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Why should students investigate contemporary science topics—and not just "settled" science?
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Practices should not stand alone: How to sequence practices in a cascade to support student investigations
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Are there multiple instructional models that fit with the science and engineering practices in NGSS? (Short answer: Yes.)
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How Can I Get My Students to Learn Science by Productively Talking with Each Other?
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Learning STEM Through Design: Students Benefit from Expanding What Counts as "Engineering"
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Scientific literacy involves understanding global climate change & what people can do about it
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Research Brief: The Informal Formative Assessment Cycle as a Model for Teacher Practice
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Beyond the Written C-E-R: Supporting Classroom Argumentative Talk about Investigations
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Why should students learn to plan and carry out investigations in science and engineering?
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Getting their hands dirty: Engaging learners in authentic science practices outside the classroom
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Evaluating Curriculum Materials for Alignment with the New Vision for K-12 Science Education
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How can formative assessment support culturally responsive argumentation in a classroom community?
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Engaging English Learners in the Science and Engineering Practices
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How to launch STEM investigations that build on student and community interests and expertise
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Why focus on science and engineering practices--and not "inquiry?" Why is "the scientific method" mistaken?
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How can I foster curiosity and learning in my classroom? Through talk!
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Beyond “misconceptions”: How to recognize and build on Facets of student thinking
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How can students’ everyday experiences support science learning through engineering design?
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How to focus students’ engineering design projects on science learning
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How can I promote equitable sensemaking by setting expectations for multiple perspectives?
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How can teachers guide classroom conversations to support students’ science learning?
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Supporting Preservice Teachers with Task-Based Instruction
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How to avoid possible pitfalls associated with culturally responsive instruction
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How to build an equitable learning community in your science classroom
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How place-based science education strategies can support equity for students, teachers, and communities
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How can science instruction leverage and develop student interests? Short answer: In so many different ways!
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Creating science learning experiences that support learners receiving special education services
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Designing ‘productive uncertainty’ into investigations to support meaningful engagement in science practices
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Using science investigations to develop caring practices for social-ecological systems
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What does subject matter integration look like in elementary instruction? Including science is key!
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How to integrate the argumentation from evidence practice into engineering design projects
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Why you should stop pre-teaching science vocabulary and focus on students developing conceptual meaning first
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Focusing Science and Engineering Learning on Justice-Centered Phenomena across PK-12
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Keeping Climate Science Learning and Instruction Focused on Creating Solutions and Building Community Resilience
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How can you advance equity and justice through science teaching?
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How can arguing from evidence support sensemaking in elementary science?
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Connecting science instruction to neighborhood life through collaborative design with community
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Using the crosscutting concepts to reflect on and refine your teaching
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How do we present gender, sex, and sexuality as part of inclusive and accurate science teaching?
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Supporting observations, wonderings, systems thinking & “Should We” deliberations through Learning in Places
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Steps to Designing Justice-Focused Assessments in Science
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Let’s Talk Climate! Bridging Climate Justice Learning and Action Across School, Home, and Community
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Identifying local environmental justice phenomena for science and engineering investigations
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