Students often have trouble seeing their school lessons as relevant to real life. Not only can this impact their motivation, it can make the information more difficult to comprehend and retain. For many students, it’s easier to understand a problem if it’s put into...
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Understanding A Framework for K–12 Science Education
Even before elementary school, children ask questions of each other and of adults about things around them, including the natural and designed world. If students develop the practices of science and engineering, they can ask better questions and improve how they...
ELA, Math and Science Practices and How They Relate
Can English/langauge arts, math, and science really relate to each other? This modified Venn diagram groups student practices in each discipline to show the relationships and convergences found in the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics Practices, ELA...
The Uni-Slide, A Teacher Created Anchor Task
I have had the pleasure of working with Sheridan County School District #1 in Sheridan, Wyoming. Check out this view! I could just drive down the road, look at mountains and the country and take in the views! I am on my second year working with two great schools: Big...
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