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Continue reading →: FREE Professional Development Resources on Equitable 3 Dimensional Formative Assessment in Science
OVERVIEW: The Advancing Coherent and Equitable Systems of Science Education (ACESSE, or “access”) project recently released an Open Educational Resource (OER) module for professional learning on equitable 3Dimensional formative assessment tasks in science. AUDIENCE: science professional development providers, teacher leaders, school district leaders, teacher educators, etc PURPOSE: The module provides all…
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Continue reading →: What do Pre-service Teachers Need to Know About NGSS? A Twitter Essay
OVERVIEW: Dr. Phil Bell at the University of Washington was recently asked what pre-service teachers should know about the Next Generation Science Standards. He responded with a series of Tweets or a Twitter Essay. (As an instructor of multiple science methods courses I’m considering making this a part of my…
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Continue reading →: WA STATE ONLY: High School Next Generation Science Field Test
Hi all- Below is a copy of an official bulletin from OSPI regarding an opportunity for WA State High Schools to apply to participate in a pilot of the upcoming HS NGSS Science Assessment. Teachers, schools, and districts will soon need to make an important decision about participating in the…
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Continue reading →: Integrating Crosscutting Concepts into 3D Science Assessment Tasks
OVERVIEW: Design Based Implementation Research (DBIR) recently posted a tool for intentionally integrating the seven Crosscutting Concepts of NGSS into 3 Dimensional Assessment Tasks. The tool provides possible prompts and questions for uncovering student understanding of each specific Crosscutting Concept. AUDIENCE: K-12 teachers of science, curriculum directors, PD providers, curriculum…
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Continue reading →: NGSS EQuIP Rubric version 3.0
As many of you know, the NGSS EQuIP Rubric is a tool for assessing and providing feedback on the three-dimensional design of science lessons and units of instruction. These lessons and units might be from a publisher or teacher-created. Whether you are new to the world of the NGSS EQuIP…
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Continue reading →: Science Assessment Events Fall 2016 (WA Only)
Hi all, Wanted to pass on opportunities to participate in development of the Washington State Science Assessment system. The text below is copied directly from a communication sent by OSPI. Upcoming Science Assessment Development Events The Science Assessment team is planning our next round of assessment development meetings. We are developing…
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Continue reading →: Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences
OVERVIEW: The National Academies Press recently released a report on the state of science literacy titled Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences. Like all of the NAP documents you can read it FREE in your browser, download for FREE or order a hardcopy (Not FREE). AUDIENCE: Science teachers, educational researchers,…
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Continue reading →: What Ever Happened to Scientific Inquiry?
OVERVIEW: The Midwest Comprehensive Center at American Institutes for Research recently released a report that describes the history of scientific inquiry in the recent decades and its evolution into the science and engineering practices of the NGSS. This report provides a clear background for anyone struggling with the “where is…
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Continue reading →: NGSS Example Bundles
OVERVIEW: The NGSS Network has created another support for school systems as we continue to thoughtfully implement the NGSS- Example NGSS Bundles. You will currently find a Kindergarten, a Middle School and a High School example of how to bundle NGSS PEs for instruction. More bundles will be released in…
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Continue reading →: Phenomena for NGSS
OVERVIEW: Phenomena for NGSS is a site where teachers are collaborating to share engaging anchor phenomena for building science units. Currently, you will find a good handful of interesting phenomena in a variety of science domains. Keep an eye on this site as more phenomena are added. Not sure what…
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