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Teaching Teachers: Is It Worth It? Can I Do It?

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. An interactive word wall professional development explores how to build lang...

Elementary Literacy Professional Learning

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The Poetry of Science: Science in the Garden

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month's issue explores pollination....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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The Poetry of Science: What Do Scientists Do?

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students use poetry to learn about Rachel Carson. ...

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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How NGSS and CCSS for ELA/Literacy Address Argument

In the summer of 2015, I observed an elementary science teacher from an NGSS-adopted state who made a presentation to her cohort of close to 100 K–1...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Literacy NGSS Policy

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The Poetry of Science: The Math of Science

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Use this poem to point out that scientists use clocks, timers, and stopwatches to collect and record in...

Elementary General Science Mathematics Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Methods and Strategies: Ask the Right Question

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use literature and higher-leve...

Elementary General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Teacher's Toolkit: Interactive word walls: Visual Scaffolds That Transform Vocabulary Instruction

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue describes how middle school teachers can use...

Middle School General Science Curriculum English Language Learners NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Literacy

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Using the Crosscutting Concepts to Scaffold Student Thinking

At the recent NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles, three-dimensional learning was, of course, a major topic of discussion. When those discussions ...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Elementary High School Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Engineering Equity Inquiry Literacy New Science Teachers Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Introducing Crosscutting Concepts in the Elementary Grades

Four years ago, I moved from teaching middle school science to teaching grades 2–5 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) la...

By Cindy Workosky

Early Childhood Elementary Preschool Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas English Language Learners Equity General Science Inquiry Labs Learning Progression Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy New Science Teachers NGSS Phenomena Preservice Science Education Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Poetry of Science: What’s the Matter?

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students identify the ways in which matter is described and classified in this month's poem....

Elementary General Science Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Adaptations for Survival

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has students experience nature by examining how seeds are tr...

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy