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Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and technology concepts? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spani...

By Page Keeley, Cary Sneider, Mihir Ravel

Elementary High School Middle School Computer Science Engineering STEM Technology Assessment Instructional Materials NGSS Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

The Vernier Go Direct EKG Sensor: The Heart in Action

Blog Post

The Vernier Go Direct EKG Sensor: The Heart in Action

The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed....

By Martin Horejsi

High School Postsecondary Biology Technology

Journal Article

Taking Science Home With Technology

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary General Science Technology

Journal Article

Trust the Process

Tell the story of an important event that happened in your family. Tell the story of a place that is important to your family. Tell the story of how your family or the world will change in 10 years....

By Carrie Tzou, Daniel Rother, Ashley Braun, Elizabeth Starks, Meixi Ng, Enrique Suárez, Amanda Rambayon, Philip Bell, Don LaBonte, Amy Twito, Shawn Peterson, Sara Marie Ortiz, and Megan Bang

Informal Education Technology

Teaching With Simulations

Journal Article

Teaching With Simulations

Interactive science simulations (sims) have become popular tools for science educators, and research confirms that sims can improve student learning (Rutten, van Joolingen, and van der Veen 2012). Over the past 15 years, the PhET Interac- tive S...

By ARGENTA PRICE, CARL WIEMAN, AND KATHERINE PERKINS

High School Computer Science Engineering Labs NGSS STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Achieving Equity Through Assessments

Blog Post

Achieving Equity Through Assessments

Our school requires all students to take chemistry. We teach all levels, ranging from Collaborative/Inclusive Chemistry to Honors and AP Chemistry. All of our classes have students who speak different languages, as well as students with a range of so...

By Laura Littrell and Kevin Williams

High School Assessment Chemistry Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

How PLCs Helped Move Us Toward Equitable High School Assessment Practices

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How PLCs Helped Move Us Toward Equitable High School Assessment Practices

My colleagues and I began using units intentionally designed for the NGSS for biology in early 2017. We started with a high-quality unit evaluated by my colleagues on the Science Peer Review Panel, and eventually used a full program from the unit’s...

By Holly Hereau

Middle School Elementary High School Chemistry Curriculum Engineering General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Sphero Robots and the Periodic Table

Students review the periodic table by coding robots. ...

By CHRISTINE HERALD

Middle School Chemistry Technology

Using technology to sensitively and sensibly meet students' needs in the science classroom

Journal Article

Using technology to sensitively and sensibly meet students' needs in the science classroom

Strategies for increasing student engagement ...

By KAITLYN MCGLYNN AND JANEY KELLY

Inclusion Technology

Journal Article

Information at Your Fingertips

18th-century mobile devices! ...

By Stephen Wesson

High School Literacy Technology

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