Resources Used with Curriculum Topic Study

The collective set of resources for CTS are listed here. Click on the image for a link to the publisher, seller or free, downloadable copy. See Chapter 2 of Science Curriculum Topic Study, Second Edition to learn more about each of these resources, how to select which resources to use for each CTS section (you don’t need all of them!), which ones are free, and how each resource is used for a specific purpose.

This resource is free as a downloadable pdf. It is used with CTS sections I, II, and III to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals, and considerations for curriculum and instruction.

This resource is free as a downloadable pdf. It is used with CTS sections I, II, and III to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals, and considerations for curriculum and instruction.

This resource is used with CTS sections I, II, III, V, and VI to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals, considerations for curriculum and instruction, articulation across grade spans, and assessment ex…

This resource is used with CTS sections I, II, III, V, and VI to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals, considerations for curriculum and instruction, articulation across grade spans, and assessment expectations.

This resource is used with the scientific and engineering practices guides for CTS sections I and III to support understanding of the practices and curricular and instructional considerations.

This resource is used with the scientific and engineering practices guides for CTS sections I and III to support understanding of the practices and curricular and instructional considerations.

This resource is used with the disciplinary core ideas guides for CTS sections I, III, and IV to support understanding the disciplinary core ideas, curricular and instructional considerations, and research on learning, including commonly held ideas.

This resource is used with the disciplinary core ideas guides for CTS sections I, III, and IV to support understanding the disciplinary core ideas, curricular and instructional considerations, and research on learning, including commonly held ideas.

 
This resource is also available as an e-book. It is used with CTS sections I, II, and V to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals,  connections among ideas, and articulation across grade spans.

This resource is also available as an e-book. It is used with CTS sections I, II, and V to support understanding of science content, examination and unpacking of learning goals, connections among ideas, and articulation across grade spans.

This resource is used with the disciplinary core ideas guides for CTS sections III and IV to support considerations for curriculum, instruction, and formative assessment; and research on learning, including commonly held ideas.

This resource is used with the disciplinary core ideas guides for CTS sections III and IV to support considerations for curriculum, instruction, and formative assessment; and research on learning, including commonly held ideas. The summaries from the Related Research sections in these books as well as updated research are now available online.

This resource is free online and is used with CTS sections II, V, and VI to support examination and unpacking of learning goals, articulation across grade spans, and assessment expectations.

This resource is free online and is used with CTS sections II, V, and VI to support examination and unpacking of learning goals, articulation across grade spans, and assessment expectations.

 
This resource is used with CTS section IV to examine the research on learning, including commonly held ideas.

This resource is used with CTS section IV to examine the research on learning, including commonly held ideas. Summaries used from this resource are also available on line on this web site.

This resource is used with CTS section I to support content understanding.

This resource is used with CTS section I to support content understanding. It is an excellent resource for those with limited science backgrounds to understand basic science concepts and phenomena.

This resource is free online. Chapter 15- The Research Base is used with CTS for section IV to examine research on learning, including commonly held ideas.

This resource is free online. Chapter 15- The Research Base is used with CTS for section IV to examine research on learning, including commonly held ideas. Even though the research on students’ ideas predates 1996, it is still useful and applicable today.

 
This resource is the seminal document that NGSS and most standards can be traced back to. It is free online and used with CTS section I to support content understanding.

This resource is the seminal document that NGSS and most standards can be traced back to. It is free online and used with CTS section I to support content understanding.

This resource is used with CTS section VI to link CTS findings to your state’s standards and assessment expectations.

This resource is used with CTS section VI to link CTS findings to your state’s standards and assessment expectations.

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CTS

You can find additional resources here for facilitating CTS professional learning or conducting your own curriculum topic study. Check back as new resources are added periodically.Check back periodically as new resources are added. Do you have a CTS resource to share? Contact us if you would like to share your CTS resource on this web site.