This page contains a series of FREE online professional development modules on the Next Generation Science Standards. This series was originally created to provide NGSS professional development to school districts in the South Sound LASER Alliance with support from Washington State LASER.
NOTE: This online PD was built several years ago (2014?) and therefore does not have the latest information on NGSS and does not utilize the latest tech tools. In other words, it is showing its age a bit.
There are 4 modules:
- NGSS 101 Part 1- Overview
- NGSS 101 Part 2- Science & Engineering Practices
- NGSS 101 Part 3- Crosscutting Concepts
- NGSS 101 Part 4- Engineering Design
Below you will find the video modules embedded in the page. Each video module asks you to engage with a variety of documents, external video clips and links. You will find the documents and links for each module directly underneath the video module.
NOTE: These modules were originally created in another online platform called Brainshark- so you may hear some references to the original platform that are no longer relevant.
NGSS 101 Part 1- NGSS Overview
NGSS 101 Part 1 Links and Documents
- Online Participant Notebook (Google Form)
- NGSS 101 Part 1 Handbook
- NGSS_Cheat_Sheet
- Intro to NGSS Video clip
- NGSS101_pt_1_Slide_Notes
- Framework for K-12 Science Education
NGSS 101 Part 2- Science & Engineering Practices
NGSS 101 Part 2 Links and Documents
- NGSS 101 Part 2 Online Notebook (Google Form)
- NGSS_101_Part_2 handbook Word Doc
- NGSS 101 Part 2 Handbook pdf
- Video: How Science Works
- Why Focus on Science & Engineering Practices? (Optional Reading)
- Video: Sea Star Wasting Syndrome
- Video: Grade 3 “Do very tiny things have weight?”
- Science and Engineering Practices Appendix F (Optional Reading)
- NGSS 101 Part 2 PPT slides
NGSS 101 Part 3- Crosscutting Concepts
NGSS 101 Part 3 Links and Documents
- NGSS 101 Part 3 Online Notebook (Google Form)
- NGSS 101 Part 3 Handbook word doc
- NGSS 101 Part 3 Handbook pdf
- NGSS Cheat Sheet NSTA Version
- Video: How Wolves Change Rivers Video
- Hand Bubbler video
- Appendix G – Crosscutting Concepts
- Video: Teachers learning about Crosscutting Concepts
- NGSS 101 Part 3 PPT
NGSS 101 Part 4- Engineering Design
NGSS 101 Part 4 Links and Documents