Performance Assessments: A Tool to Prepare for State Science Tests and Use Year-Round
In the past two decades, education in the United States has undergone a seismic shift in every discipline, moving away from rote learning and towards higher-level thinking and real-world problem-solving.…
Solar Eclipse 2024: A Cross-Curricular Educational Event
On April 8, we will experience a total solar eclipse, visible in 14 states, southeastern Canada, and Mexico. During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Sun and…
Cross-Curricular Strategies: Science and ELA
How Science Educators Can Support English Language Arts Skill-Building There are important initiatives going on in ELA, Math, and Social Emotional Learning classrooms right now and, as a result, science…
Looking Back: The Year in Science
As science educators, it's easy to focus so deeply on our classrooms that we forget to recognize the science happening outside of it. So we pulled some of the most…
5 Steps to Help Students Fall In Love With Data Analysis
One of the biggest hurdles teachers face when incorporating data analysis into their classrooms is its reputation. Students (and even adults) hear “data analysis” and often immediately think “boring”…
A New Framework for Teaching Claim-Evidence-Reasoning
Help your students use CESR to create powerful reasoning! We’ve taken the pain out of creating reasoning by making it more straight-forward for students. We enhanced the CER framework with…
How Science Education Can Transform Your Entire School
When it comes to improving the post-pandemic classroom experience for teachers and students, school administrators face more than their fair share of challenges. From a lack of qualified teachers and…