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Planning to ADAPT Materials for Classroom Instruction
Book Chapter | October 2013
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
Book Chapter | January 2009
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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Web Seminar | May 2020
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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Page | August 2020
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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Sponsored Archive: The Power of High Quality Instructional Materials in Middle School, May 12, 2022
Web Seminar | February 2022
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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Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction
Journal Article | February 2021
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Journal Article | April 2021
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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Q and A With Jim Short on Instructional Materials
Blog Post | January 2018
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…
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All Instructional Materials resources
List | February 2020
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Integrating Computational Modeling Into Science Instruction With English Learners
Journal Article | March 2021
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Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices
Journal Article | February 2021
Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these practices is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, introductory…
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Socio-scientific Issues Instruction
Journal Article | November 2020
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Choosing Instructional Materials: Lessons Learned
Blog Post | February 2018
Throughout my career as an educator, I’ve had many opportunities to select instructional materials. One experience is particularly memorable because I learned then that how you select instructional materials can be as…
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Collaborating on a Vision for NGSS Instructional Materials
Blog Post | January 2018
Recently, state science teachers associations in four states that had adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—worked together to address the critical role that…
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NSTA instructional materials Energy Flow
Collection | December 2015
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