{"product_id":"the-nsta-atlas-of-the-ted-willard-9781938946080","title":"The Nsta Atlas of the Three Dimensions","description":"A key aspect of learning in K- 12 education is the idea that what students know and are able to do grows and evolves over time. Simple ideas learned in the early elementary grades gain levels of detail and complexity as students progress in their education. Connections between different topics and disciplines are made.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, a key feature of setting standards for students is to describe learning progressions. Simply put, a \u003ci\u003elearning progression\u003c\/i\u003e is an articulation of the \" steps along the way\" that a student might go through as he or she works toward mastery of something. Although one path does not apply to all students, some paths are more common than others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Framework for K- 12 Science Education\u003c\/i\u003e (the \u003ci\u003eFramework\u003c\/i\u003e) provides specific grade-band endpoints for the disciplinary core ideas and describes progressions for the science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts. The \u003ci\u003eNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS)\u003c\/i\u003e and other standards based on the \u003ci\u003eFramework\u003c\/i\u003e contain tables of progressions for all three dimensions.\u003cbr\u003e What's missing is a way to illustrate these connections. That's where \u003ci\u003eThe NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions\u003c\/i\u003e comes in. It's your user-friendly guide to understanding how ideas build on one other and relate to each other. With the \u003ci\u003eNSTA Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll be able to trace the prerequisites for understanding science in every grade, make the appropriate connections to support science content, and show the way to the next steps in your students' science education-- all in the context of today's standards.\u003cbr\u003e The 62 maps in the \u003ci\u003eNSTA Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e organize all of the elements from the standards on a particular topic (e.g., modeling, patterns, or definitions of energy) on a single page. The elements from grades K- 2 are at the bottom of the page, and those from grades 9- 12 are at the top. Arrows connect elements to indicate how ideas in a particular topic build on each other and how elements in different topics connect to one another. Because the maps prompt you to think about ways student learning can build over time, the \u003ci\u003eNSTA Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is useful even if you teach in a state that hasn't adopted the \u003ci\u003eNGSS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e By studying the maps in the \u003ci\u003eNSTA Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e and the additional resources in the appendixes, you'll gain new insights about the standards and have a powerful navigational tool to help you plan your curriculum, instruction, and assessment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Willard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938946081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938946080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Science Teachers Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.30h x 11.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Ted Willard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980948955391,"sku":"9781938946080","price":86.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00bcfc4d-6db7-4754-9a77-ed751798fa5e.jpg?v=1722417317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nsta-atlas-of-the-ted-willard-9781938946080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}