In the last few years, Foothill’s curriculum was faced with immense changes as new Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were implemented. The Common Core standards have been ...

A monthly inquiry into making meaning and generating curriculum for teaching and learning for Science in middle schools throughout Ventura County. 30 middle school teachers from Ventura Unified School ...

RECOMMENDATION 9 Do not rush to completely replace all curriculum materials. States, districts, and schools should not rush to purchase an entirely new set of curriculum materials since many existing ...

The workshop focused on the development of instructional materials that reflect the principles of the Framework and the NGSS, and brought together experts involved with developing tools for selection ...

Although the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were released more than a decade ago, adoption of them varies widely in California. I have been to districts that have taken the standards and run ...

The NGSS focuses on three main areas or dimensions that students need to understand and be able to do. They are Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), and Crosscutting ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify the nature of the organization WestEd. Using an elementary curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards improved students’ science ...

Chabot Space & Science Center is conducting intensive teacher development workshops August 5 th-9 th to bring Bay Area teachers up to speed on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Twenty-six ...

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pasadena Unified School District (USD) is leading the transition to addressing the rigorous new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for California by providing ...