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So much science to know (Teacher, it’s cold outside.)

It may seem far down the line when we talk about career prospects for elementary school students --...

"Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up it’s…”  Olympics time!

~ Sanka Coffie, Cool Runnings

How might we use the 3-D learning vision to inform the NGSS course pathways we seek?

Back in ...

It’s that time of year again...the time where we reflect on the past and set goals for the year...

Anyone who has spent time learning about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is familiar...

There are many teachers who serve as sources of inspiration in our lives, but the one that we hope...

What are the KLEWS to real learning in the classroom?

I recently spent some time working with third graders on motion stations.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

When you think about STEM, you might think about high school students doing an egg drop design...

Halloween can be a scary time of year for educators-- candy, costumes, calamity -- oh my!

As Science Laureate at Teaching Channel, one of my roles is to highlight exemplar modules of...

Whether this is your first, tenth, or maybe even your last year of teaching, you’re probably still...

Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and Telugu are a few of the 48 languages spoken in the School District of...

In my role as a facilitator of professional learning for science teachers, I’m often asked “What do...

Total Eclipse of the… Start?

Bonnie Tyler's infamous tune has been resonating for months and the...

This time of year most of us are a little fidgety.