Part two of this module provides an overview of the DLM Essential Elements for science and the design of DLM science testlets.

Part one of this module provides guidance on how to use DLM Essential Elements and Adapted Science and Engineering Practices to engage students the practice that is specified in an Essential Element.

Part one of this module provides an introduction to the disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts of the DLM Science framework and the relationship of this framework to A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards.

Part two of this module provides guidance on how to make connections to the DLM ELA and Math Essential Elements through the science and engineering practices that are specified in the DLM Science Essential Elements.

This module focuses on Science and Engineering Practice (SEP) #2: Developing and Using Models. The module also includes guidance for teaching the SEP at different levels of complexity with DLM Science Essential Elements and linkage levels.

Discovery Cube Connect is an online extension of the Discovery Cube’s family of science centers in California. Science lessons and videos for grades pre-K–8 are available through this website. Free account required.

Science lesson plan that explores the reasons why pennies lose their shine. This resource includes a materials list and procedures to lead students through activities to investigate why and how pennies change in appearance.

Core vocabulary instruction training video for teachers from the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at UNC–Chapel Hill. This webinar will review an implementation program, called Project Core, aimed at providing classroom professionals with the training, tools, and ongoing support needed to deliver classroom-wide communication instruction to students with significant cognitive disabilities.

This brief presents practices and resources that educators of children and youth with disabilities can use to support students’ continuity of learning during school building closures. It includes applications for specially-designed instruction, Universal Design for Learning, positive behavioral interventions and supports, virtual explicit instruction, and self-regulation. Ideas can be adapted for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

This resource describes how to make different types of tactile books for students who are blind or low vision, including those with deaf-blindness or multiple disabilities.

A short, recorded interview of a parent describing high expectations at home and changes in her son when he was held to high expectations in the classroom.

In this video, Dr. Caroline Musselwhite discusses the cost of underestimating the potential of individual students in the context of literacy instruction for students with significant disabilities.

This video describes strategies for creating an active learning environment in the classroom to engage students in learning.

This article describes several strategies for incorporating active learning techniques in class and outside the classroom.

This resource provides background information, examples, and links to extend learning centered around active learning.