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Category: NGSS
State Board Approves Science Instructional Materials
At the November 8-9, 2018 meeting, the CA State Board of Education approved the largest number of publisher instructional materials (IM) for science in the history of state adoptions. Click here to download the list of approved publisher materials: CDE_2018…
Read MoreUpdate on NGSS Instructional Materials Adoption
CSTA has just released an excellent update on the current status of NGSS Instructional Materials Adoption as it pertains to (1) K-8 Adoption; (2) Standards Maps for High School; (3) Resources for Reviewing Instructional Materials; (4) CSTA White Paper: Priority…
Read MoreAchieve Releases Performance Task Screening Tools
This past week, Achieve released two new tools that will assist teachers in evaluating science assessment tasks to determine whether they accommodate for the three-dimensionality of NGSS. The Science Task Prescreen is used to conduct a quick review of assessment tasks…
Read MoreCalifornia EEI Curriculum: Newly NGSS-Aligned
The FREE K-12 Environmental Education Initiative Curriculum is now aligned with NGSS and offers great “storylines” to frame your instruction and help build powerful stewards of Mother Earth. The 85 available units provide lessons and resources that support the teaching…
Read MorePreparing for NGSS-aligned Instructional Materials Review
CDE Board action on publisher-submitted, NGSS-aligned instructional materials is right around the corner! In preparation for the “approved” K-8 list of instructional materials (IM), expected in January 2019, schools and districts should consider assembling and organizing their IM Review Committees…
Read MoreTwo new NGSS Resources for Instruction
In the latest newsletter from Achieve, I came across two new resources that support NGSS instruction and learning for ALL students. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has released Using Crosscutting Concepts to Prompt Student Responses to guide…
Read MoreUC grants Earth/Space Science “d” laboratory credit!
It’s been a long time coming, but the UC system has finally granted Earth/Space Science “d” laboratory credit. The traditional science “trilogy,” of biology, chemistry and physics has now become a “quartet” that includes Earth/Space Science as a rigorous, discipline-specific…
Read MoreAchieve Releases Criteria to Guide Assessment Development
Check out the new resource just released by Achieve, Criteria For Procuring and Evaluating High-Quality and Aligned Summative Science Assessments. This resource provides a set of criteria that can be used to develop and evaluate new statewide summative assessments designed…
Read MoreNGSS Alignment Claims: What Publishers Are Saying
Achieve has just posted on their website, NGSS Alignment Claims: What Publishers are Saying, which will help you sort through and be aware of the many claims currently being made by publishers regarding their instructional materials alignment to NGSS. Keep…
Read MoreThree New Essential NGSS-aligned Resources
I would like to draw your attention to three documents that are currently on my radar as I work with schools and districts throughout the state. I know you will find these resources quite useful as you consider developing new,…
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