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All Things PLC
Organizations That Endorse Professional Learning Community Concepts
Thinking of creating a Professional Learning Community in your school? Here's a list of organizations and educational researchers who endorse PLC concepts.
Curated OER
Homeschooling Chronicles - Top 10 Field Trip Tips
These field trip planning tips can benefit everyone.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: teach.genetics: Introduction to Heredity
A three-day unit introduces heredity by helping students identify their own genetic traits and then leading them in an exploration of generational traits and variation. Find printable worksheets, data tables, and graphs, as well as...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Bscs Science Learning Seminar Series
The BSCS Seminar Series brings distinguished speakers to share ideas and present their latest work to our community conversations. Click the links to find information about speakers and links to their talks.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Bscs Science Learning Videoverse
Videos of science classrooms provide opportunities for a rich analysis of classroom instruction, teacher moves, and student thinking. BSCS Videoverse takes you inside classrooms with a growing collection of 2-20 minute video clips...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style
Studies have found that there is no benefit to matching teaching styles to individual learning styles. Mulitple representations of a topic are more helpful to a learner than just one regardless of preferred learning style. This is...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root
Develop a more nuanced understanding of how student ideas are formed both in and outside of the classroom. By understanding the student's misconceptions on scientific ideas, you can better structure your lesson to be more effective. This...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning
This site presents a collection of scientific learning resources for educators, parents, kids, after-school coordinators, informal learning center staff, and anyone else interested in teaching or learning about science. The site provides...
Other
Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Print Rich Environment [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn the importance of a print rich environment. Teachers will learn how to implement a print rich environment and how to measure students' progress relative to the print rich environment.
Other
Ctr for Assessment: Hess' Cognitive Rigor Matrix & Examples Math/science [Pdf]
Use this convenient table to compare Webb's Depth of Knowledge levels with Bloom's Cognitive Process Dimensions for Math and Science.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Attack the Knack
Science is more than "eureka" moments. Science is about trying, asking good questions, failing, and learning from mistakes. Learn how to help motivate those students who believe science isn't their "thing"!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peep and the Big Wide World: Professional Development
PEEP and the Big Wide World, the animated Emmy Award-winning series that teaches science and math to an early childhood audience, offers professional development videos hosted by and tailored to family child care educators and...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Online Resources During Covid 19 Shutdown
My school has shut down due to the coronavirus. What do I do now? BSCS Science Learning is here to help teachers during these unsure times. They have consolidated online resources to help you easily find programs, units, and more!
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students
Knowing how to engage in signature scientific acts, such as formulating questions and using evidence in arguments is an important part of science learning. This InfoBrief from the National Center for Technology Innovation offers more...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students
Science learning often involves creating abstract representations and models of processes that we are unable to observe with the naked eye. Learn more about visualizing, representing, and modeling to aid struggling learners.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Room to Learn: Mystery Science Theatre
Read and see examples of how one physics teacher turns his classroom into a student-centered, project-based and fun place to be.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: K 12 Education Curriculum: Online Classroom Projects
This site presents projects for individual classrooms and collaborative projects that can be done with other classes or schools. Most of these are science projects.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students: Vocabulary
To be scientifically literate, students must be able to express themselves appropriately. Learn how to help struggling students master specific vocabulary and be able to use it in their science writing activities.