Lewis Center for Educational Research - Teaching the Next Generations' Science

Start by "Like"-ing "NGSS Science Education at the Lewis Center for Educational Research" on Facebook and enter the conversation about NGSS.Next, (2/2016) consider using using one of these Cmaps to help you plan your courses, units and lesson plans: K-5 and 9-12. [Understand that these Cmaps are 'living' documents and are being updated weekly]. These resources were created using Cmap. A Cmap 'NGSS Planning Guide' does not exist (yet) for MS as the AAE/LCER adopted IAT's PBIS MS curriculum which comes 'pre-laid-out' and NGSS correlated for grades 6-8. We distributed the existing PBIS units at each grade level using this plan. MS Integrated Science Course 1 (6th Grade) [.doc] MS Integrated Science Course 2 (7th Grade) [.doc] MS Integrated Science Course 3 (8th Grade) [.doc] As CMaps. Step 5: After creating unit and lesson plans, consider how you will assess student learning. The PE's for each DCI's that you address will be what is used for creating assessments. > In the mean time...

Next Generation Science Standards Home - CESA 2 Welcome to the CESA depository of professional development materials for understanding and implementing the Next Generation Science Standards. These materials and this page are still continuing in their development, so please let us know of any feedback you may have. These materials were developed as part of a CESA led committee that included Chad Janowski, Judy Sargent, Eric Brunsell, Shelley Lee, Dennis Kostac, Curt Julian, Kevin Anderson, Ellen Van Pay and Laurie Mitchell. Kevin's First Letter on Adoption of the Wisconsin Next Generation Science Standards (aka WINGSS) NGSS links and PD resources (focus on CESA #2 workshop materials) Half-day Overview of the NGSS - powerpoint slides for a half day K-12 overview NGSS in DCI view and the NGSS in topic view - updated version as of May 1, 2013 with math and ELA connections Timeline and planning for NGSS Roll out - ideas for rolling out the NGSS in your districts Presentation Slides - general - overview of the NGSS CESA Science PD Materials