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Continue reading →: Michigan Sample Science Assessment Items
Are you looking for more samples of 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional summative assessment items for NGSS? Well, Michigan just recently released online samples of NGSS science assessment items for grades 5, 8, and 11. Check out the portal HERE. Click on the grade you want and then follow the…
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Continue reading →: (WA Only) NGSS Assessment Supports December 2017
Hi all, If you are a science assessment nerd like me then you’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of several documents to support the new NGSS Science Assessment in WA State or the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). We recently got the following items from the science team at…
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Continue reading →: WA Only: LASER Workshop 11-29-17 Next Gen Science & Engineering for Equity
Hi all, This is a very affordable opportunity for upper elementary and middle school science teachers in the Puget Sound Region to dig into STEM education and equity. Here is the link if you are interested in signing up: http://tinyurl.com/Nov29Registration Below is information copied from the registration site… DATE AND…
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Continue reading →: A Capella Science: Evo-Devo Video
I haven’t posted a fun science video in awhile- so here you go! Enjoy and check out the other videos from A Capella Science.
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Storylines Update
OVERVIEW: I first mentioned Nextgenstorylines.org on this site in the spring of 2016. At that time there was only one elementary and one high school storyline. Those storylines were also not fully developed units of instruction. Well, if you haven’t visited Nextgenstorylines.org recently, you should really check it out. There…
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Continue reading →: NGSS Assessment Task 3D Rating Sheet
To piggyback on my last post about the impact of simple things such as NGSS Cheat Sheets– here is a simple document I created for rating the “3Dness” of assessment tasks. I often use this document with the ACESSE PD Module B on Building Assessment Tasks That Work (if you are…
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Continue reading →: Sometimes it’s the Simple Things: Cheat Sheets for NGSS
I still get lots of teachers and administrators at professional development (and preservice teachers) who get very excited by a good NGSS “Cheat Sheet” (who can blame them). Here are some of my favorite NGSS Cheat Sheets that might be a nice addition to your upcoming workshop (PS- I tend…
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Continue reading →: Project Phenomena
NOTE: This has been modified slightly since I originally posted this. OVERVIEW: As many states, districts and schools move forward with implementation of the NGSS we all invariably encounter the idea of using phenomena to anchor our units of instruction. There are many great phenomena resources and I wanted to…
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Continue reading →: Instructional Materials and Implementation of NGSS: Demand, Supply, & Strategic Opportunities
OVERVIEW: Carnegie Corporation of New York recently released a report titled- Instructional Materials and Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards: Demand, Supply, and Strategic Opportunities. This report outlines current challenges and opportunities as schools and districts wrestle with identifying high quality NGSS materials when options are lacking. PURPOSE: The brief…
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Continue reading →: NGSS Adoption & Implementation Workbook
OVERVIEW: Achieve and the U.S. Education Delivery Institute recently developed the NGSS Adoption and Implementation Workbook to support states (and districts) in thoughtfully adopting and implementing the Next Generation Science Standards. PURPOSE: The workbook provides a series of scaffolded exercises that a group can use to do everything from establishing…
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