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Continue reading →: NSTA Journals March 2016
If you are a teacher of science and you are not a member of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) then I would highly recommend joining- lots of good resources. However, even if you are not a member you will still be able to access lots of articles, blog posts,…
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Continue reading →: New Look for NGSS Website
The Next Generation Science Standards site (nextgenscience.org) has a new updated look. Check it out and see what you think. The previous structure suffered from having LOTS of resources that could be difficult to find if you didn’t know how or what to look for. I haven’t spent enough time…
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Continue reading →: Science Teachers’ Learning: Enhancing Opportunities, Creating Supportive Contexts
The National Academies Press (NAP) recently released a new report titled Science Teachers’ Learning: Enhancing Opportunities, Creating Supportive Contexts. This report provides a rich, detailed, and research-based account of how school systems should move forward with professional learning for science teachers. This will be especially useful to school systems working to…
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Continue reading →: Elementary Science Support Moodle
OSPI has developed a Moodle site for supporting K-5 implementation of the Next Generation Science standards here in Washington state. You will need to set up a free account and join the “class” in order to access the materials. Lots of good NGSS stuff here organized by grade levels K-5.…
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Continue reading →: NGSS 101: FREE Online PD Modules
Last year I collaborated with the South Sound LASER Alliance- with funding from Washington State LASER– to build a series of easily accessible online professional development modules on the Next Generation Science Standards. These NGSS 101 modules now live on a page titled NGSS 101, here at the Science for All blog.…
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Continue reading →: NGSS: Item Cluster Prototypes Grade 5 and HS
The Science Assessment Item Collaborative (SAIC) in partnership with WestEd and CCSSO recently released two sample item clusters for assessment of the Next Generation Science Standards. Here is the description of the Grade 5 Item Cluster Prototype… The Grade 5 Item Cluster Prototype was designed to follow the principles and…
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Continue reading →: NGSS: EQuIP Rubric Videos
As we move forward with implementing the NGSS in multiple partner states, it is more and more likely that we will need to use tools like the EQuIP Rubric to assess our own attempts at designing NGSS lessons and units and those science materials provided by publishing companies. You can…
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Continue reading →: NGSS Classroom Posters
An important step toward the implementation of the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards is to be intentional about teaching the 3 Dimensions of the NGSS: The Science & Engineering Practices The Crosscutting Concepts The Disciplinary Core Ideas Sometimes as teachers and students we need a public reminder…
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Continue reading →: NGSS Now Newsletter December 2015
The NGSS NOW Newsletter for December 2015 has some helpful information for those of us moving forward with implementing NGSS. The main article discusses an upcoming series of videos developed through a collaboration between Achieve and the Teaching Channel. Sounds like something to keep an eye out for in mid December- video…
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Continue reading →: Helping Administrators Understand the NGSS
It is critically important that building and district administrators in K-12 education have a solid understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards. If administrators have a limited understanding of NGSS then they are more likely to design NGSS implementation plans via professional development, curriculum adoption, assessment writing, etc in a shallow way.…
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