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Continue reading →: WA NGSS WCAS Test & Item Specs Released
Many of us science assessment nerds have been anxiously awaiting for the NGSS Test & Item Specifications for the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). The anticipated arrival of these document reminds me of an iconic clip from Steve Martin’s movie The Jerk (see below). These documents are organized into…
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Continue reading →: Video: Kilo Mode by Science with Tom feat. Acapella Science & Mike Likes Science
Today is the first day of school in my local school district so I thought we could kick off the year with an incredible science-themed song by Science with Tom and friends. I know many science teachers who like to get students thinking about measurements and units early in the…
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Continue reading →: So You’ve Been Hired as a Science TOSA | Part 1
This is the time of the year when a new group of science TOSAs (teachers on special assignment) tend to enter the realm of school district office science support. Now you may have a different term than TOSA in your neck of the woods- but basically this is a position…
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Continue reading →: OpenSciEd Save the Date: Aug. 15, 2019
OpenSciEd just launched a new web presence and will be releasing the first set of FREE middle school science instructional materials designed specifically for NGSS and 3D instruction. The upcoming units are: Thermal Energy Metabolic Reactions Sound Waves I’m excited for these resources to launch- stay tuned. Here is an…
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Continue reading →: Video: Travel Deep Inside a Leaf
Back in the day (or a couple of years ago) I used to post lots of cool science videos on this site. I got away from that in order to focus on more “important” science education resources. Well- I think it’s time to start sprinkling in some fun science videos…
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Continue reading →: Book Study: STEM Lesson Essentials
Well, it’s that time of year where the ongoing countdown of number of days to the end of the summer is reaching just a few weeks for most of us. As such, I’ll be posting some recommendations for last minute professional summer reading related to science education. A great resource…
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Continue reading →: Summer Reading: Ambitious Science Teaching
If you are anything like me, then the very end of July and beginning of August is a time when you start thinking about getting back to your “school brain”. By this I mean that I’m still in vacation mode, but I start to think about a few things I…
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Continue reading →: Science for All Blog- 10 Year Anniversary
I started this blog in July of 2009- so it is celebrating a 10 year anniversary this month. There have obviously been ebbs and flows in terms of the amount of content that I’ve posted over the years. I’m hoping to refresh and reinvent this site a bit this year-…
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Continue reading →: Grade 1 NGSS Unit Exemplar: How Does Light Help Me See Things and Communicate with Others?
The Nextgenscience.org site continues to highlight exemplars of NGSS-based instructional units with their Quality NGSS Units. One of the latest is a 1st grade unit– which is great because many of the initial science units to arise have tended to be middle school and upper elementary. How Does Light Help…
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Continue reading →: Princeton University: Climate Stabilization Game
If you are a high school science teacher looking for some engaging and thought-provoking climate science learning activities, then here is a great resource for you. Princeton University has a Stabilization Wedges Game that engages students in identifying and justifying eight strategies (wedges) to reduce carbon emissions over the next…
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