Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) For the Classroom
| Dates: | March 26 - May 18, 2018 |
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| Cost: | $99.00 |
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is a very comprehensive document, created by literally thousands of educators and scientists. But standards are not curriculum: They don’t guide science teachers on how to implement those standards in their classrooms. When schools adopt the NGSS, the work is just beginning. And, that work falls on the shoulders of curriculum developers and classroom teachers.
This online course for K-8 in-service teachers focuses on fundamental challenge of building specific classroom activities that align to NGSS. Participants will use grade-specific NGSS unit maps from NGSS bundles that group appropriate Performance Expectations (from the NGSS standards pages) to help them develop classroom activities for their particular classroom.
Participants will first learn how to “read” NGSS standards for their grade level and how to use the 5Es curriculum-building model to create their individual classroom experiences. The second part of the course will be building science classroom activities specially for their grade level teaching assignment. Teachers will be able to work individually or with small groups of teachers from the same grade level. The final product for this course is a usable 3-D NGSS classroom unit.
OPI/CEU's:
The cost includes either 48 OPI Renewal Units or 4.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU's) upon successfully completing all of the course requirements. You will be asked to choose which you would like at time of registration.
Time Committment: 5-7 hours per week. If you are unfamilliar with this field of study and/or method of delivery, you may require more time.
| Fee: | $99.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Tuition | $ 99.00 |
| Optional Fee | CEU | $ 0.00 |
| Optional Fee | OPI | $ 0.00 |
Molly Ward
Molly Ward, MS. Molly Ward, has nearly 20 years of experience working in informal science education, curriculum development and teacher professional learning. Molly's passion lies in helping others find creative and exciting ways to engage with science and keep their spark for learning, communicating and keeping science alive and active throughout their lives. Since early 2014 Molly has been operating Mountain Goat Instructional Design, LLC, a consulting company dealing in designing instruction (online and elsewhere) for science education, and specializing in the NGSS. Molly's work in teacher education expanded in Fall 2016 as an instructor for the K-8 Science Methods course for the MSU Education Department. Prior to starting her own business, Molly worked for the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Foundation, the Museum of the Rockies, Yellowstone National Park and Montana Outdoor Science School. Molly also holds a BS in Geology degree. Molly is a native Bozemanite and can be found (along with her dog) in her free time hiking, running, biking and kayaking in the local mountains.Gerry Wheeler
Gerry Wheeler received his B.S. from Boston University with a major in science education and his Ph.D. at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook in experimental nuclear physics. He has received outstanding teaching awards from Temple University, the University of Hartford, and Montana State University, as well as the AAPT's prestigious Milliken Award. Wheeler is a former President of the American Association of Physics.Teachers and other educators with an interest in NGSS.