GSTA Conference

Macon, Georgia

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Keynote - When Do I Teach? Explicit Instruction in the 3-Dimensional Classroom

• SLIDES - When do I teach?

• Mini-Lessons - Explicit lessons on the CCC and SEP

Session - Scientific Inquiry and the GSES: Life Science Through Georgia Phenomena

• SLIDES - Life Science Workshop

• Gopher Tortoise video

• Sciplots - Gopher tortoise

Session - Scientific Inquiry and the GSES: Physical Science Through Georgia Phenomena

• SLIDES - Physical Science Workshop

• Fall line video

• Sciplots - The Fall Line

Resources

Switch-Its - Magnetic dry-erase block
Learning Performance Generator
Inquiry Cards (pdf) - Table set of inquiry cards with descriptions
Inquiry Poster (pdf) - Large inquiry cycle poster
Inquiry Slides Template - K-12 Google slide templates for inquiry
Planning Cards (pdf) - Individual planning cards for all SEP and RTC
Egg Evidence - Claim, Evidence and Reasoning
Assessment Screening Tool - NGSS performance assessment screening tool
The Wonder of Science Assessments - Aligned summative assessments
Phenomena Datasets - Standards-aligned datasets based on natural phenomena.