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Tangible Explore Experiences for the NGSS Classroom

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at the 5E Model and how to use it to design your NGSS-aligned instructional sequences. We first took a bird’s view of the model and how to use .

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Creating “Ah Ha!” Moments with the 5E Model

Last time, we discussed why we should be using the 5E Model in our NGSS classrooms. Shifting our instruction is vital to truly shifting our curriculum to the NGSS, and for ensuring our .

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NGSS Instruction for Conceptual Understanding

When we are teaching, we obviously want our students to be learning. But teaching and learning are not the same things, and one thing (teaching) does not always result in the other .

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Creating Assessments for the NGSS: Step By Step Guide

In Monday’s post, we covered what three dimensional assessments are and why we should be using them, but we still haven’t discussed how to create three dimensional assessments. Because .

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Three Dimensional Assessments for the NGSS

Three dimensional assessments, traditional tests, and added sugar… what’s the scoop? Have you noticed lately the “Added Sugar” note on some of the nutrition labels? .

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Three+ Signs It’s NOT NGSS

NGSS-washing. Seriously, it’s a thing. And it’s a problem. Have you heard of “greenwashing”? It’s a thing companies do to take advantage of consumers who want to eat .

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Creating Storylines To Drive Instruction

Using Storylines to Drive Instruction One goal of NGSS instruction is to develop in students a conceptual understanding of the content studied. We can’t just ask students to memorize .

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Anchoring Phenomena: Three Common Mistakes

Anchoring phenomena is one aspect of the NGSS that I really struggled with. I couldn’t wrap my head around what it was, what it was used for, or what it should look like in my .