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Planning Three-Dimensional Instruction
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Knowing that content material is most engaging when students can relate to it, I always begin my year with a student survey. The questions are designed to help me design lessons to be as student-focused as possible.…
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Digging Deeper: Designing Solutions
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This month’s Digging Deeper column for the Next Gen Navigator focuses on the practice of constructing explanations and designing solutions, and specifically the design process that addresses the engineering component of…
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How I Came to Understand the Three Dimensions
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When I first started teaching science, I taught the facts. I taught the nine planets (before Pluto got demoted; sorry, Pluto!), the steps of mitosis, and the workings of plate tectonics, for example. I was proud that I…
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New NAP Publication Helps Teachers Assess 3-Dimensional Learning in the Classroom
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Seeing Students Learn Science It is a truly exciting time in science education. Science educators across the country are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science guided by the Framework for K–12 Science…
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Next Gen Navigator Makes Its Debut
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NSTA is all about supporting teachers in understanding and implementing three-dimensional instruction in their classrooms. The first edition of the Next Gen Navigator, a new monthly e-newsletter from the National…
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On the journey to NGSS, follow the path that works for you
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Every teacher of science in a school in which NGSS is being implemented is engaged in a transition to standards that are very different from what they are familiar with. This can spark many emotions, including…
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Permission to stumble on the road to successful implementation of NGSS
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So what’s the connection between growth mindset and NGSS? It begins with our own mindsets. We need to know that the implementation of NGSS will be hard work. We will struggle, have a small success, then find ourselves…
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Help Us Name NSTA’s New NGSS Newsletter
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Science teachers, you’ve spoken up about your Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation needs, and NSTA has listened. Thanks to the input of many of you, NSTA is moving forward on a new resource to help…
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New NSTA Infographic Explores How Today's Students Learn Science
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As a member of the NSTA communications team, I often field questions from a wide variety of audiences—teachers, parents, school and district leaders, business leaders and reporters—about the exciting new developments in…
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NSTA Back-to-School Science Resources For Parents
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Keshia Gardner via Today.com One of my favorite things about back-to-school time is to see my social media accounts blow up with pictures of kids’ first day back at school. Even more entertaining is when the…
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New NSTA Infographic on NGSS Now Available for Download
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Did you know that from 2014 to 2024 employment in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expected to grow faster than overall employment? In fact, STEM jobs now comprise 20% of all U.S…
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Exploring the practices in the science Framework
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I attended a great session at the NSTA Hartford conference regarding the new Framework and Next Generation Science Standards. Francis Eberle and Harold Pratt explored scientific and engineering practices in the the new…
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Catch sessions on Framework and Science Standards in Hartford
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Greetings … Interested in learning more about NRC’s Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards now in development, catch one of the many sessions slated for the Hartford…
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A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten
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Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to memorize. I prefer an approach that allows students to use evidence to…
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Modeling How Students Can Share Ideas and Make Sense of Phenomena by Aaron Mueller
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One of the most important steps I take to elicit student ideas in the classroom is to establish a classroom culture that makes students feel comfortable sharing their ideas. I take the time to develop a strong,…
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