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There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your first-grade students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embedd...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Elementary Informal Education General Science STEM Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your kindergarten students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embed...

By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool STEM Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Influence of Environmental Factors on the Success of At-Risk Hispanic Students in First-Semester General Chemistry

This article looks at the effects of environmental factors such as classification, residence location, and employment status of Hispanic students who unsuccessfully completed first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) at a Hispanic-Serving or emerging...

By Blain Mamiya, Cynthia B. Powell, G. Robert Shelton, Anton Dubrovskiy, Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Susan Broadway, Rebecca Weber, and Diana Mason

Postsecondary Chemistry Environmental Science Equity Multilingual Learners Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

By Alison Haas, Jennifer Whitten, and Carol Biskupic Knight

Elementary Computer Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Environmental Science Interdisciplinary NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Blog Post

A Call to #retireELL in Science Education

By María González-Howard, Enrique Suárez, and Scott Grapin

Middle School Elementary High School Preschool Multilingual Learners Equity General Science Literacy Multicultural NGSS

Blog Post

Why Coherence Matters for Multilingual Learners in Science Instruction

By Scott E. Grapin

Middle School Elementary High School Multilingual Learners Equity General Science Literacy NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Using Toys to Create a Global Connection

By Tiffany Pace

Multilingual Learners Multicultural STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

NGSS Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer rich opportunities for both science and language learning. This article presents science and language instructional shifts, grounded in the NGSS and contemporary thinking in second language acquisiti...

By Alison Haas, Jennifer Whitten, and Carol Biskupic Knight

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners NGSS Pedagogy Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

¿Qué es un Código?

By Ellen Barnett, Karina Méndez Pérez, and Rocío Delgado

Computer Science Multilingual Learners Literacy Makerspace STEM Teaching Strategies Technology