Science Foundational Services will provide district level staff with information and tools as they work to develop, improve and align their science curriculum and increase their knowledge of the new Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Phase 1: NGSS Science Overview Training immerses participants in a sample NGSS lesson and integrates that experience into the training sessions. |
Phase 2: The Tools Needed to Bring NGSS to the Classroom focuses on bringing three-dimensional learning to the classroom. In order to do this, participants will utilize a NGSS lesson to examine the key shifts in NGSS three-dimensional learning. |
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NGSS in Action (2 hours)
The Three Dimensions of NGSS (1.5 hours)
NGSS Performance Expectations (1 hour)
Three-Dimensional Learning (45 minutes)
EQuIP Rubric for Science (30 minutes)
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In an NGSS Classroom (2 hours)
How Do We Determine the Core Ideas Our Students Need to Learn? (1.5 hours)
How Do We Acquire and Utilize Phenomena in the Science Classroom? (45 minutes)
How Do We Utilize the Crosscutting Concepts? (1 hour)
How Do We Utilize the Science and Engineering Practices? (45 minutes)
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Phase 3: Developing and Evaluating Units of Study Aligned to NGSS applies the tools from Foundational Services for Science – Phase 2. This enables participants to develop and/or evaluate current materials or units of study for alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards. |
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Phase 4: Workshop: Beginning to Build a Unit of Study Aligned to NGSS builds on the introduction to the Storyline Development Process introduced in Phase 3 by fully engaging participants in the process. Participants begin the process of building a unit of study aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards in a collaborative environment. |
How Do We Develop a Unit of Study Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards? (3 hours)
Foundational Services Overview (15 minutes)
Session 1 – How Do We Develop a Unit of Study Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards? (1.45 hours)
Session 2 – What Is Coherence? Why Is It Important in NGSS Aligned Units? (30 minutes) Session 3 – How Do I Use the EQuIP Rubric for Science? (30 minutes) Session 2 – What Is Coherence? Why Is It Important in NGSS Aligned Units? (30 minutes) NGSS Resources (15 minutes) |
Day 1 Session 1 - What Is the Focus of the Unit of Study? (2 hours)
Session 2 - What is the Science Our Students Must Understand? (1.5 hours)
Foundational Services Overview (15 minutes) Session 2 - What is the Science Our Students Must Understand? (2.5 hours)
Day 2
Session 3 - How Will We Engage Students and Illicit Student Questions? (2 hours)
Session 4 - What Do We Expect of Students at the End of Instruction? (1.5 hours)
NGSS Resources (15 minutes) Session 4 - What Do We Expect of Students at the End of Instruction? (1.5 hours)
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These materials were developed to be given in two one-day trainings. However, both trainings could be broken up and delivered over time in the order listed above.