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Practical answers to real classroom questions from Dr. Victor Sampson, Krista Sampson, and the ADI team.
Teaching Strategies Seven Practices That Make Argumentation WorkTwo teachers can hand out the same argument template on the same day and produce two different lessons. In one classroom, the template puts the grounds...Dr. Victor Sampson · 8 min read Teaching Strategies How Do I Run Hands-On Science Without My Classroom Descending into Chaos?A teacher asked me a version of this question after a workshop, and it is one I hear all the time. She loves hands-on science and...Dr. Victor Sampson · 5 min read Teaching Strategies How Do I Get Students to Actually Critique Each Other's Ideas, Respectfully, From the Start?A teacher asked me this after watching a lesson where students were supposed to give each other feedback on their explanations. What she got instead was...Dr. Victor Sampson · 5 min read Teaching Strategies Ask Dr. Victor Sampson: What Should Students Actually Do During a Group Discussion?This week’s question comes from a high school science teacher who writes: “You showed a matrix during your presentation with processes across the top (generate, critique,...Krista Sampson · 8 min read Teaching Strategies How Do I Get My Students Talking, and Keep Them on Topic?A teacher asked me this question after a recent workshop, and it is one I get a lot. Whenever she tries to start a discussion, the...Krista Sampson · 3 min read Teaching Strategies How Do I Help My Students Learn to Plan and Carry Out Investigations?A pre-service teacher I was observing asked me this question after one of her lessons did not go the way she had hoped, and it is...Krista Sampson · 5 min read Teaching Strategies Using OpenScienceEd (OER) With ADI as a Jumping-Off Point: Real Examples from Our Middle School BooksMany teachers using open educational resources (OER) like OpenSciEd hit common pain-points:Krista Sampson · 3 min read Teaching Strategies Crosscutting Concepts in ADI InvestigationsAre you looking to help your students gain a deeper understanding of the core elements of science? Introducing Argument-Driven Inquiry® can be a great way to...Krista Sampson · 2 min read
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