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  • Facilitating Professional Development Using This Book

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    This chapter discusses how to use the book to plan professional development. It includes a description of two “strands” of work that schools need to engage in during the implementation process, provides guideposts for…

  • Sticking Points

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    This chapter identifies a series of challenging questions and issues that arise frequently during professional development related to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Through discussions, reflections, and…

  • Tips for Administrators

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    This chapter provides suggestions for administrators as they consider how to lead and support implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It’s important to remember that change happens in a very…

  • Exploring the Practices and Crosscutting Concepts

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    This chapter provides a series of activities to help science teachers understand the three dimensions of the Framework for K–12 Science Education—science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and…

  • Supporting Science Learning for All Students

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    This chapter includes activities that explore the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Appendix D, “All Standards, All Students” and the case studies included with that appendix. These classroom case studies…

  • Fostering Discussion About Curricular Decisions

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    This chapter focuses on beginning discussions related to curricular decisions including course mapping, designing essential questions and performance assessments, and using the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)…

  • Connecting NGSS and the Common Core State Standards

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    This chapter introduces educators to the connections between the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in both mathematics and English language arts. The activities provided…

  • NGSS: Giving Every Student a Choice

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    The process for developing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) was not a simple one. There were many decisions made that while necessary did not make the process simpler. However, one decision was never in…

  • Science and Engineering Practices for Equity: Creating Opportunities for Diverse Students to Learn Science and Develop Foundational Capacities

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    This chapter serves two purposes. First, it provides a context for the work presented in A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the guiding document that underlies the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).…

  • On Building Policy Support for the <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>

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    In this chapter, the editor discusses observations made as a foundation officer at Carnegie Corporation of New York throughout the development of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Next Generation Science…

  • Charges of the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team

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    This chapter summarizes the four tasks of the team. By understanding the far-reaching charges to address diversity and equity across many related topics and products, readers will appreciate how the interests of diverse…

  • Conceptual Framework Guiding the NGSS Diversity and Equity

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    This chapter is intended to guide readers to better understand the case studies. It lays the conceptual grounding for effective classroom strategies identified for each demographic student group. It also highlights…

  • Economically Disadvantaged Students and the Next Generation Science Standards

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    Teachers of economically disadvantaged students will have to narrow the achievement gap while also meeting the higher expectations presented by the new standards. In this chapter, effective teaching strategies for…

  • Students From Racial and Ethnic Groups and the Next Generation Science Standards

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    Effective strategies for students from major racial and ethnic groups are categorized as culturally relevant pedagogy, community involvement and social activism, multiple representation and multimodal experiences, and…

  • English Language Learners and the Next Generation Science Standards

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    The science and engineering practices described in the NGSS are language intensive and present both language demands and language learning opportunities for English language learners. This vignette illustrates how very…

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