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Discussion Starters for Math Problem Solving
BEST SELLER!! This product has 14 printable cards with question stems and prompts TEACHERS can ask during problem solving activities to promote critical thinking skills. By integrating these open-ended questions into your daily math instruction and routines, you can help students:• Make sense of mathematics• Learn and apply mathematical language and vocabulary• Develop a wide variety of flexible strategies for problem solving• Strengthen reasoning skills• Solve problems effectively and efficient
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K - 12th, Staff
Question Stems for Common Core Math Practices
This product features printable cards with discussion/reflection questions that teachers can ask to promote each of the CCSS math practices, plus prompts that tie all the math practices together! Looking for a version that students can use during their conversations? Check out my Partner Discussion Cards for Common Core Math Practices! You can place these cards in centers for students to help them ask (and answer) the math practice questions featured here in the question stems for teachers. By i
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2nd - 12th
Depth and Complexity Ebook BUNDLE | Question Stems and Quick Guide
Get both Depth and Complexity Ebooks in one bundle at a great price! You'll navigate the Depth & Complexity framework with ease with these two ebooks that put the power of Depth and Complexity at your fingertips.You'll get the Question Stems E-book with a comprehensive list of terrific questions you can use right away to raise thinking levels in your classroom AND you'll get the Depth & Complexity Quick Guide that makes applying the framework in your classroom a breeze.Would you like to
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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NGSS and 5e Editable Lesson Planning Template GOOGLE DOC
This is an editable science lesson planning template that combines the NGSS with 5e into one document. Great for formal evaluations, professional portfolios and artifacts to include as evidence for license renewal.If you are looking for a WORD version of this product please use this one NGSS and 5e Editable Lesson Planning Template WORDCONTAINSCover/TOU/Preview (PDF)Lesson Planning Template (2 pages) (Google Doc)Example of completed lesson for NGSS MS PS2-3 and NGSS MS PS2-3 (3 pages) (PDF)Relat
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Not Grade Specific
Depth and Complexity Quick Guide Ebook | Learn the Depth and Complexity Icons
Do you love Depth and Complexity and need a quick guide to how to use it in class? Have you seen the Depth & Complexity icons and wondered how to use them? This Depth and Complexity Quick Guide E-book will be a time saver (and maybe even a lifesaver!!). You'll get a two-page, attractive spread for all eleven thinking prompts and one-page guides to all of the Content Imperatives.Depth & Complexity doesn't have to be overwhelming.Do any of these sound familiar?You love Depth & Complexi
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2nd - 12th, Staff
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Ebook BUNDLE | Question Stems and Quick Guide
OTES (Ohio's Teacher Evaluation System) Organizational Evidence Binder
Are you an Ohio teacher? Does the new OTES system have you stressed? Don't know where to begin? Let this evidence binder tool help you get started!
This product was created to help you organize your thoughts and put things down on paper. It will get you thinking in the direction of the new OTES system. This file is editable (through PowerPoint) so that you can add a text box and type in your responses. Simply add resources of evidence in each section.
There are 3 sections that address
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Staff
NGSS 6-8 Middle School Standards "I can" poster, practices, checklists
This file contains 64 pages of materials I use in my classroom to help me implement the NGSS. It contains the final NGSS performance expectations (standards) for middle school physical science, life science, earth & space science, and engineering that I post in my classroom as learning goals. They are color coded and written in the "I can" format. (See my other listings for other formats that may suit your needs better).
It also contains the eight science practices that the Next Gener
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6th - 8th
Literal and Inferential Comprehension Questions for ANY book! (Grade 4)
This product includes literal, inferential, and critical questions to use with any book for students in fourth grade. The questions focus on summarizing, making predictions, making connections, synthesizing, inferring, analyzing, and critiquing.
The questions included reflect expectations of students in fourth grade. Use the questions to help students dig deeper when reading and to propel them toward more difficult texts.
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4th
First Day Back to School Science Welcome Letter and EDITABLE Syllabus
This is a Back to School EDITABLE Science Welcome Letter and Syllabus I made for the first day of school for my upper elementary and middle school students and parents. It can be edited to fit your needs, rules, procedures, and even subject! It includes cute clip art and a student information page that the parents fill out and return for the teacher! It’s a huge time saver especially for new teachers!Also, check out my editable NGSS Back to School or Open House Slideshow which is sure to impres
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4th - 9th
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
OTES (Ohio's Teacher Evaluation System) Organizational Editable Planning Binder
**Newly Updated again on 11/23!! -
There are now TWO binder organization styles to choose from in this one pack! The first way is organized by the teacher standards 1-7 on which the teachers are evaluated.
The second option now includes organizational planning sheets that are organized in the order of the sections of the Teacher Performance Evaluation Rubric! You can choose which organizational option works best for you. BOTH options are editable for you to add your own text.
Lastly, ther
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Staff
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Depth and Complexity Question Stems eBook
Would you like to create terrific Depth & Complexity-based discussion questions quickly and easily? This Depth and Complexity Question Stems E-book will put the power of the Depth & Complexity icons at your fingertips with a comprehensive list of terrific questions you can use right away to raise thinking levels in your classroom.Does one of these describe you?You already know and love Depth & Complexity. You've seen what it can do for kids. You want to go even deeper.You think Depth
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Staff
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Ebook BUNDLE | Question Stems and Quick Guide
Science TEKS Posters 4th Grade TEKS I Can Statements
4th Grade Science TEKS Posters. These "I Can" posters are based on the streamlined TEKS for 2018. Many districts require that learning targets be displayed and referred to during lessons. These posters fulfill that requirement. They are re-statements of the Texas TEKS in kid-friendly language, yet they maintain the academic language students need for academic success. ★ Display as a flip chart or on your wall★ Text is simple, bold, and black for easy legibility★ Text is completely editable★ E
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4th
Also included in: TEKS Posters 4th Grade All Subjects Bundle TEKS I Can Statements
Science TEKS Posters 5th Grade TEKS I Can Statements
These Science TEKS Posters 5th Grade TEKS I Can Statements are based on the TEKS adopted for 2018. Many districts require that learning targets be displayed and referred to during lessons. These posters fulfill that requirement. They are re-statements of the Texas TEKS in kid-friendly language, yet they maintain the academic language students need for academic success. ★ Display as a flip chart or on your wall★ Text is simple, bold, and black for easy legibility★ Text is completely editable★ E
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5th
Also included in: TEKS Posters 5th Grade All Subjects Bundle TEKS I Can Statements
FREE - Bloom's Question Cards - Bloom's Taxonomy
These question card FREEBIES are based upon the original Bloom's Taxonomy. Use them to promote higher-level thinking during lessons and after read-alouds. Color code them by copying them on different colors so they are easily differentiated. Adorable covers for each question type are included.Looking for newer Bloom's Taxonomy and other tools to encourage higher level, critical and complex thinking? Check out Digging Deeper - Learning Practices✨Click the GREEN STAR by my store name to follow and
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K - 12th
Editable Thematic Unit Planning Template
This is an editable template pdf that allows teachers to plan for thematic units. It includes options for teaching a chosen topic for either 10 days or 10 weeks. This planner features various prompts to support teacher planning including key concepts to be taught, vocabulary, student outcomes and activity planners. There is space to record lists of books/websites needed during the unit as well as an assessment rubric and student evaluation.
This 18 page pdf includes everything you will nee
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K - 8th
Bloom's Question Stems (Science)
A good question makes all the difference when it comes to deepening understanding and assessing mastery, and even the best teachers can add to their toolkit with this set of question stems, leveled according to Blooms Taxonomy. Teach Thought (link) describes Bloom's Taxonomy as "a hierarchical ordering of cognitive skills that can, among countless other uses, help teachers teach and students learn."Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by science teachers, tutors, and parents of stu
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Bloom's Question Stems Bundle
Salary Advancement Course | NGSS: Its History and Foundation (3 units)
*If you would like to earn university credit for this course, in addition to the $120 this course costs, a separate fee of $240 must be paid to Fresno Pacific University. If you choose not to enroll with the college, there is no university credit attached to this course.It is fairly accurate to say that by now, most science teachers have been to one of those staff trainings where you and your colleagues gathered together in an empty classroom and discussed what you noticed and wondered about the
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Adult Education, Staff
Separating Mixtures and Solutions: Chromatography Inquiry Lab
Separating Mixtures and Solutions does NOT have to be dry or boring. This inquiry based chromatography lesson plan includes complete teacher instructions, a detailed lesson plan, materials list, scripted instructions, and suggestions for extensions. It is appropriate for the middle school level. Students will be given a scenario (a mystery) that they can solve by using the principles of chromatography. They are then asked to develop procedures, as a group, to solve the problem using what they
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Biology: Buy The Store Lifetime Money-Saving Bundle
Literal and Inferential Comprehension Questions for ANY book! (Grade 5)
This product includes literal, inferential, and critical questions to use with any book for students in fifth grade. The questions focus on summarizing, making predictions, making connections, synthesizing, inferring, analyzing, and critiquing.
The questions included reflect expectations of students in fifth grade. Use the questions to help students dig deeper when reading and to propel them toward more difficult texts.
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5th
Bloodborne Pathogens: Guided Notepacket
Protect Yourself and Others: Mastering Laboratory Safety with Confidence!Ensure a safe and compliant learning environment! This engaging guided note packet empowers students and professionals to master bloodborne pathogens and laboratory safety regulations, exceeding OSHA standards.Here's what sets this resource apart:Comprehensive Coverage: Covers essential topics including:Bloodborne PathogensUniversal PrecautionsPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE)Safe Work PracticesBiohazard Waste DisposalAnd
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Core Competency Planning Chart
This Core Competency Planning Chart will help you plan out how to teach the specific skills of each of the Core Competencies in the BC Curriculum.This layout gives checkboxes to plan which term to work on each specific skill of the Communicating, Thinking and Personal Social Core Competencies (with the changes made January 2021).Each one is broken down into its subcategories and specific skills. Each skill has been worded in a way that can be used as a comment on a report card or on an e-portfol
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K - 12th
K-8 NGSS Vertical Alignment
This product was designed to help teachers, department chairs, and administrators quickly see the progression of the Next Generation Science Standards from kindergarten through eighth grade. The standards are neatly arranged in a chart by topic: physical science, earth and space sciences, life science, and engineering design. Within each topic is an array with subtopics along the top and grade levels down the left side.
Included are two versions: color-coded and printer-friendly. The color code
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K - 8th, Staff
TEKS Posters 3rd Grade Science TEKS I Can Statements
These TEKS Posters for 3rd Grade Science are I Can Statement learning targets. They are based on the TEKS adopted for the 2018-2019 school year. Many districts require that learning targets be displayed and referred to during lessons. These posters fulfill that requirement. They are re-statements of the Texas TEKS in kid-friendly language, yet they maintain the academic language students need for academic success. ⭐Need "I will" statements instead of "I Can"? No problem! You can easily edit i
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3rd
Also included in: TEKS Posters 3rd Grade All Subjects Bundle TEKS I Can Statements
NGSS 6-8 Middle School Standards posters, practices, & 2 checklists
This file contains 64 pages of materials I use in my classroom to help me implement the NGSS. It contains all of the final NGSS performance expectations (standards) for middle school physical science, life science, earth & space science, and engineering that I post in my classroom as learning goals. They are color coded based on the topic area. (See my other listings for the "I can" format that may suit your needs better).
It also contains the eight science practices that the Next Generati
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6th - 8th
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