Title: Teacher's Toolkit: Scientific Explanations

Title: Supporting students with explicit reasoning in arguments. This article does a wonderful job of explaining precisely what a claim, evidence and reasoning are so that teachers can expl... See More

Title: Supporting students with explicit reasoning in arguments. This article does a wonderful job of explaining precisely what a claim, evidence and reasoning are so that teachers can explain them to their students. The examples are also very clear. Several strategies are presented to help students to develop claims, back them with evidence, and combine the evidence to produce reasoned statements. I would recommend this article to any teacher who is starting out with this process as an-going reference, when you are comfortable with one of the strategies presented, you can move on to another!

Gives ideas to teach argumentation

Using cards to organize student thinking is a good way to make argumentation accessible for all students. This is a great option for students with special needs. The cards still have stude... See More

Using cards to organize student thinking is a good way to make argumentation accessible for all students. This is a great option for students with special needs. The cards still have students think about the situation critically without the need to write.