the vision of the NGSS come alive in their classrooms. Editor Jack Rh...
NSTA Press Book
Building the Science Department: Stories of Success
How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teachin...
By Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, Todd Campbell
NSTA Press Book
Creating a STEM Culture for Teaching and Learning
This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from “not me” to “I’m in!” Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. He sees STEM as “a white-hot, transformative revolution in ...
By Jeff Weld
Journal Article
Science 2.0: Developing the Knowledge Constructor
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses the ISTE’s Knowledge Constructor standard....
NSTA Press Book
Be a Winner! A Science Teacher’s Guide to Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Be a Winner! is your chance to learn from veteran science teachers about the secrets to successful grant writing. Formatted as a handy workbook, this practical book takes you step by step through the writing process. You’ll learn the top 10 reasons...
By Patty McGinnis, Kitchka Petrova