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Category: NGSS
NGSS Rollout #4
A couple of weeks ago, I was one of about 40 SoCal colleagues that facilitated various breakout sessions for the two-day NGSS Rollout #4-The California Science Framework– for the Los Angeles/Orange County areas. Whether you were a Science TOSA or…
Read MorePEEC for NGSS Instructional Materials Design
I wanted to provide a “heads-up” to all my school and district colleague “early implementers” of today’s release of Achieve’s PEEC, the Primary Evaluation of Essential Criteria for NGSS Instructional Materials Design. The two purposes of PEEC are: to help…
Read MoreNGSS Unit Planning Template Revisions
For those of you who are currently using, or interested in using my NGSS Unit Development Tool protocol, I have made some new revisions to the Google Sheet Template. In alignment with the language of the newly released California Science…
Read MoreNew CA Science Framework Posted Online!
Today, the California Department of Education posted the URL link for the newly adopted State Board of Education Science Framework. This is a pre-publication version based on the Board’s approval of edits at the November 3, 2016 meeting. The final…
Read MorePD @ The Accelerated School
I recently completed three 2-hour “awareness” trainings for the elementary teachers at The Accelerated School (TAS) in Los Angeles. What made this a special consulting gig is the founder and CEO of the school, Johnathan Williams, is a former student…
Read MoreNGSS Framework Rollout #4 ToT
Just finished a two-day intensive “presenter training” in preparation for the LA-Orange County NGSS Framework/Rollout #4 Symposium scheduled for June 7-8, 2017 at Excelsior High School in Norwalk. Breakout sessions were well-designed and will provide great modeling and appropriate connections…
Read MorePalmdale moves forward with NGSS
My most recent work has been with a great group of middle school science and special education teachers in Palmdale School District. I was thrilled to be working with such a enthusiastic group of colleagues, along with tremendous support from…
Read MoreNSTA Los Angeles a Big Success!
Kudos to my good friends Tim Williamson, Terry Shanahan, Anthony Quan and Susan Gomez Zweip for a phenomenal job organizing the NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles, March 30-April 2, 2017! Personal thanks to the 200+ colleagues that attended my…
Read MoreImplementing NGSS-Key Resources
Two documents have come to my attention that provide significant guidance and recommendations for successful district implementation of Next Generation Science Standards. Achieve has released the NGSS District Implementation Indicators, a document outlining important indicators of successful NGSS implementation at…
Read MoreNGSS Rollout #4 Coming Statewide
Registration is now available for NGSS Rollout #4, which will focus on how to use the newly adopted California Science Framework to support your implementation of NGSS. Download the Flyer with sessions here The scheduled dates for each two-day professional…
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