When we make class time about exploration, it’s important that we not only design worthy assessments, but we also track what we learn while the students are going through the process. This data will ...

The Indiana Academic Standards for Science and the Next Generation Science Standards emphasize inquiry as a prominent instructional method and a defining characteristic of science. This workshop ...

Students are splayed out on the floor, dripping into the hallway. Notebooks are scattered and laptops are in laps or on tabletops, as student meaningfully collaborate to develop ideas. The tables and ...

NOWADAYS, our young people would spiral into silence, into disappointment if they find their classes requiring rote memory on what they learn. Such a dull class environment results in their attending ...

GSE professor Tim Monreal has co-edited a book that offers educators lessons using film and TV to explore Latinx histories ...

The American Biology Teacher, a nationally recognized journal, offers articles on recent advances in biology and life science, instructional activities for the classroom and laboratory, and ...

EXPLORING the natural world through flower science experiments is a delightful way for our graders while having fun. One inquiry-based lesson (IBL) submitted in my class in Human Inquiry is by Jenifer ...

There is a current national emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Additionally, many states are transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which ...

When Alena Sarri's son, Arli, fell behind in his kindergarten class, she decided to move him to a new school that was taking a less mainstream approach to learning. "He doesn't learn in a conventional ...