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Taking “Risks” with NGSS: A Growth Model for the Classroom
As we entered the classroom to face a room full of 7th graders at Challenger Middle School in San Diego Unified School District, it was hard to tell who was more nervous, us or the students
Phenomena Are Jawsome!
This past August, I worked as part of the Content Cadre for the K-12 Alliance @ WestEd’s California K-8 Next Generation Science Standards Early Implementation Initiative.
Introducing the California K-8 Next Generation Science Standards Early Implementation Initiative Monthly Series
Each month, dedicated educators from the California K-8 Next Generation Science Standards Early Implementation Initiative will share stories of their experiences as they dig deeper into the CA NGSS as an effort to help support high-quality science…
Engaging Your Students with the NGSS This Summer
Many of us will use this summer to engage with the NGSS so we can bring new experiences and examples into our classrooms in the fall.
State Superintendent Torlakson Visits CSTA President Elect Lisa Hegdahl's Classroom to Shine a Spotlight on NGSS
On April 21, 2015 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson visited McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, CA.
NGSS - Next Generation Science Students
For the past 10 years, students have entered my 5th and 6th grade classrooms with little science experience.
A Teacher’s Journey: NGSS Is NOT an Add On
My students were looking at a mole of iron (602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms more or less) and concluding that they were probably looking at one atom of iron.
NGSS March Madness Edition – a Sports Analogy
You sign your daughter up to be on an elementary age basketball team. After several weeks, you ask your kid how they like playing basketball.
California’s NGSS Early Implementers Meet for Mid-Year Training
The last time we were all together was August of 2014. Since then, we have ‘experimented’ with implementing the Next Generation of Science Standards with varying degrees of success.