The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Module 1: Introduction to Disciplinary Core Ideas

Professional Learning Unit | February 2023

In this module you will use A Framework for K-12 Science Education as a resource for developing an understanding of Dimension 3 - Disciplinary Core Ideas. An immersion in a high-quality science lesson pulls disciplinary…

Justice-Centered STEM Education With Multilingual Learners

Journal Article | April 2023

Teaching Climate Change Through Educational Resources From America’s National Parks

Journal Article | July 2023

Some Like It Hot

Journal Article | February 2021

Reimagining the 5 Practices for Effective and Equitable Discourse

Journal Article | June 2021

Making Critical Thinking Visible for Student Analysis and Reflection

Journal Article | March 2019

Practice critical-thinking skills with this phenomena-centered dinosaur bone activity.

Refashioning Informal Education to Support 3-D Learning

Blog Post | October 2019

Bridging the Gap

Journal Article | August 2020

Look, It’s Changing!

Journal Article | August 2020

Enrichment for All

Journal Article | September 2020

Data literacy 101

Journal Article | March 2020

Talking About Forces

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit beginning ideas about forces. The probe is designed to reveal whether students generally identify forces as pushes and pulls.

Does It Have to Touch?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit beginning ideas about types of forces. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that forces can act both in direct contact with an object and at a…

Apple in a Plane

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about force related to the interaction between inanimate objects. The probe is designed to determine which forces students think act on an object at rest…