Developing Effective Thinking Strategies: Problem-Based Learning in the K-5...
Blog Entity: Developing Effective Thinking Strategies: Problem-Based Learning in the K-5 Life Science Classroom “We only think when confronted with a problem,” said American philosopher and educator...
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Blog Entity: Questions Teachers Can Use to Support Students in Problem-Based LearningIn problem-based learning, the teacher is more effective serving as a facilitator rather than as a provider of...
View ArticleScience, Literacy and ELA Standards: Strategies for the K-5 Classroom
Blog Entity: Science, Literacy and ELA Standards: Strategies for the K-5 Classroom “You can’t do science instruction effectively without literacy skills instruction. In fact, students should be...
View ArticleBook Corner: Science Verse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Blog Entity: Book Corner: Science Verse by Jon Scieszka and Lane SmithFor K-5 science and language arts teachers, Science Verse by Jon Scieszka can be a great tool for strengthening students’...
View ArticleStrategies for Empowering K-5 Student-Centered Learning
Blog Entity: Strategies for Empowering K-5 Student-Centered LearningStep one in integrating more student-centered learning into the elementary classroom is preparation in how to ask questions....
View ArticleReplacing Teacher Presentation with Student Motion
Blog Entity: Replacing Teacher Presentation with Student MotionThe general consensus among neuroscientists and educators is that a child can stay focused for about one minute per year of age. “So if...
View ArticleFacilitating the Joy of Learning While Implementing NGSS Science and...
Blog Entity: Christina Schwarz says the number one reason to use SEPs in the science classroom is that “it’s so much fun!” Schwarz, associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State...
View ArticleResources for Bringing the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) to...
Blog Entity: According to the National Research Council, “students cannot fully understand scientific and engineering ideas without engaging in the practices of inquiry and the discourses by which...
View ArticleTaking Your First Steps Toward Blended Learning
Blog Entity: Taking Your First Steps Toward Blended Learning“I was that teacher who would go to a workshop over the summer and get all fired up about adding lots of new techniques, and then suddenly...
View ArticleTeacher Roles in Blended Learning
Blog Entity: Teacher Roles in Blended LearningTeachers—parents too—often mistake Blended Learning for an approach that usurps the teacher to replace her with a digital learning tool. This is far from...
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