You can find the books I’ve published to support teachers in their efforts to teach science effectively using instructional sequence and inquiry-based learning.
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science
Published April 30, 2021 Instructional Sequence Matters, 9-12 is complete! New sections on shifting teacher mindsets, 5E lesson planning templates, and Professional Learning Communities. Virtual resources will be game-changers for distance learning! Get it here: https://my.nsta.org/resource/123183
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain
Published November 1, 2019 Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Explain) and 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). It also shows how simple shifts in…
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Evidence-Based Science Activities in Grades 3–5: Meeting the NGSS
Published January 16, 2019 This new book shows elementary teachers how evidence-based science activities help students achieve deeper conceptual understanding. Drawing on a wealth of research, my co-author, James Concannon, and I demonstrate how direct, hands-on experience in the science classroom can enable your students to become more self-reliant learners. We also provide a wealth of…
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6–8: Structuring Lessons with the NGSS in Mind
Published September 5, 2018 Instructional Sequence Matters shows how to make simple shifts in the way you arrange and combine activities to improve student learning. It also makes it easy for you to put the NGSS into practice. After explaining why sequencing is so important, I provide a complete self-guided tour to becoming an “explore-before-explain”…
Inquiry-Based Science Activities in Grades 6-12: Meeting the NGSS
Published March 29, 2018 This book shows middle and high school science teachers how to use evidence-based inquiry to help students achieve deeper conceptual understanding. Drawing on a wealth of research, authors Pat Brown and Jim Concannon demonstrate how direct, hands-on experience in the science classroom can enable your students to become more self-reliant learners.…
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Activating Students’ Ideas: Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence
Published March 1, 2023 •YES- this book offers teachers, curriculum specialists, and school administrators ready-to-use model lessons for grades K-5 in life, physical, earth and space science. •YES- this book is ALL about an explore-before-explain mindset that realizes the best learning environments tap into students’ prior knowledge and experiences and situating student learning in science…
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