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Category: NGSS
Preparing 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,…
Read MoreCalifornia Science Assessment Update
The California Department of Education has released updated information and resources for the 2017-18 spring field test and 2018-19 operational test for the California Science Test (CAST). A fact sheet, information regarding grade levels to be tested, and a list…
Read MoreNGSS Homepage Redesign
I know many of you preferred the “original” Achieve web search engine a few years ago to help locate specific grade-level or discipline-related performance expectations and disciplinary core ideas. I know I did….It was very simple and straight-forward. Achieve has…
Read MoreNew NGSS Parent Guides
Achieve has developed and released informative grade-level parent guides for schools and districts implementing Next Generation Science Standards. Guides are provided in both English and Spanish, and do an excellent job explaining the essential elements of NGSS and what science…
Read MoreNGSS 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…
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