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The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning

What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? Find out with data that go way beyond what standardized test scores tell you. The Feedback Loop desc...

By Erin Marie Furtak, Howard M. Glasser, Zora M. Wolfe

High School Middle School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes

If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love this timely addition to the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Authors Page Keeley and Laura Tucker give you 32 engaging questions, or probes, that can reveal what you...

By Page Keeley, Laura Tucker

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom (e-book)

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Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom (e-book)

Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winni...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Administrators

Methods and Strategies: Beyond the Textbook—But Not Just "Hands-On"

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Beyond the Textbook—But Not Just "Hands-On"

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how to use high-quality informational texts to meet the Next Generation Science Standards....

Elementary NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

Methods and Strategies: Digital Notebooks for Digital Natives

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Digital Notebooks for Digital Natives

Supporting early childhood science and engineering practices with e-notebooks and whiteboard applications....

Elementary 5E Instructional Materials NGSS Teaching Strategies Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

Sunset and Shadows ClassPack: Grade 1

Class Pack

Sunset and Shadows ClassPack: Grade 1

Based on the award-winning, best-selling Picture-Perfect STEM series, this ClassPack pairs effortlessly with the Picture-Perfect STEM Grade 1 Lesson "Sunset and Shadow Play" to combine reading comprehension, literacy, and science in your classroom! C...

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science General Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Freezing and Melting ClassPack: Grade 2

Class Pack

Freezing and Melting ClassPack: Grade 2

Using Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons: 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspires STEM Learning in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unma...

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science General Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

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