Jay McTighe & Dr. Judy Willis authors of Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience. How can we use neuroscience to improve curriculum, instruction, & assessment? We talk about merging insights from neuroscience with Understanding by Design, and NGSS to create units and authentic assessments that emphasize contextual understanding rather than recall

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Hear what it was like working at the Large Hadron Collider when the Higgs Boson Particle was discovered from today’s guest Pawandeep Jandir. Thankfully,  Pawandeep breaks down particle physics into simpler terms and shares his story of how he became interested in Physics (a story that begins with in F- grade in high school physics…)

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A common concern heard about NGSS is that the scientific method is missing! Meet Nicole VanTassel, a middle school/high school NGSS science teacher and instructional coach. In this episode, Nicole VanTassel helps to clarify concerns that there is no scientific method in the NGSS. She also shares her favorite NGSS teacher resources. Go to  www.ngsnavigators.com/blog/011 for links to resources.

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Meet Cody Machler: A mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry. In this episode, we discuss what the engineering design process looks like in his work. We also discuss what skills Cody sees that students need to have in order to be successful as an engineer. You’ll be happy to hear that these skills are similar to what goes on in an NGSS designed classroom. Shownotes: www.ngsnavigators.com/blog/010

Meet Holly Hereau: 2019 Michigan Science Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching, Holly works as an NGSX facilitator and a Next Generation Science Storylines consultant. In this episode, Holly tells us about her shift to teaching with storylines. She provides helpful tips and resources for teachers looking to use storylines and driving question boards in their NGSS classroom. Shownotes: www.ngsnavigators.com/blog/009. Join the discussion in the Facebook Group and be entered in our monthly giveaway.

Meet Toronto’s, Science Sam! Learn about Samantha Yammine’s PhD research investigating some of the first cells of the brain - neural stem cells. Samantha shares what important skills are required in her field.

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Meet Marine Biologist Melissa Marquez. Hear about her PhD research, her adventures while filming Shark Week, and more! Find out why NGSS Navigators features real living scientists on our podcast. (Hint: It has something to do with the potential powerful impact of phenomenal teachers like you!)

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Today's guest, Vince Mancuso, Ed.D., research focuses on discrepant event phenomena in the science classroom and inquiry-based reform. He developed and shaped Phenomena-Driven Inquiry  and the POQIE model through fifteen years of extensive research and field-testing.

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Meet Jen Gutierrez! Jen is enjoying a 29+ year career in education Jen is a member of the Next Generation Science Standards writing team. She serves on the Arizona Science Teachers Association Executive Board and the NSTA Board as Division Director of Professional Development. 

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Today's episode is going to be about the second innovation which that NGSS focuses on three dimensional learning:

Science and Engineering Practices

Cross Cutting Concepts

Disciplinary Core Ideas

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