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#NSTA23 – Questions and Crosscutting Concepts: How Can We Support Students in Asking Good Questions?

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The Framework requires that students engage in three-dimensional sensemaking around phenomena. In OpenSciEd units, this begins with the anchor lesson, in which students engage with a phenomenon in supported ways before generating the questions that drive the unit. Many teachers wonder how we get students to ask questions that align with the learning goals of […]

#NSTA23 – Working Smarter Not Harder — Grading That’s Good for Students and Teachers

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Grading that supports student sensemaking doesn't have to keep you at school all night. Learn approaches to grading that prioritize 3-D sensemaking and utilize technology, collaboration, and existing resources so you can have your evenings back. TAKEAWAYS: The process of giving feedback and assigning grades is easier when there are strong materials and assessments to […]

#NSTA23 – Engaging in Argumentation Around Complex Socioscientific Decision-Making: Using the Learning in Places Framework in OpenSciEd High School Physics

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The Framework calls for students to engage in argumentation from evidence in a way that considers relevant social, ethical, and environmental tradeoffs that cannot be resolved without considering the values of interested parties. As educators, we need to honor students’ diverse experiences and value systems while also engaging students in the process of respectful scientific […]

#NSTA23 – Designing for Justice with Attention to Social and Emotional Learning in OpenSciEd HS Physics

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"Designing for justice means centering inquiry on phenomena that cross the artificial boundary between human and natural systems. The result is instruction that not only teaches students to understand the natural world, but broadens their perspectives on how humans fit into natural systems, what constitutes science, and what they can accomplish using science. In high […]

#NSTA23 – Supporting Preservice and New Teachers to Understand & Implement the NGSS

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The NGSS changed how we prepare and support preservice and novice teachers. Now, publicly available materials can make this real. This session will explore how High-Quality Instructional Materials can be leveraged to support teacher sensemaking around the three dimensions of the NGSS. TAKEAWAYS: Ideas for ways use HQIM to help teachers understand and implement the […]

#NSTA23 – It’s Electric! Figuring Out the Structure and Properties of Matter Through Lightning

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OpenSciEd Chemistry's 2nd unit explores why lightning strikes and how we can protect ourselves. Learn how students build understanding of atomic structure through modeling, investigations, and patterns of thinking. TAKEAWAYS: This unit supports students as they figure out understandings of atomic structure, charge, and the role of matter, forces, and energy in lightning. Participants will […]

#NSTA23 – Co-design as a strategy for developing high quality instructional materials that support coherence from the students’ perspective in OpenSciEd High School Physics

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Over the past decade, researchers and practitioners have been calling for more attention to coherence from the student perspective as a key part of curriculum design. This type of coherence arises when students see what they do in the science classroom as productive for addressing meaningful questions and problems. A curriculum that is coherent from […]

#NSAT23 – The Matter-Energy-Forces Triangle: A Common Approach to Make Sense of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science in OpenSciEd

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Many students experience high school science without considering the interconnectedness of different domains. By leveraging the Energy and Matter crosscutting concept and uniting this lens with a forces perspective, we consider how a Matter-Energy-Forces (MEF) triangle can help students apply core principles of physical science across multiple domains. We explore the MEF triangle’s use in […]

Getting to Know Physics Unit 2 – Energy, Forces, & Earth’s Crust Webinar

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Unit author Whitney Mills from BSCS Science Learning will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on how to set up unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15 pm Pacific Time.

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Getting to Know Chemistry Unit 2 – Structure & Properties of Matter

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Unit author Nicole Vick from Northwestern University will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on how to set up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15 pm Pacific Time.

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Getting to Know Biology Unit 2 Ecosystems: Matter & Energy Webinar

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Unit author Jamie Deutch Noll from BSCS Science Learning will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on setting up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15pm Pacific Time.

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Getting to Know Biology Unit 3 Inheritance & Variation of Traits

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Unit author Kate Henson from inquiryHub at the University of Colorado Boulder will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on setting up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15pm Pacific Time.

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