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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

September 10, 2018

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

September 6, 2018

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

August 30, 2018

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

August 28, 2018

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

August 14, 2018

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 .

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NGSS: Aligning Science Instruction To The NGSS

August 9, 2018

So far, we have reviewed how implementing the NGSS requires a shift in mindset and content. We are going to move into the changes to instruction in this post, but if you missed the .

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NGSS Instruction for Conceptual Understanding

Creating Assessments for the NGSS: Step By Step Guide

Three Dimensional Assessments for the NGSS

Three+ Signs It’s NOT NGSS

Creating Storylines To Drive Instruction

Anchoring Phenomena: Three Common Mistakes

NGSS: Aligning Science Instruction To The NGSS