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Sampson, Victor; Hutner, Todd L.; Grooms, Jonathon; Kaszuba, Jennifer; Burt, Carrie – NSTA Press, 2021
Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? "Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science" will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to get started right away. The book is a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Persuasive Discourse
Sever, Brad – Solution Tree, 2022
This essential guide shares a five-step process for designing, implementing, and assessing sustainable project-based learning (SPBL) units while ensuring students gain surface-, deep-, and transfer-level knowledge. Brad Sever draws from his daily work as a practitioner to deliver practical strategies for creating meaningful learning experiences…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Transfer of Training, Social Emotional Learning
Eastman, Billy; Rasmussen, Amy – Solution Tree, 2021
Imagine a thriving English classroom. One that's active, experiential, collaborative, and rigorous. "Authentic Literacy Instruction" will help you not just imagine this classroom, but also create it. Through a hands-on approach to student-centered literacy, the authors share how to reinvigorate your love for what you do and refine your…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Literacy, Student Empowerment, Secondary School Students
Stanley, Todd – Prufrock Press Inc., 2019
"Case Studies and Case-Based Learning" brings authentic, real-world learning to the classroom and: (1) Transforms students' thinking and fosters 21st-century skills; (2) Provides strategies, examples, and resources for implementing case-based learning across the disciplines; (3) Features a step-by-step process for creating case-based…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Authentic Learning, Active Learning
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2019
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Investigating Environmental Changes" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education
Grooms, Jonathon; Enderle, Patrick J.; Hutner, Todd; Murphy, Ashley; Sampson, Victor – NSTA Press, 2016
Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for middle school lab instruction but just are not sure how to do it? "Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science" will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to start using this method right away. The book is a one-stop source of expertise, advice,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Science Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2018
What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Car Crashes" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Physics, Mathematics Instruction