Traditional classrooms put teachers as tellers front and center. But, transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards and a more student-driven approach to science instruction moves the work of students to the main stage. Incorporating science stations is one way to create a classroom that values and emphasizes active learning. Also, it shifts ownership and responsibility for student work where it belongs: to your students!
“I just don’t know how to do this!” Kayla Jubert admits about the early days of making the shift to NGSS. Find out what she ultimately figured out in this episode.
The 2020-2021 academic year hasn’t been easy. But, for some teachers, it hasn’t been without success either. Meet Mercedes Gauthier, a middle school science teacher. In this episode, Mercedes discusses her experience with 3D learning in the science classroom. This…
In episode 2, we discussed how the NGSS has changed so many aspects of science education. In this episode, we named phenomena as one of the major shifts that have come with the NGSS. And, the use of science phenomena…
In this solo episode, Nicole discusses 3 main ways that you can start to make the shift to the NGSS today. Nicole discusses getting to the heart of the instructional shifts without worrying about the NGSS jargon.
The changes in the Next Gen Science Standards can be overwhelming. Nicole and Erin break down the 5 biggest changes in this episode.
In this episode, Sarah from Happy Teacher Heart, explains her philosophy for overcoming challenges with the NGSS by focusing on the spirit of the standards.
Back in Episode 2, Erin and Nicole discussed using a student-led approach in your classroom. In a student led environment, student should learn through discovery. In this episode, Nicole explains how to teach for student discovery in an NGSS aligned…
Get ideas for including more exploration into your NGSS aligned lessons sequences. Help students to discovery the content.
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