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In 2011, we launched the ambitious science teaching AST website. The tools and practices were based on what we learned from our partnerships with teachers and district partners. Over the years, elementary and secondary science teachers, teacher educators, and school and district science leaders have critically examined how Ambitious Science Teaching can be combined with justice-centered approaches to work toward a more pluralistic society and equitable vision of science education.

We invite you to be a member of this community. Members can view and respond to tools, practices, and curricular approaches unavailable on the public website. The resources are intended to be starting places, and we invite you to share your iterations and critical perspectives. If you download material we will send you a short survey one month after the download to get your feedback.

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“I keep going back to seeing how other teachers are facilitating discussions and bringing things in. It’s the easiest way for teachers to get those ideas and that information because it’s so relatable.”

– K-12 Teacher

Ambitious Teaching—An overview

In this video we illustrate what Ambitious Teaching looks like in classrooms ranging from high school to kindergarten. The practices were developed through collaborations between teachers and researchers, and they are continually evolving as we learn more about how they work with young learners. There are several themes that you’ll see in all examples, such as a focus on puzzling and complex phenomena, opportunities to make sense through talk, making thinking visible, attending to who is participating, using various forms of scaffolding and tools, and much more.

This site is primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Award #1907471 and #1315995

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“I keep going back to seeing how other teachers are facilitating discussions and bringing things in. It’s the easiest way for teachers to get those ideas and that information because it’s so relatable.”

– K-12 Teacher

Ambitious Teaching—An overview