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Data literacy is an important part of the sciences, but it’s an important skill our students should master even if they aren’t going to grow up to work in a STEM field. In society at .

Earth Science, Teaching Strategies

Plate Tectonics: Age Is But A Number… Until It’s Evidence

March 13, 2019

When I moved from middle school science to high school science, one of the most surprising things I encountered was how much my high school students enjoyed coloring. Now .

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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: Starting With The Three Dimensions

July 26, 2018

I recently realized that I have been writing about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in a very piece-meal fashion. Honestly, I didn’t realize how many teachers were .

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Easy Strategies to Implement Three Dimensional Learning

June 26, 2018

There’s a good chance the Next Generation Science Standards are unlike any standards you’ve used to teach in the past. Old school science standards typically outlined content students .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices, Teaching Strategies

Integrate Engineering: A How To Guide For Science Teachers

June 21, 2018

So far we’ve discussed WHY you should integrate engineering and how NOT to integrate engineering… so what SHOULD you do?! I’ve compiled a few ideas to get you started! First, let’s .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices

Teaching Engineering: What NOT To Do

June 19, 2018

Someone once told me that the things you dislike most about other people are actually the things you dislike most in yourself. I’m not a psychologist or anything (obvi), but I can say .

science and engineering practices

Developing Data Literacy in Science Classrooms

Plate Tectonics: Age Is But A Number… Until It’s Evidence

NGSS: Aligning Science Instruction To The NGSS

NGSS: Starting With The Three Dimensions

Easy Strategies to Implement Three Dimensional Learning

Integrate Engineering: A How To Guide For Science Teachers

Teaching Engineering: What NOT To Do