Teaching Science In 3D
Nicole VanTassel & Erin Sadler
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68 Using Demos Effectively for NGSS Teaching
Teaching Science In 3D
03/01/21 • 16 min
In this episode, Nicole VanTassel (iExploreScience) and Erin Sadler (Sadler Science) discuss using demonstrations in your NGSS classroom. Too often, demos can translate to "teaching as telling" -- or a "sage on the stage" style of teaching. But it does NOT have to be this way. Tune in to discover how you can use demos effectively while carrying out three-dimensional instruction and actively engaging your students in science learning.
For a full episode recap, click here.
Get More Help With 3D Teaching
- Teaching Science in 3D on Instagram & Facebook
- Submit a Question
- Explore phenomenon-based, discovery-centered learning with iExploreScience
- Get more information about the NGSS with Sadler Science.
- Get Erin's new 3D lesson self-assessment tool by signing up for her email list. Click here to join.
- Enroll in a Be Curious Community Cohort now.
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
67 [TT] Who Is Doing The Talking?
Teaching Science In 3D
02/25/21 • 9 min
"The one doing the talking is the one doing the learning." Have you heard it before? My guess is, probably. But what more do we know about this idea? In this week's Thursday thought, Nicole looks at this "catch phrase" in light of what we know about learning and development. Whether you are sold on the idea or not, this quick episode will give you something to think about as you plan your next learning experience.
Get More Help With 3D Teaching
- Teaching Science in 3D on Instagram & Facebook
- Submit a Question
- Explore phenomenon-based, discovery-centered learning with iExploreScience
- Get more information about the NGSS with Sadler Science.
- Get Erin's new 3D lesson self-assessment tool by signing up for her email list. Click here to join.
- Enroll in a Be Curious Community Cohort now.
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
29 How To Integrate The Crosscutting Concepts
Teaching Science In 3D
04/13/20 • 30 min
In this episode, Erin and Nicole discuss strategies to integrate the Crosscutting Concepts into your three dimensional instruction. The Crosscutting Concepts provide students with a "lens" through which to view phenomena, a tool to make connections between disciplines, and a strategy to understand and integrate new content into their existing understanding. But how do you carry that out in the classroom? Erin outlines how she explicitly teaches the Crosscutting Concepts, and then both educators share strategies they use to incorporate the Crosscutting Concepts into their daily lessons.
Resources Referenced:
>> NSTA Crosscutting Concepts Matrix
>> Crosscutting Concepts Crash Course from Sadler Science
Learn more...
>> Check out Nicole's blog and resources at iExploreScience!
>> Check out Erin's blog and resources at SadlerScience!
>> Enroll in the free, 4-day mini-course designed to kickstart your transition to the NGSS and discovery-style instruction - Kickstart Aha!
>> Looking for a comprehensive professional development program that will give you a step-by-step guide to "NGSSing" your science class? Check out the Explore To Aha! Academy.
>> NGSS For Middle and High School Science Teachers Facebook Group
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
116 Why You Shouldn't Teach An Intro Unit
Teaching Science In 3D
08/01/22 • 25 min
Let's talk about those back to school activities. Despite the many shifts we've seen teachers making in their classroom, we've seen several teachers continuing to use old practices. Even if they've ditched the scientific method, many teachers are still teaching an intro to science unit. In this episode, Erin discusses some of the reasons why you should skip this intro unit. Instead, teach skills in context.
Check out the full episode recap here.
Other resources:
- Is it time to ditch the Scientific Method? – Episode 5
- What to avoid when you head back to school – Episode 90
- Letting Go of Lessons on the Scientific Method – Episode 36
- Why the Scientific Method Doesn't Belong in the NGSS Classroom – Sadler Science
- Why I don't do Lab Reports in my NGSS Classroom – Sadler Science
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
33 How Do You Facilitate Student Discussions Online?
Teaching Science In 3D
08/24/20 • 23 min
This week Nicole and Erin answer two listener questions. These questions came from the NGSS Newbies Facebook Group.
- From Alyssa "How can I best facilitate student discussions online?"
- From Hanadi - How to do group work online?
Nicole and Erin discuss several methods for facilitating class discussions and group work. These tips are great for facilitating student discussions online. But, they can also be used if you are needing to distance your students during in-person learning.
To view the full episode recap, click here.
Learn More:
- Get the full episode recap here.
- How to make sense of the SEPs
- Looking for a comprehensive professional development program that will give you a step-by-step guide to "NGSSing" your science class? Check out the Explore To Aha! Academy.
- Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
6 How To Make Sense Of The SEPs
Teaching Science In 3D
09/23/19 • 18 min
In this episode, Erin and Nicole discuss a different way to think about the Science and Engineering Practices -- by considering them as part of categories to help students discover, make sense of, and critique ideas and concepts. Then, they dive into a few ways you can quickly incorporate the SEPs into your daily instruction.
Resources Referenced:
>> NSTA Science and Engineering Practices Matrix
>> K-12 Science Framework: Look at 3 Dimension 1: Scientific and Engineering Practices
Learn more...
>> Check out Nicole's blog and resources at iExploreScience!
>> Check out Erin's blog and resources at SadlerScience!
>> Enroll in the free, 5-day mini-course that will help you get a grip on the new standards - Intro To The NGSS!
>> Looking for a full, step-by-step guide to "NGSSing" your science class? Check out the Science Teacher Tribe Course + Community professional development program!
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
7 How You Can Incorporate Phenomena
Teaching Science In 3D
09/30/19 • 25 min
Using phenomena to relate content to your student's lives is an important shift when creating an NGSS aligned classroom. In this episode, Erin discusses the importance of phenomena, how to relate phenomena to the content and the lives of your students and the difference between anchoring and investigative level phenomena.
Resources Referenced:
Blog Posts:
>> Simple Phenomena
>> 5 Tips for Making NGSS Bundles
>> Anchoring Phenomena 3 Common Mistakes
Phenomena Resources:
>> Project Phenomena
>> Phenomena for NGSS
Learn more...
>> Check out Nicole's blog and resources at iExploreScience!
>> Check out Erin's blog and resources at SadlerScience!
>> Enroll in the free, 5-day mini-course that will help you get a grip on the new standards - Intro To The NGSS!
>> Looking for a full, step-by-step guide to "NGSSing" your science class? Check out the Science Teacher Tribe Course + Community professional development program!
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
129 Three Commitments I Made (And Mostly Kept) This Fall
Teaching Science In 3D
12/19/22 • 39 min
In this episode, Nicole shared three commitments she made in her classroom as she transitioned back into the classroom this fall -- as well as strategies that she utilized to keep those commitments.
- "I’m not working [much] outside contract hours."
- "I’m not rushing through my curriculum to get it covered."
- "I’m not relying on grades as motivation."
She also shared a life update as she takes on a new role in her school and what's ahead for Erin, Nicole, and the Teaching Science In 3D Podcast in 2023.
More Resources:
- Amplify Authentic Engagement (iExploreScience Short-Course)
- 91 The Importance of Building Relationships in the Science Classroom
- 101- The Brain Science Behind Your Students' (Missing) Engagement
- S1 E13: How to Use Relationships to Support the NGSS classroom
- Teaching With Respect Agreements (iExploreScience)
- Teaching Science in 3D on Instagram & Facebook
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
114 What To Do When Your Science Curriculum Isn't Built for 3D
Teaching Science In 3D
07/18/22 • 26 min
Your district adopted a science curriculum. You hoped it would be well aligned with the NGSS. But, after reviewing it, you realized it wasn't built for 3D learning. You aren't alone.
This week we answer this question from Kim in California. The name of the publisher she mention has been removed because we believe the problems she is discussing are not unique to this particular publisher.
Kim says "I am a 7th and 8th-grade science teacher. Our district adopted [an integrated curriculum]. As a team, we don't love the program. The spiral organization doesn't really make sense and the SEPs and CCCs don't seem smoothly integrated. Do you have suggestions on how to adapt or utilize [this curriculum] specifically or adopted curricula in general? Thanks!"
Check out the full episode recap here.
Once you've listened, here is an episode for each of the things you can choose to work on:
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Crosscutting Concepts
- Phenomena
- Discovery-Based Learning
Other Resources:
- How to Create Engaging Storylines - Erin's Blog Post
- FREE 3d Lesson Planner - Sadler Science
- Nicole's Free Bringing Wonder Back Workshop
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
88 Using Performance Expectations to Build Units
Teaching Science In 3D
07/19/21 • 27 min
The performance expectations are a great place to start when building your units. But, you need to be careful that you aren't just teaching what is listed in the PEs. In this episode, we discuss how to use the performance expectations to build bundles and units with great phenomena. The goal is to create units that authentically connect to the phenomenon so that it doesn't feel forced.
If you found this episode helpful, you may also want to check out:
- Episode 87: How to Choose Better Phenomena
- Episode 77: All About Anchoring Phenomena
- Blog Post: Using Evidence Statements to Write Objectives
Let's Connect:
- Click here to grab your FREE Storyline Starter and check out the Spark Subscription.
- Teaching Science in 3D on Instagram & Facebook
- Submit a Question
- Explore phenomenon-based, discovery-centered learning with iExploreScience.
- Get on the Waitlist for the Student-Driven Investigations Course by clicking here: SadlerScience.com/investigate
You're invited to check out Bring Wonder Back, an on-demand video series designed to help you take your first steps to transforming your students into scientists with 3D teaching practices — what the NGSS is all about! Access this video series at iexplorescience.com/wonder and get ready to bring wonder, engagement, and a love for learning back to your science class.
Are you looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to improve your lessons? Download Erin's 3D Lesson Planner. Then, all you have to do is write down what you are already doing in class. Then, she will send you instructions for EASY next steps. Click here to grab this FREE download.
Connect With Erin Sadler & Nicole VanTassel
Instagram: @SadlerScience // @iExploreScience
Website: Sadler Science // iExploreScience
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How many episodes does Teaching Science In 3D have?
Teaching Science In 3D currently has 131 episodes available.
What topics does Teaching Science In 3D cover?
The podcast is about Science Education, How To, Podcasts, Education and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Teaching Science In 3D?
The episode title '126 From Whole Group To Small Group Learning' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Teaching Science In 3D?
The average episode length on Teaching Science In 3D is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of Teaching Science In 3D released?
Episodes of Teaching Science In 3D are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Teaching Science In 3D?
The first episode of Teaching Science In 3D was released on Aug 14, 2019.
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