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Questioning To Support Discovery Through Exploration

August 28, 2019

How can you help students make meaning during exploration? Questioning! In an NGSS classroom, the goal is for students to discover the content though…

Best Sites For NGSS Phenomena

August 27, 2019

Where Can You Find Anchor Phenomena? It takes time and a LOT of thought to identify a great anchor for a unit, so don’t…

5 Ways To Differentiate for NGSS Learners

August 21, 2019

How can you differentiate NGSS activities to reach all learners? The transition to the NGSS is hard. It’s hard for teachers, and it can…

Beyond Choosing An Anchor: USING An Anchor

August 14, 2019

What do you do after you choose an anchor? Anchoring phenomena are a huge part of NGSS units. They tie your standards together, frame…

Bundling The NGSS: Integrated Or Discipline Specific?

August 7, 2019

How should you bundle your standards? The NGSS has identified two approaches to bundling the standards — a topic model and a phenomenon model. …

Bundling The NGSS: The First Step

July 31, 2019

What is the first step when creating an NGSS-aligned curriculum? Bundling! Bundling is the practice of creating groups (or “bundles”) of standards that are…