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Patrick Leighton
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I'm an expert on 3-D theory and practice. I've been researching this model for 35 years since earning a doctorate in 3-D. Then, it was an esoteric, backwater subject. Parchment in hand, I returned to the classroom to keep going with 3-D because it obviously worked so much better. I moved schools 12 times. Over the 35 years, I have taught every grade from 2nd to AP physics, always pushing 3-D. I've taught in small rural schools, inner-city, college town, suburban, charter, magnet - always working with colleagues on writing 3-D lessons. I did years of PD with schools around the country. I wrote many of the physical and earth science questions for the NGSS high-stakes tests used in 13 states. Anything you want to know or do with 3-D, I'm the guy.

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Mon, Apr 10, 2023 2:08 PM in Teachers Starting Their Own Research

Hello Lauren, I am a longtime science STEM teacher recently retired who started off on action research 35 years ago after earning an EdD. It was an interesting voyage through twelve different schools teaching every grade level from 2nd to AP physics. The opportunities for significant research are many and can be highly significant to teaching and learning practice. I would caution you h...

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Sat, Jun 18, 2022 8:58 PM in NGSS and ELA

The connection is strong and incredibly beneficial for students in both categories, but the connection is on the conceptual side of science, not on the content or skill side. Unfortunately, the concept dimension of science is not popular with the hands-on inquiry folk that dominate science education, so it’s a lonely path for those of us who are into the conceptual approach. In a nutshell, ...

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Sat, Jun 18, 2022 8:56 PM in NGSS and ELA

The connection is strong and incredibly beneficial for students in both categories, but the connection is on the conceptual side of science, not on the content or skill side. Unfortunately, the concept dimension of science is not popular with the hands-on inquiry folk that dominate science education, so it’s a lonely path for those of us who are into the conceptual approach. In a nutshell, ...

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