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Creating and Using Instructionally Supportive Assessments in NGSS Classrooms (Book Sample)

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Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning (Book Sample)

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons ...

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Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, First Grade, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning (Book Sample)

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons ...

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Leadership by and for Science Teachers (Book Sample)

Imagine having the opportunity to hear from 21 colleagues about their personal leadership journeys—and to get their advice. Leadership by and for Sc...

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Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Second Grade, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning (Book Sample)

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through appealing less...

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Model-Based Inquiry in Biology: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12 (Book Sample)

This book is your chance to shift the emphasis of your high school biology curriculum away from “we need to learn about this topic in order to do we...

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Activating Students' Ideas: Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence (Book Sample)

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! COMING IN MARCH! Science teachers face an incredible challenging task of combining research on how students learn best, the...

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The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions (Book Sample)

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER (BOOKS TO SHIP LATE JULY) Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for edu...

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Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms (Book Sample)

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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science (Book Sample)

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical scienc...

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Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning (Book Sample)

Maybe you have a good grasp of disciplinary core ideas and science and engineering practices—critical parts of the Next Generation Science Standards...

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2, Second Edition: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes (book sample)

COMING IN APRIL 2021; NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER “Leave no alternative science idea unchallenged!” could be the slogan of this second edition o...

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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instructionn in Physical Science (Book Sample)

Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical science both chall...

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Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy (Book Sample)

With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about what they are reading, writing, designing, and building! This excitement in turn...

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Healthy Living, Grade 10: STEM Road Map for High School (Book Sample)

What if you could challenge your 10th graders to develop a product or process that helps people embrace diet and exercise and has a positive impact on...