NASCAR May 23

Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide

by: Eric Brunsell, Deb M. Kneser, and Kevin J. Niemi

$31.99 Member Price $39.99 Nonmember Price

Add to Cart

* Please be advised we are currently experiencing longer than normal shipping times

Add to Wish List

Add to Collection

Login or Create a Free Account

REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!

If you’re charged with helping educators achieve the vision of the new science standards, this is the professional development resource you need. This book is chock-full of activities and useful advice for guiding teachers and administrators as they put the standards into practice in the classroom.

Written by three experts in professional development for science teachers, Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS
• Introduces the vocabulary, structure, and conceptual shifts of the NGSS
• Explores the three dimensions of the Framework—science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas—and how they’re integrated in the NGSS
• Provides classroom case studies of instructional approaches for students challenged by traditional science teaching
• Covers curricular decisions involving course mapping, designing essential questions and performance assessments, and using the NGSS to plan units of instruction
• Examines the connections between the NGSS and the Common Core State Standards
• Offers advice for getting past common professional development sticking points and finding further resources

Given the widespread changes in today’s education landscape, teachers and administrators may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of putting the new standards into practice. If you’re a science specialist, curriculum coordinator, or instructional coach who provides professional development, you will find this collection immensely helpful for heading off “initiative fatigue,” whether in an individual school or throughout a district.

Table of Contents

About the Authors


Contributors


A Letter From David L. Evans, NSTA Executive Director





Chapter 1: Introduction



Chapter 2: Using This Book



Chapter 3: Sticking Points



Chapter 4: Tips for Administrators



Chapter 5: Introducing the NGSS


Activity 1: Examining the Standards


Activity 2: NGSS Vocabulary


Activity 3: The Structure of NGSS


Activity 4: NGSS Conceptual Shifts


With Chad Janowski



Chapter 6: Exploring the Practices and Crosscutting Concepts


Activity 5: Integrating the Three Dimensions


Activity 6: Science Inquiry and the Practices of Science and Engineering


Activity 7: Engineering Design and the Practices of Science and Engineering


With Reynee Kachur


Activity 8: Science and Engineering Practices Self-Assessment


Activity 9: Exploring Crosscutting Concepts


With Emily Miller


Activity 10: Integrating the Nature of Science



Chapter 7: Supporting Science Learning for All Students


Activity 11: All Standards, All Students and Integrating Content, Practices and Crosscutting Concepts


Activity 12: All Standards, All Students and Universal Design for Learning


With Stacey N. Skoning


Activity 13: All Standards, All Students: A Strategy Matrix


With Stacey N. Skoning



Chapter 8: Fostering Discussion About Curricular Decisions


Activity 14: Visioning and Values


Activity 15: Course Mapping at the Elementary Level


Activity 16: Plus, Minus, Delta (6–12)


Activity 17: Course Mapping for Middle and High School


Activity 18: Essential Questions and Crosscutting Concepts


Activity 19: Developing Performance Assessments


Activity 20: From Standards to Units



Chapter 9: Connecting NGSS and the Common Core State Standards


Activity 21: NGSS and the CCSS Mathematics


With Amy Parrott


Activity 22: Connecting NGSS and CCSS ELA


With Mark Bazata


Activity 23: NGSS and CCSS ELA: Connecting Through the Practices


With Mark Bazata


Activity 24: NGSS and CCSS ELA: Disciplinary Literacy


With Mark Bazata



Bibliography


Appendix 1: Resources


Appendix 2: Model Activity (K–5)


Appendix 3: Model Activity (6–12)


Appendix 4: Model Activity for the Nature of Science


Appendix 5: Model Science and Math Activity (K–5)


Appendix 6: Model Science and Math Activity (6–12)

NSTA Press produces classroom-ready activities, hands-on approaches to inquiry, relevant professional development, the latest scientific education news and research, assessment and standards-based instruction.

Learn More