This resource has 29 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Context of Professional Development
  • Learning Communities
    • Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district. (NSDC)
    • Provide opportunities for teachers to receive feedback about their teaching and to understand, analyze, and apply that feedback to improve their practice. (NSES)
    • Provide regular, frequent opportunities for individual and collegial examination and reflection on classroom and institutional practice. (NSES)
    • Provide opportunities for teachers to learn and use various tools and techniques for self-reflection and collegial reflection, such as peer coaching, portfolios, and journals. (NSES)
  • Leadership
    • Support the sharing of teacher expertise by preparing and using mentors, teacher advisers, coaches, lead teachers, and resource teachers to provide professional development opportunities. (NSES)

• Process Standards for Professional Development
  • Evaluation
    • Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (NSDC)
    • Options that recognize the developmental nature of teacher professional growth and individual and group interests, as well as the needs of teachers who have varying degrees of experience, professional expertise, and proficiency. (NSES)
  • Research-Based
    • Use inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and guided practice to build understanding and skill in science teaching. (NSES)
    • Address teachers' needs as learners and build on their current knowledge of science content, teaching, and learning. (NSES)
  • Learning
    • Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
    • Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (NSDC)
    • Incorporate ongoing reflection on the process and outcomes of understanding science through inquiry. (NSES)
  • Collaboration
    • Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (NSDC)
    • Encourage and support teachers in efforts to collaborate. (NSES)

• Content Standards
  • Equity
    • Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (NSDC)
  • Family Involvement
    • Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately. (NSDC)

• Teaching Standards
  • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
    • Select science content and adapt and design curricula to meet the interests, knowledge, understanding, abilities, and experiences of students.
    • Develop a framework of yearlong and short-term goals for students.
    • Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.
    • Work together as colleagues within and across disciplines and grade levels.
  • Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers
    • Focus and support inquiries while interacting with students.
    • Challenge students to accept and share responsibility for their own learning.
    • Recognize and respond to student diversity and encourage all students to participate fully in science learning.
  • Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
    • Analyze assessment data to guide teaching.
    • Use student data, observations of teaching, and interactions with colleagues to reflect on and improve teaching practice.
    • Use student data, observations of teaching, and interactions with colleagues to report student achievement and opportunities to learn to students, teachers, parents, policy makers, and the general public.
    • Use multiple methods and systematically gather data about student understanding and ability.
  • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
    • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.
    • Ensure a safe working environment.