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Planning to ADAPT Materials for Classroom Instruction
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For this chapter, the goals are to identify the degree to which current instructional materials accommodate performance expectations from Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and to adapt these materials into a…
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Learning From Innovative Instructional Materials and Making Them Your Own
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This chapter examines the interplay between the intended implementation of designed, innovative instructional materials and the enacted curriculum by teachers who are accustomed to customizing their own instruction.…
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All students should have opportunities to investigate issues related to their personal interests and community priorities. Teachers value these goals but often lack materials that follow students' meaningful questions…
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Explore how equitable instructional practices are central to the design of the OpenSciEd materials. Learn about the embedded features and practices and take away strategies and materials that will support equitable…
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Sponsored Archive: The Power of High Quality Instructional Materials in Middle School, May 12, 2022
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It is complex work to create developmentally appropriate learning sequences that meet the NGSS’ expectations for phenomena-based storylines that address all three dimensions! Research-based and field-tested…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Safer Science/STEM Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments Instruction Disclaimer Statement (Note: This disclaimer statement is recommended for instructors to include with their course outline and all online or at home science/STEM lab activities.) “The safety precautions/protocols outlined for…
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Four presenters involved in equitable science instructional materials, policy, and professional development share their thoughts on current status and recommendations for the future of research, policy, and…
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Archive: SP24: Health DataWell: HS Life Science Instructional Materials, June 4, 2024
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Health Datawell provides free lesson plans and storyline units to help high school students understand the varied roles of citizens and health scientists in protecting and promoting the health and wellness of their…
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Web Seminar: FA24: Health DataWell: HS Life Science Instructional Materials, October 17, 2024
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Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn about the diversity of careers and civic roles engaged in health protection. Health Datawell provides free lesson plans and storyline…
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NSTA Science Instructional Materials
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Promoting Sensemaking Through an Impactful Instructional Sequence
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Education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is increasingly online, even the laboratory components of STEM courses. As online laboratory education trends upward in terms of enrollment and variety of…
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Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction
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Q and A With Jim Short on Instructional Materials
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Why do instructional materials for science need to change? The vision of A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (Framework; NRC 2012)—embraced in the Next Generation…