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The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the…
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The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the…
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Instructional Routines to Support Sensemaking, March 11, 2026
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Helping students make sense of complex scientific ideas requires more than just content delivery, it requires purposeful, consistent opportunities for thinking, talking, and connecting ideas. Instructional routines are…
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Support Student Sensemaking in a High School Evolution Unit
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This Professional Learning Unit uses a storyline unit with an anchoring phenomenon that is a case study in which the patient has acute mountain sickness at Everest base camp to focus participant learning on how the…
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NSTA District Professional Learning Packages
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NSTA District Professional Learning Packages Transform Science Education at Scale with NSTAWe support districts in empowering educators and advancing student learning through custom strategies—including professional learning centered on sensemaking, leadership development, and the implementation of…
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Calendar September 2025Tuesday, Sep. 2Registration Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisHousing Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisApplications Open • Exhibits for NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisRegistration Open • NSTA National Conference in AnaheimApplications Open •…
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Professional Learning Institute 3
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Professional Learning Institute 3 Full-Day WorkshopDesign. Build. Collide!Introducing Class CrunchLabs, Mark Rober’s 3-D (and totally free) middle school science curriculum.Preconference • Wednesday, April 15 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will…
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Transforming Science Learning: Distance-Learning Strategies for Sensemaking, November 18, 2020
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Join us on Wednesday, November 18, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for another seminar in the Transforming Science Learning series. School is underway in most parts of the country. Whether you are teaching in the…
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Sensemaking in the Science Classroom: Building the Foundations for Deeper Learning, November 4, 2025
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What does it really mean for students to make sense of science? In this foundational webinar, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, we will unpack the core principles of sensemaking—a student-…
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Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking
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In this module, you will examine various ways scientists use science notebooks and a science notebook strategy to experience the critical components of sensemaking.
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Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking
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Science notebooks are a powerful and flexible tool to support students’ sensemaking. The science notebook creates a space for students to document their thinking, develop and revise models, plan investigations, and…
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National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5
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National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5 Full-Day WorkshopCreating Instructionally Supportive Assessment Tasks to Support 3D-LearningPreconference • Wednesday, March 26 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch GA4ViewItem(…
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Join us on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for the fourth (and last) web seminar in this series about the Crosscutting Concepts.Presenters will discuss assessment shifts of the Crosscutting Concepts (…
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Institutes
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Institutes Enhance your expertise by diving deep into a key area of interest.These full-day workshops provide an immersive, interactive experience, fostering meaningful learning and networking opportunities with fellow attendees.You may add an…
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Join us on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for the second web seminar in this series about the Crosscutting Concepts.Attendees will engage in observation and scientific sensemaking paired with…
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