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Equity and Access for All Students
As many states shift science instruction towards the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), it is imperative that educators look closely at whether equitable opportunities to learn and do science are available to all of our students.
Chapter 1 Will Be Re-Written
Like most science teachers, I used to start my year with a unit on measurement and a unit on the scientific method.
Science Assessment Update - Alternate Pilot Item Available
The training test for the California Alternate Assessment (CAA) for Science is now available on the CAASPP Portal CAAs Web page!
New CA Science Test: What You Should Know
Since the California State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013, CSTA and its partners across the state have tried vigilantly to get the message out that the NGSS are like nothing any of us have ever…
Read and Talk to Construct Science Knowledge
Teachers in Tracy Unified School District, a CA NGSS Early Implementation Initiative district, recently participated in a lesson study where they planned a lesson to explore the behavior of waves in an 8th grade classroom, and had the opportunity to…
Laying the Foundation: Our NGSS Journey of Getting Elementary School Students Ready for Middle School
Providing quality science instruction at the elementary level is an endeavor for many general education teachers.
California Has Adopted a New Science Curriculum Framework - Now What …?
On November 3, 2016, the California State Board of Education (SBE) accepted the recommendation of the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to adopt the draft Science Framework for California Public…
NGSS Implementation: A Leap of Reason
Any transformation in an organization, like a school or a district, can be a painstaking process of professional learning, creating buy-in, and fund sourcing.
Kindergarten Teachers Take On the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Science in Kindergarten is no different than teaching science in other grades. Students come to us full of wonder, resulting in endless questions.
Second Grade Seed Dispersal Engineers!
Second graders had worked hard on their engineering designs to make a lima bean that would be transported by sticking to an animal’s fur.