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What is a Community of Practice and How Does It Support 3-Dimensional Science Curriculum Adoption?

April 8, 2024
What is a Community of Practice and How Does It Support 3-Dimensional Science Curriculum Adoption? Quick Take: A Community of...
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What is AI Literacy and Why Do Students Need to Build Understanding Early?

February 12, 2024
What is AI Literacy and Why Do Students Need to Build Understanding Early? [PHOTO: Middle school students work together during...
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Harnessing ESSER 3 Funding for Science Education in K-12 School Districts

January 5, 2024
Harnessing ESSER 3 Funding for Science Education in K-12 Schools ESSER Funding At A GlanceThe Elementary and Secondary School Emergency...
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Free STEM Teaching Resources: What is Artificial Intelligence?

August 8, 2023
New! Free Resources to Drive Deeper Learning in STEM and Explore Artificial Intelligence Have you ever stopped to wonder, what...
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What is Investigation-Centered Science and How Does It Foster Hands-On STEM Education?

July 25, 2023
Quick Take: Investigation-Centered Science is pedagogical approach that emphasizes experiential learning, empowering students to actively engage in scientific investigations. IQWST...
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What’s a Driving Question Board and How Does It Shift Students from Learning Science to Actively DOING Science?

May 19, 2023
Quick Take: The Driving Question Board is a powerful tool for transforming science education that prepares students for STEM careers...
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What is Phenomena-Based Learning and How Does it Engage Students?

March 7, 2023
Quick Take: Phenomena-based learning can help students develop important 21st century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration....
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What is Systems Thinking?

June 7, 2022
Systems Thinking: A Tool for Understanding Complex Systems Systems thinking plays an important role in how science is being taught...
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What is Three-Dimensional Learning?

January 12, 2022
Three-Dimensional Learning shifts the focus of the science classroom to environments where students use disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts with...
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