Abstract
A Framework for K-12 Science Education poses the idea that students are best positioned to figure out phenomena and solve problems by engaging in science and engineering practices and using the crosscutting concepts as thinking lenses. The crosscutting concepts are a broad set of useful themes that can be applied to any field, including education. By using the crosscutting concepts to approach their own problems and opportunities of practice, teachers can engage in deeper reflection and metacognition—and strengthen their ability to help students use the crosscutting concepts to explain phenomena and design solutions.
Publication Date
2021
Document Type
Educator Resource
Topic
STEM Materials & Pedagogy
Language
English (en)
File Name
STEM-Teaching-Tool-75-CCCs-and-Teacher-Learning
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/zn0r-4t18
Publication Citation
Steam Teaching Tools, Practice Brief 75 , https://stemteachingtools.org/brief/75 Work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. Others may adapt with attribution.
Recommended Citation
Norris, Jeanne and Schondelmeyer, Sarah, "Using the Crosscutting Concepts to Reflect on and Refine Your Teaching" (2021). Institute for School Partnership: Research & Publications. 32.
https://repository.library.washu.edu/isp/32
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Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Comments
Work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. Others may adapt with attribution. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Opinions expressed are not those of any funding agency.