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A group of students sit in pairs on chairs, holding papers and pens, engaged in discussion in a classroom setting as part of a Whiteboard Assessment. Stacks of chairs and jackets are visible in the background.
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How (and Why) to Do a White Board Assessment

There was one student in particular, who I’ll call “Alex.” He excelled in conversations with his peers and often shared his thoughts in class discussions, but his performance on written exams did not reflect the full depth of his understanding.
How (and Why) to Do a White Board Assessment
A person with short, twisted hair looks at a tablet showing an image of a rocky canyon or narrow path—perhaps part of a geology project or even a virtual reality geology experience. The side and back of the person’s head are visible in the foreground.
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Rock On! A Virtual Reality Geology Project

A fourth grader from High Tech elementary North County stood inside a crater of an extinct volcano. He contemplated where to go next...
Rock On! A Virtual Reality Geology Project
A person wearing a cap and plaid shirt leans over a white table outdoors, partially obscured, with long hair visible and a mesh box on the table—perhaps engaged in assessing student work as part of hands-on science education. Grass is in the background.

Assessing Student Work with Next Generation Science Standards

"Creating a project-based curriculum in science was going to be a challenging albeit passionate undertaking."
Assessing Student Work with Next Generation Science Standards
A silhouette of a bird stands in shallow water beside weathered logs, with golden light reflected on San Diego Bay’s rippling surface behind it, creating an artistic, painterly effect.
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Logs from San Diego Bay.

These words are written in memory of Jay Vavra, my former teaching partner...
Logs from San Diego Bay.
Aerial view of a desert landscape showing sand dunes and rugged terrain. The horizon curves slightly with a faint blue gradient of the atmosphere against a dark sky, echoing a space science perspective from high altitude.
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From Socratic Seminar to Space Science

I have been doing Socratic Seminars in my physics class long enough to know when they go...
From Socratic Seminar to Space Science
A close-up image captures a person focusing intently on a small object. Their hand, grasping a pen near a curved wire, suggests careful annotation or adjustment of teacher tasks. The sepia tone adds to the vintage feel of this moment dedicated to teacher work analysis.
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Annotating Teacher Work

The first might be expected of my eighth graders: they were not listening during class. The...
Annotating Teacher Work
Illustration depicting a sequence of cell development stages with colorful sections and arrows indicating progression, reminiscent of a Science Room chart. Each stage is represented by distinct shapes and colors, highlighting structural changes in a biological context.
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Science Room as Drawing Room

What students find daunting in Biology is not so much the concepts, but the amount...
Science Room as Drawing Room
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