TCHERS' VOICE: Next Generation Science Standards

TCHERS' VOICE / Next Generation Science Standards

A Snippet about NGSS Storylines

By Meg Richard
December 03, 2019

I am the type of person who likes to read the end of books… especially mysteries. I love to know what’s going to happen, and I then find great joy in reading the book and

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TCHERS' VOICE / Lesson Planning

5 Tips for Blending The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) with NGSS

By Nicole Bolduc
July 08, 2019

Have you ever interviewed a group of your students about their experiences in your classroom? It is amazing how much you can learn from your students’ perspectives, especially when you are experimenting with new methods.  

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TCHERS' VOICE / Next Generation Science Standards

Learning about Complex Systems Using Modeling and Scientific Argumentation

Scientists use models to explain and predict phenomena in order to better understand our world. Here are some concrete examples across a range of professions: Physicists might create and test a mathematical model of how a

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TCHERS' VOICE / Technology in the Classroom

Digging into STEM Educator Diversity

By Cherry Thompson
April 23, 2019

Are you, or someone you know, working to decrease the diversity gap in STEM education?  We know that students benefit from having diversity in the teacher workforce. However, it can be challenging to recruit and retain

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TCHERS' VOICE / Next Generation Science Standards

Fall Into Phenomena: Using NGSS to Harvest Student Investigations

By Meg Richard
October 05, 2018

What are you doing engage your students and bring relevance into your science classroom this fall? Try pairing anchoring phenomena with an anticipatory set to create investigations and sense-making for the season.

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