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Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about what they are reading, writing, designing, and building! This excitement in turn helps them make strides in enginee...

By Elissa Milto, Merredith Portsmore, Mary McCormick, Jessica Watkins, Morgan Hynes

Elementary Middle School Preschool Engineering Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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Social Justice in the Science Classroom

Middle School Elementary High School Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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Investigating Environmental Racism in the High School Biology Classroom

By Jason Foster

High School Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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Justice-Centered Science Pedagogy: Leaning Beyond the Boundaries of Equity and Culturally Responsive Practices

By Jordyn Frost and Anastasia Sanchez

Middle School Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

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Creating Science Learning Environments in Which Indigenous Students Can Thrive

By Megan Bang, Nikki McDaid-Morgan, and Alice Tsoodle

Elementary Equity NGSS Professional Learning old Three-Dimensional Learning

NSTA Press Book

Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School

New in 2020!What if you could challenge your sixth graders to come up with a way to help tackle climate change in their own community? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Human Impacts on Our Climate outlines a journe...

Informal Education Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy Multicultural New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what students know and are able to do grows and evolves over time. Simple ideas learned in the early elementary grades gain...

By Ted Willard

Early Childhood Elementary High School Middle School Preschool General Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Administrators

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Taking a Second Look: Top 2019 Issues

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STEM, Standards, and Strategies for High-Quality Units

New in 2020!Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Do you, your school, or your school district want to align your science curriculum with state standards while meeting the growing demand for STEM instruction? If so, this is ...

By Rodger Bybee

Elementary High School Middle School STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Administrators

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How STEM Teachers Can Immerse Themselves in the Three Rs Over the Summer

By TRACY VASSILIEV, DOUGLAS J. GARDNER, AND DAVID NEIVANDT

Middle School Inquiry Professional Learning old STEM

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NGSS Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

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