Importance The motion of Earth’s plates is responsible for transforming an otherwise featureless planet into the remarkably diverse and beautiful landscape we have today. All landforms on Earth’s surface can…
Importance Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping society, and AI will almost certainly be among the most dominant factors in the coming decades. While not every student needs to become an…
…networks of seventh grade teachers from the 2021-22 school year. We selected these networks because they illustrate contrasting approaches to using, sharing, and co-developing digital teaching resources. Network A consists…
Importance In today’s workplace, teams work together, sharing their knowledge with each individual contributing their ideas or skills to solve problems or build new things. Increasingly school curricula are built…
Importance From severe flooding to sustained winds of hurricanes to powerful earthquakes and unstoppable wildfires, natural disasters around the globe have caused devastation and had major impact on millions of…
…online, in January 2021. The school decided that the continuity of coming to school every day was more beneficial than splitting the week into days on and days off. “We…
Creating and Using Instructionally Supportive Assessments in NGSS Classrooms Edited by Christopher Harris, Joe Krajcik, and James Pellegrino To order contact: NSTA (2024) Imagine handing out assessments that spark enthusiasm…
…on measures of academic merit. Two teachers from two New Brunswick middle schools recruited eight 7th grade students to participate. From spring through early summer 2021 we met bimonthly over…
Importance The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are written as Performance Expectations that integrate three dimensions: disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. To measure student progress…
…of 2021, one in three people in the U.S. had experienced at least one extreme weather disaster linked to climate change, so it’s likely that many students have firsthand experience…