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Need Strategies for SEPs and CCCs

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Ann Pearson Ann Pearson 310 Points

Hello!  I'm working with K12 teachers who are new to the NGSS and looking for general strategies to help. For example, I've been having them use phenomena, Driving Question Boards (DQBs), and practice moderating Position-Driven Discussions while helping students create and use models, argue using evidence, and generate explanations. Our curriculum is well set up for helping students plan and carry out investigations and the teachers are comfortable using math and computational thinking with the kids, but they are less comfortable with analyzing and interpreting data, designing solutions, and obtaining/evaluating information. Also, they struggle knowing how to help students see the bigger picture of the CCCs. Do you have any general strategies (able to be used in many situations) that could help? Many thanks in advance!  
Megan Doty Megan Doty 11847 Points

Hi Ann, Let me first start off with the main NGSS @ NSTA website: http://ngss.nsta.org. Here you can find many resources defining NGSS, giving resources to implement in the classroom, and much more. More specifically, however, I want to also send you to the Professional Learning section of the website above. Hopefully you can find some helpful information geared towards the specific needs of your teachers there! You can find it at: http://ngss.nsta.org/Professional-Learning.aspx. I hope these sites are helpful! Does anyone else implementing NGSS have any other thoughts or tips? -Megan
Cleopatra Thomas Cleopatra Thomas 833 Points

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/web_seminar_archive_sponsor.aspx?page=NGSS
Cleopatra Thomas Cleopatra Thomas 833 Points

NSTA Quick Reference Guides...used these during summer PD offered by our district...quite helpful
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