The session focuses on designing, building, and using 3-dimensional performance science assessment tasks. Analogous phenomena are used to develop novel K-12 tasks requiring the application of DCIs and CCCs to make sense of phenomena. A pool of items aligned to NGSS and STEELS standards is shared.

TAKEAWAYS:
The session will provide participants the strategies and insights into how analogous phenomena are used to develop summative assessment tasks for writing performance tasks for each of the NGSS standards.

SPEAKERS:
Juan-Carlos Aguilar, Brett Moulding

Reading comprehension is central to sense-making in science. Hands-on investigation provides context and curiosity to motivate students in active reading. The session provides science education leaders and teachers with tools and strategies for using exact readings in scientific investigations.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants receive a set of strategies for using effective readings within scientific investigations and a set of over 400 lessons aligned to the NGSS and STEELS standards. The lessons have hands-on investigations with exact readings to support learning core ideas and crosscutting concepts.

SPEAKERS:
Brett Moulding, Sarah Sleasman

This session focuses on designing, building, and, using three-dimensional performance tasks to assess learning of science. The session will feature ways to find analogous phenomena to use in assessment three-dimensional science learning.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will gain an understanding of effective three-dimensional science assessment practices for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 and a pool of three-dimensional assessment tasks for each of the NGSS standards.

SPEAKERS:
Brett Moulding, Juan-Carlos Aguilar

Conversations on climate change and sustainability can be challenging. Join state and national leaders on climate change and sustainability education as they share newly published findings and help you plan for navigating these difficult conversations in your own community.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with tools and resources to engage productively in conversations and generate strategic communications for their own context. They will rehearse facilitating a difficult conversation with a specific interest-holder from their community and leave practiced and confident.

SPEAKERS:
Lori Henrickson, Shannon Wachowski, Carol ODonnell

For school, district, and state leaders, as well as professional learning providers, this session highlights the NASEM Board on Science Education practitioner's guide Rise and Thrive with Science: Teaching PK-5 Science and Engineering by providing a fully developed professional learning book study.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will be prepared to implement a comprehensive professional learning course that utilizes the NASEM Board on Science Education practitioner's guide Rise and Thrive with Science

SPEAKERS:
Jenn Brown-Whale