Integrating Technology and Science, When Disaster Strikes, Developing Causal Mechanistic Reasoning of Plate Tectonics, New Tools for Mathematics Classrooms, and more in Spring @Concord…
…education change as the modern world changes? We need a model of science education that can effectively respond to technological change as well as new demands for teaching about technology….
…they do, magma from the mantle is added to the plates, causing them to get bigger. This phenomenon is known as seafloor spreading. The new plate material is warm and…
…three dimensions of learning specified by the NGSS, and they must, by definition, include student performance. Because science practices are an essential component of each NGSS performance expectation, new ways…
…for three weeks. These leaves provide food and habitat for the macroinvertebrates, who move into the new neighborhood of leaf packs and enjoy the free snacks and homes! During COVID…
CODAP videos help teachers and students with NGSS practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data Blog Post
…also offered the chance for teachers to reframe their curriculum in new ways, opening up more possibilities for student investigation. Our InquirySpace project aims to introduce independent experimentation into high…
…and imagination as they merge datasets, filter data, calculate new data attributes, visualize information, and make other “data moves.” After the first half of the program, students apply what they…
…“aha” during a field methods course as a freshman environmental science major at RPI. During a field trip to the Bennington Bypass at the border of New York and Vermont,…
…project is developing a new, unified learning environment to scaffold students as they engage in the many unique challenges of mathematical modeling, regardless of their previous experience. Building on the…
Children learn by constructing knowledge. With each new experience, they test their naive beliefs (or in the research literature, their “theories in action”) against the evidence. “What do I see/hear/feel?…