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Free Science Teaching Resources: Astronomy and James Webb Space Telescope Lessons

Download the Free Poster and James Webb Space Telescope Lessons Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel...
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Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum: the Key to Unlocking Student Potential

A Better Way to Teach Science and Facilitate Deeper Learning with Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum "Being culturally responsive is being...
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The Successful Road to OpenSciEd Implementation Starts with a Great Pilot

Why Piloting a Curriculum is Crucial to OpenSciEd Implementation Success  The OpenSciEd project aims to provide high-quality, free teaching materials...
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Assessing Student Learning in STEM: Engaging Teachers, Students, and Parents

How are districts assessing student learning in STEM? Quick Take: This blog post explores the traditional student assessments districts employ...
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Improving Learning Outcomes with OpenSciEd Student Assessments

Quick Take: The OpenSciEd curriculum helps educators keep their content current and provides opportunities for formative and summative assessment development....
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Meet Activate Learning Curriculum Experts at These Upcoming Science Education Conferences!

Moving Forward, Together We've gone from "back to school" to "back to live events" and we couldn't be more excited...
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Three Challenges to Avoid When Implementing OpenSciEd Curriculum

OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum has rapidly been gathering popularity as a powerful alternative to traditional science education, but that...
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How the Open Source Movement is Changing the Game for Science Teachers

STEM education must continually evolve to retain its relevance in a fast-changing world.  Teachers, students, and parents have all been...
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Why Teachers Should Include Emerging Science in STEM Learning

In our first Deeper Learning newsletter, we discussed the School Superintendents Association's report calling for the broader education community to...
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