For decades science education has engaged students in a version of science inquiry that reduces the investigation of the natural world to a fixed, linear set of steps—sometimes devoid of a deep focus on learning and applying science concepts. Is this really how science happens in the real world? And are we setting our students up for success by teaching this way?

We use and evaluate models all of the time and so do our students, but how do we teach them with an emphasis on science? Check out the links and the video to the right for how you can incorporate this Science & Engineering Practice in your classroom.  

We are getting more and more multi-language learners in Jordan School District and we want to make sure we are supporting you as teachers as well as your students. Teaching and learning science is difficult, especially when a student is learning in their non-primary language. 

Click the link below to check out some of the resources that may help the multi-language learner instruction in your classroom. 

Skype a Scientist allows students to meet and interact with real scientists doing work in their field! This resource is free and so much fun. Teachers can even regularly meet with scientists to have Q&A sessions with their students!

It's that time of year again... The snow hasn't gone away, the sky is grey, the students are getting on our nerves and ours on theirs, and we are EXAUSTED! It is at this time of year that teachers begin to experience burnout. Nobody likes those feelings so how do we avoid them?

An increasing number of studies are showing the power of natural environments on our mental health. Who knows what a walk in the woods can do?!