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S01E15 How To Incorporate More Exploration

November 25, 2019

In this short solo episode, Nicole VanTassel of iExploreScience takes a closer look at incorporating discovery into your NGSS classroom. Building from the fundamentals…

S01E14 How To Create NGSS Storylines

November 18, 2019

In this short solo episode, Erin Sadler of Sadler Science models designing your NGSS storyline from phenomenon to content. Building from the fundamentals in…

S01E13 How To Use Relationships To Support The NGSS Classroom

November 11, 2019

In this episode, Nicole VanTassel of iExploreScience talks with Dana Skillman – an NGSS teacher and member of the Science Teacher Tribe – about…

S01E12 How The NGSS Will Change Your Content

November 4, 2019

In this quick solo episode, Nicole VanTassel of iExploreScience outlines the big content shifts you can expect to see with your transition to the…

S01E11 How You Can Evaluate Student Learning

October 28, 2019

In this episode, Erin talks to Juli Cannon of Juli Cannon Science about 3-dimensional assessment strategies and instructional shifts with the NGSS.Show NotesResources Referenced:>> Juli…

S01E10 How You Can Teach For Student Discovery

October 21, 2019

In this episode, Nicole breaks down how you can move away from “teaching as telling” toward a discovery-centered approach more in line with the…

S01E09 How You Can Be Brave With The NGSS

October 14, 2019

In this episode, Nicole interviews Sarah from Happy Teacher Heart about being brave with the NGSS. What does that mean? Sarah shares her experience…

S01E08 How To Really Use The 5E Model

October 7, 2019

In this episode, we talk about how you can identify resources that may be labeled NGSS but aren’t actually aligned to the NGSS! NGSS-washing…

S01E07 How You Can Incorporate Phenomena

September 30, 2019

Using phenomena to relate content to your student’s lives is an important shift when creating an NGSS aligned classroom. In this episode, Erin discusses…

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…