OM DENNE EPISODE
The three dimenions of the NGSS and STEELS standards are not only helpful guides to breaking down and understanding the standards. They are tools for building rigorous and meaningful learning experiences that help students not only know science, but think and act like a scientist too. In this episode, our guest expains how to achieve balance between the three dimensions and help students not only know science, but think and act scientifically too.
Guest Info:
Vanessa Wolbrink, Associate Director of the NextGenScience project at WestEd, works with state, regional, and district leaders to enact systemwide strategies that move them toward their vision for science instruction. With expertise in today’s science standards, their implementation, and science education research, Wolbrink leads science leadership networks and partnerships to improve learning experiences for students at scale.
Resources:
Quality Examples of NGSS Design
How People Learn (Full Publication)
How People Learn (Synthesized)
