NGSS is about three-dimensional learning intended to have students work as scientists and engineers do: to explain phenomena and solve problems.

Science had traditionally been seen as the domain of the hyper-intelligent student.

Talking is an integral part of the human world which allows us to engage with each other.

In the fall of 2013, our CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative team was eager to get to work.

Wherein science teacher meets legal requirement for student instructional materials, the teacher is baffled and bewildered by the legal requirement for student instructional materials, teacher and legal requirement for student instructional materials…

Schools are evolving and the demand for education is in how we meet the unique learners of the 21st century.

Great News! A key component of California's new accountability system, the California School Dashboard, specifically requires districts to report on NGSS implementation in the Local Indicators section under "Implementation of Academic Standards."

Elementary teachers in Kings Canyon Unified School District (KCUSD), a participating district in the CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative, have been diligently working on transitioning to the NGSS in their classrooms.

As I walk across my school campus, a second-grade student says, “Hi Ms. Nielsen.” I return the greeting, with a smile and a chuckle.