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This article describes a cycle of teacher collaborative inquiry called the Student Experience Improvement Cycle (SEIC). The SEIC is a novel form of as...
By William Penuel, Ali Raza, Yamileth Salinas Del Val, Rosa Salinas-Estevez, Emily Williamson, Jennifer Smith, Quincy Gill
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This article introduces the Data Puzzles instructional framework as a means to engage middle school students in the exploration of wind energy and its...
By Jonathan Griffith, Melissa Braaten, Ann Dubick, Anne Gold
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Whole group discussions are a key aspect of the NGSS because these activities are where students collectively make sense of natural phenomena. However...
By Kevin Cherbow, Benjamin Lowell, Kris Grymonpre, Katherine McNeill, Renee Affolter
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We are now a decade past the release of the NGSS —an event that has shaped the way we teach science. The NGSS, with its three-dimensional approach e...
By Patricia McGinnis
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From Sun to Shade: Exploring Environmental Changes During the Total Solar Eclipse
Excitement is building in anticipation of the total solar eclipse taking place this April 2024. During the total solar eclipse, the moon will pass bet...
By Jill Nugent
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Introducing Engineering Aims and Values through Rover Wheel Design
Engineering activities often emphasize the practices of engineers, but pay less attention to aspects of the nature of engineering. One important aspec...
By Jerrid Kruse, Isaiah Kent-Schneider, Dan Chibnall, Sarah Voss, Emma Marie, Bridgid Miller, Jayme Scheck
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Socioscientific Modeling: Helping Students See Systems and Understand Messy Issues
In this article we present a strategy to help students unpack complex, socioscientific issues. We outline a 90-minute learning experience where studen...
By Eric Kirk, Troy Sadler, Zhen Xu, Jamie Elsner, Li Ke, Laura Zangori, Rebecca Lesnefsky
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Designing Performance-Based Assessments that Engage!
Rather than feel stressful for students, an assessment should feel like a celebration of learning. Performance-based assessments allow students to dem...
By Katie Coppens
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Standards-based grading (SBG) is an alternative approach to grading that uses standards, such as the NGSS, to communicate what students have learned. ...
By Jesse Wilcox, Matt Townsley