How I came to love phenomena-based science instruction
I was terrified, to be very honest, when my district switched to the NGSS and I had to begin using phenomena-based instruction. If you look at the standards,…
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4 educator reflections on the 2023-2024 school year
The end of the school year naturally inspires a period of reflection among educators, particularly as we close the door on a year that saw challenges around equity…
Slooh Launches Its Next-Gen Platform to Engage Students in Space Exploration
Washington Depot, Connecticut – Slooh, the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum ... Read more
IRIS Offers Lessons to Help STEM Educators Teach About Recent Earthquakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2021) — The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) is providing free resources to help STEM ... Read more
Carolina Biological Launches Remote Learning Add-Ons to Award Winning K-8 Science Curriculum Kits with Teacher Planning Features
Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian ... Read more
New Science Kit Series for Educators
Carolina Biological introduced a new Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS)-aligned science kit series for educators of elementary students in both ... Read more
App of the Week: Go virtual for NGSS
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find ... Read more
In the marketplace: Digital learning, NGSS resources, IT partnerships, and more
Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support ... Read more
The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom
One school is creating STEM scholars through a unique combination of badging and internships with local industry partners.
New science teaching tools shown at NSTA conference
Integrating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into instruction, teaching science in the elementary grades, and getting students interested in science were key themes to emerge during the…
Could these new standards work better than Common Core?
Imagine this ‘unicorn’ scenario in education: You take an entire subject--one whose mastery could push the country to the forefront of innovation--and spend years doing nothing but perfecting…