6 things to know about quality K–12 science education in March 2025
1 New STEM Teaching Tool
ThisSTEMTeachingToolfocuseson findingsfromaNationalAcademiesreport onsupportingallstudentstothrivein STEMeducation.Thebriefincludes guidancefordecision-makerstoevaluate currentsystems,creategoals,andtake actiontoensureallstudentshavethe opportunitytosucceedinSTEM.
SeePracticeBrief#101here.
2 Webinar: What Are Governors Focused on in 2025?
TheEducationCommissionoftheState analyzedeachGovernor’sStateofthe Stateaddresstoidentifytrendsrelatedto education.Anupcomingwebinarwill highlightthesetrendsandstatepriorities intheyearahead,includinganyrelatedto scienceeducation,aswellasimplications foreducationpolicy.
RegisterfortheMarch19ECSwebinar here.
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Opinion: Teacher Preparation Needs to Catch Up with School Reform
“How teachers are taught to teach — along with what curriculum materials they use with students and how they use those materials — are the most critical factors for improving student learning. Many state education leaders are doing their part to ensure school districts adopt high-quality curriculum materials and help teachers use them well. The colleges and universities that prepare teachers to enter the profession largely have not.”
Seethe74opinionarticlehere
4 Arti cial Intelligence in STEM Education
TheCommunityforAdvancingDiscoveryResearchin Education(CADRE)recentlysharedacollectionofbriefs onAIinSTEMEducation.TopicsincludeAIandlesson planning,professionallearning,andthree-dimensional assessmentscoring,amongothers.
SeethecollectionofCADREbriefshere
5 Rivet Education Professional Learning Partner Guide
TheProfessionalLearningPartnerGuidefeaturesorganizationsofferinghigh-quality, curriculum-basedprofessionallearningservices.Typesofprofessionallearningincludes curriculum-specificimplementationsupportaswellassupporttoevaluateandselecta high-qualityinstructionalprogram.
SeethePartnerGuidehere.
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ICYMI: Science Cognitive Complexity Framework
Teachingandassessingmulti-dimensionalstandards requiresadifferentwaytomeasurecognitivecomplexity thantraditionalstandards.Thisframeworkoffersan approachtocapturingandcommunicatingthe complexityofassessmentitemsdesignedfortoday’s sciencestandards.Itcanbeusedtoassessthedegree towhichanassessmenttaskasksstudentsto intellectuallyengageinandmakeuseofDisciplinary CoreIdeas,ScienceandEngineeringPractices,and CrosscuttingConceptsinserviceofsense-making.
Seethe2019Achieveresourcehere
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