The Instructional Focus Document is developed and maintained by the TN Department of Education. It arranges Tennessee's science standards into coherent progressions and defines some key scientific ideas encompassed by each standard and predicts some possible student misconceptions.
The full IFD document in PDF form and resources like the science Instructional Practices Guide can be found in TDOE's Best For All Central.
Students develop many logical ideas that are not scientifically accurate. Often called "misconceptions" these student ideas are valuable steps to student learning. Facets thinking recognizes that there are patterns for these ideas.
About Facet-Based Learning Evironments
The IFD Navigator is developed and maintained by volunteers of the TN Science Education Leadership Association (TNSELA). The goal of this tool is to provide users with quick and convenient access to the support materials developed by the Tennessee Department of Edcuation.
The Tennessee Department of Education holds the copyright to the content within the IFD Navigator.
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