The Relational Bank Account

By Sara Mangat The Center for Supportive Relationships Think about the last student you interacted with. Ask yourself: If my relationship with that student is like a bank account, what is my account balance? Do I have a lot of credit with this student or have I been...

STEAM UP Your Curriculum

By Dr. Stephanie Feree and Dr. Erin Heffler Dallastown Area School District STEM and STEAM are the current “buzzwords” in many educational settings.  Educators everywhere are creating maker spacers, designing lessons focused on STEM concepts, including coding,...

Science Education Meets 21st Century Learning with Engineering Design

By Duygu Erdoğan and Özge Aydemir Kaya, Middle School Science Teachers Don’t you think “21st century learning” is a great challenge for students as well as their teachers?  As teachers, we are responsible to equip our students with 21st century skills, which is not an...

The What, Why, and How of Phenomenon Based Learning

By Viviana Nielsen and Anna Davies, International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland Phenomenon based learning is an interdisciplinary approach to learning in which students are presented with a phenomenon from the real world, for example: Why have there been so...

Your Questions on Implementing the NGSS Answered

By Rubicon International, featuring Janet Hale, Educational Consultant States across the nation are adopting and adapting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS represent more than just a list of expectations students are supposed to meet – they are a...