University of Connecticut The Promoting Lifelong STEM learning through a Focus on Conservation, Geospatial Technology, and Community Engagement project, based at the University of Connecticut (UCONN), is a collaboration among the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE), the Neag School of Education, the Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR), and the […]
High School
What does “Implementing the NGSS” Mean? Operationalizing the science practices for K–12 classrooms.
Authors: Joan D. Pasley, Peggy J. Trygstad, Eric R. Banilower Date: November 2016 The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are composed of three intertwined dimensions—disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts—that provide a foundation for what students should know and be able to do at various grade levels. The eight science practices […]
Operationalizing the Science and Engineering Practices
Authors: Peggy J. Trygstad, Eric R. Banilower, Joan D. Pasley Date: April 2016 This paper, presented at the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting, describes the development of two products to facilitate measurement of the extent to which classroom instruction aligns with the Framework for K–12 Science Education and the subsequently released Next Generation Science Standards, particularly […]
PEARL: Peers Engaged As Resources for Learning
National Science Foundation Horizon Research, Inc. is collaborating with the Center for Developmental Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on the PEARL project to create an interdisciplinary team to: (1) study small group work in mathematics classrooms; (2) understand the challenges involved in promoting successful small groups; and (3) determine ways to help […]