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Measuring Science Instructional Practice: A Survey Tool for the Age of NGSS
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This article describes the process of developing and validating a Science Instructional Practices survey instrument that is appropriate for NGSS and other related science standards. Ambitious efforts…
The Role of Instructional Materials in the Relationship Between the Official Curriculum and the Enacted Curriculum
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The authors studied how the distal policy mechanisms of curricular aims and objectives articulated in official curriculum documents influenced classroom instruction, and the factors that were associated with the enactment…
Training a New Generation of Problem Solvers: How Can Education Programs Develop the Problem-Solving Skills of Today's Schoolchildren and Tomorrow's STEM Workforce?
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This article addresses the need and potential for students to develop problem-solving skills as part of STEM learning. Songer, N.B. (2022 April) Training a new generation of problem solvers: How can…
Standards-Aligned Instructional Supports to Promote Computer Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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This position paper advocates supporting CS teacher professional learning by supplementing existing curriculum-specific teacher PD with standards-aligned PD that focuses on teachers' conceptual understanding of CS…
Design Considerations for a Middle School Computer Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge Instrument
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K- 12 Computer Science (CS) education is developing rapidly but still lacks a comprehensive measure for CS teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). We respond to this need by describing the design of a CS-PCK…
National NSTA Conference
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Join your colleagues in the City of Brotherly Love for NSTA's 58th National Conference on Science Education. Conference registration and exhibits will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Most sessions and events have…
2010 NSTA Area Conference - Kansas City
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Conference 21st Century Skills Achievement Astronomy Assessment Biology Classroom Practice Chemistry…
2010 NSTA Area Conference - Baltimore
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Conference 21st Century Skills Achievement Astronomy Assessment Biology Classroom Practice Chemistry…
2010 NSTA Area Conference - Nashville
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21st Century Skills Achievement Astronomy Assessment Biology Classroom Practice Chemistry Climate Change…