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Strategy Guides

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The Learning Design Group is committed to providing resources that bridge research and practice. Therefore, in addition to resources for building teacher capacity, such as professional learning opportunities and downloadable instructional materials, we also offer archived presentations, articles, and research reports to meet the needs and interests of our community.

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Cupertino Union School District Information and Instructional Technology

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The Question Formulation Technique in a High School Science Class

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Resources for QFT

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Cheat Sheets and Videos

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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Students will get to connect with astronomers before and after the August 21st solar eclipse to learn about how scientists observe this phenomenon, and then share what they learned during this eclipse. If you would like to participate you can register here.

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Learning through Talk

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How can I foster curiosity and learning in my classroom? Through talk! : StemTeachingTools

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Learning happens through talking. And yet, student talk typically makes up less than 20% of the time spent in science class, and of that small amount of time, very little is focused on student sensemaking. However, specific instructional approaches-or 'talk activities'-can be used to support students' three-dimensional science learning.

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Classroom Conversations

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How can teachers guide classroom conversations to support students' science learning? : StemTeachingTools

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Teachers need ways to encourage opportunities for all learners to engage routinely in sensemaking talk. Teachers can also use student talk to learn about student ideas and thinking. However, it is often challenging to facilitate productive conversations, especially with students who are not accustomed to talking in their science classes.

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Middle School Slides

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PBS News Hour

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The Next Generation Science Standards: A New Vision for Science Education

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The Common Core State Standards in math and English/language arts have gotten a lot of attention over the past few years, but another set of new standards- for science - has been redefining instruction in American classrooms with much less controversy. The Next Generation Science Standards, being implemented in 18 states, emphasize learning science by doing science.

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Teaching Channel

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NGSS: A Vision for K-12 Science Education

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An in depth look at the Next Generation Science Standards. This video talks about the 3 areas of the NGSS: Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science & Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts.

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How People Learn Should Guide All Instructional Strategies

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NGSS: Core Ideas and Cross-Cutting Concepts

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Handouts with NGSS Practices and Crosscutting Concepts

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With its famous opening scene at a Harvard graduation, this classic of education research brings into sharp focus the dilemma facing all educators: Why don't even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts? This award-winning program traces the problem through interviews with Harvard graduates and their professors, as well as with a bright ninth-grader who has some confused ideas about the orbits of the planets.

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Thinking Maps® are visual representations for different thought processes. They've been around for decades, but are a BIG deal in some districts right now, so I wanted to go over a few ways to use Thinking Maps® in science.

I learned about Thinking Maps® for the first time a few years ago and reluctantly started implementing them in my classroom. I should have never been afraid! Students get used to using them K-5 and become pros at making connections, describing, comparing and contrasting, classifying, showing parts of the whole, and determining causes and effects.

I'm not remotely close to an expert on science Thinking Maps® and I recommend you visit the official website to learn more and receive the official training. Being trained is really important. I've had training and still struggle sometimes.

When can you use Thinking Maps® in science?

We most often use Thinking Maps® during notebooking lessons for input or output, but there are many ways to utilize these tools!

There are 8 types of Thinking Maps®.

Circle Maps

A Circle Map is a classic go-to for students to brainstorm, define terms, or write everything they know about a topic.

Examples:
1. write everything you know about photosynthesis
2. define thermal energy
3. identify nonrenewable resources

Bubble Map

Students use Bubble Maps to describe properties or characteristics of an object or concept. You mainly use adjectives and adjective phrases.

Double Bubble Map

The Double Bubble is used for comparing and contrasting two topics.

Tree Map

A Tree Map is used to classify objects, ideas, or topics.

Flow Map

Students use Flow Maps to sequence events.

Multi-Flow Map

Multi-Flow Maps show causes of an event and the effects of that event. The event must be something happening.

Brace Maps

When you use a brace map, you break larger objects into smaller parts or show parts of a whole.

Bridge Maps

Bridge Maps help students show relationships between ideas. The top and bottom have a relating factor.

Thinking Maps® have been effective tools for me and my students. If they are new to you, I encourage you to give one or two a try. My "go-to" maps are Circle Map, Double Bubble, Bubble Map, and Tree Map. The Multi-Flow Map requires students to use their brains. Give it a try!

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Thinking Maps® are visual representations for different thought processes. They've been around for decades, but are a BIG deal in some districts right now, so I wanted to go over a few ways to use Thinking Maps® in science. I learned about Thinking Maps® for the first time a few years ago and reluctantly started implementing them in my classroom.