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District ranks first statewide on 2025 MCAS Science assessments, with nearly half of student population achieving top grade "exceeding expectations"
AI’s New Role in the Classroom Educators today find themselves at the crossroads of a technological revolution. Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into classrooms, promising t...
New virtual student participant, SocraBot, helps K-12 students engage curiosity, build peer-to-peer understanding, and think more deeply - together
In our book club discussion on chapter seven of Dr. R. Ritchhart’s book, Cultures of Thinking in Action, we discuss the importance of challenging our students in the classroom, balancing dire...
Manchester-Essex Regional School Students Gain 17 Points and Reading Public Schools Improves by 3 Points to Rank in the Top 10% of 279 School Districts
“We are built to collaborate,” writes Dr. R. Ritchhart in his book Cultures of Thinking in Action. In this chapter of the book, the author discusses the importance of promoting authentic coll...
Massachusetts’ Carlisle Public Schools Elementary Students Achieve Top Scores in 2024
Massachusetts’ Orange School District Achieves 26-Point Increase in Science Proficiency
Massachusetts Students 12 Points Ahead in State Rated Top for Public Education
The description of Mindset 5 from Dr. Ron Ritchhart’s Cultures of Thinking in Action comes from a quote from David Perkin’s book Smart Schools (1992), “Learning is a consequence of thinki ...
What can teachers do to set their students up for success in the classroom? In the book Cultures of Thinking in Action, educator and researcher Dr. Ron Ritchhart shares the idea that: ‘St ...
In his book Cultures of Thinking in Action, Dr. Ron Ritchhart sets out eight mindsets that educators must embrace when creating a culture of thinking in their school. The third mindset he ...
In the book Cultures of Thinking in Action, author Dr. Ron Ritchhart builds on 25 years of leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero to provide a practical res ...
In his latest book, Dr. Ron Ritchhart gives educators the tools to go beyond understanding what a culture of thinking looks and acts like, to creating them – in our classrooms and in our ...
Given the right classroom framework and stimulus, students can become scientists and engineers in any setting. Whether it’s an urban environment, a suburban environment, or a rural enviro ...
The most basic building block of successful student interaction with STEM instruction in the classroom is students planning their own investigations. This doesn’t mean that you as the te ...
Changing the "what" and "how" in science education doesn't have nearly as much impact as looking at the "why."
Schools with Top Student Achievement During COVID-19 Share Hands-on Science Curriculum
Elementary and middle school curriculum is designed for NGSS and engages K-8 students in interactive science investigations connected to real-world phenomena
New Research on NGSS Implementation in Public Schools Using KnowAtom
Researchers Study Elementary and Middle School Teachers Using Resources Designed for NGSS
Pre-KnowAtom Teachers Reported Spending Up to 60% of Their Time Lecturing Their Elementary and Middle School Students
Say Researchers Studying KnowAtom Science Curriculum at Northeastern University
Study Shows Adoption of NGSS-Based Teaching Models Shift Teacher and Student Thinking
Better science performance is more attainable than previously thought
KnowAtom partnership brings transformational curriculum and professional development to K-8 classrooms
KnowAtom incorporates Next Generation Science Standards to support discovery
A brand-loyal healthcare market with plenty of N95s for protocol creates an opportunity for the public to buy standard N95 respirators.
Four years later, Yazidi teachers who fled their homes under fire fulfill childhood dreams by becoming STEM teachers
