Tools To Support Engaging In Argument From Evidence
How can you support students as they practice engaging in argument from evidence? Argumentation - or engaging in argument from evidence - which we’ve been focusing the last several posts…
Moving Beyond C-E-R: Arguing From Evidence
How can you engage students in argumentation beyond the CER essay? I’m going to say it: C-E-R isn’t the only way to engage students in argument from evidence. In fact,…
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning In Science
How can you use the C-E-R format to engage students in arguing from evidence? In the last post, we took a look at the difference between arguments and explanations. …
Argumentation vs Explanation With The NGSS
What is the difference between argumentation and explanation? There are a lot of misunderstandings around when it comes to the Science and Engineering Practices, and the concept of argumentation definitely…
NGSS Support Stations: Better Than Sliced Bread
Support Stations Can Foster Student Independence and Reduce Frustration! NGSS-style instruction can be full of challenges unique to this inquiry or discovery-oriented approach. One major challenge for NGSS teachers is…
Group Work Roles That Really Work
Using Group Work Roles To Actually Enhance Student Learning Group work is a HUGE part of NGSS classrooms. Collaboration should be occurring daily - from the puzzling it out to…
A Lesson From Lyla: The Benefit Of the Doubt
How Giving The "Benefit Of The Doubt" Can Save Your Classroom Relationships When my daughter was just about two years old, we visited a local juice place for a mommy-daughter…