ARE YOU FEELING BEHIND ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NGSS?

ACCELERATING STATEWIDe INTO NGSS rollout WHO SHOULD ATTEND

If you have not experienced Phases 1-4 of the Statewide Rollout, or are feeling behind with the implementation of NGSS, the Accelerating Into NGSS Statewide Rollout will provide you with the greatest hits from Phases 1-4!

OVERVIEW

Accelerating Into NGSS Statewide Rollout is a two-day training geared toward grade K-12 academic coaches, administrators, curriculum leads, and teacher leaders. Check-in for the two-day rollout begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast. Sessions run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Day One and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Day Two. Cost of training is $250 per attendee. Fee includes all materials, continental breakfast, and lunch on both days. It is recommended that districts send teams of four to six, which include at least one administrator. Payment can be made by check or credit card. If paying by check, registration is NOT complete until payment has been received. All payments must be received prior to the Rollout location date you are attending. Paying by credit card secures your seat at time of registration. No purchase orders accepted. No participant cancellation refunds. For questions or more information, please contact Amy Kennedy at [email protected] or (209) 468-9027.

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DATES & locations MARCH 28-29, 2018

Host: San Mateo County Office of Education Location: San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City

APRIL 10-11, 2018

Host: Orange County Office of Education Location: Brandman University, Irvine

MAY 1-2, 2018

Host: Tulare County Office of Education Location: Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia

MAY 3-4, 2018

Host: San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools Location: West End Educational Service Center, Rancho Cucamonga

MAY 7-8, 2018

Host: Sacramento County Office of Education Location: Sacramento County Office of Education Conference Center and David P. Meaney Education Center, Mather

JUNE 14-15, 2018

Host: Imperial County Office of Education Location: Imperial Valley College, Imperial

Presented by the California Department of Education, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association/County Offices of Education, K-12 Alliance @WestEd, California Science Project, and the California Science Teachers Association.

SESSION DETAILS DAY 1

K-12 | all day

Experience phenomena-based learning sequences based on vignettes or snapshots in the CA Science Framework. All learning sequences begin with a phenomenon and include explorations leading to explaining the phenomenon. After experiencing the grade-span-appropriate learning sequence (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12), participants will discuss how the sequence was designed to build understanding of the three dimensions of NGSS and the EP&Cs, learn the architecture of reading the standards, make explicit the role of phenomena in NGSS aligned instruction, and deepen understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices and the Crosscutting Concepts.

ADMINSTRATORS | all day

Deepen your understanding of the shifts that are required with NGSS for teachers and students from an administrator’s perspective. Opportunities for reflection are provided on the roles of all leaders during the NGSS implementation and how to support teacher leaders in their role in leading this work with their colleagues.

DAY 2 CONTINUED

all | AFTERNOON CHOICE BREAKOUT SESSIONS ENGINEERING K-5

Experience the NGSS Engineering Design Core Ideas of defining a problem, designing a solution, and optimizing that design solution. Learn how content specific performance expectations are linked to engineering and how engineering helps students to learn at the nexus of the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and the Cross Cutting Concepts.

ENGINEERING 6-12

Think engineering is only appropriate in the physical sciences? Come learn how engineering can drive engaged learning in life science and biology. Experience how an engineering and science sequence can be structured for learning in both.

HIGH SCHOOL MODEL

DAY 2

This session engages participants in meaningful conversations that are necessary to analyze different high school course sequences including the CA Science Framework three-course, four-course, and district-created models.

Continued learning sequence from Day One K-12 strand.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL

K-12 | EARLY Morning

ADMINISTRATORS | EARLY Morning Continued learning sequence from Day One Administrator strand.

all | MID-Morning

Experience the use of language and literacy development strategies to authentically engage students to obtain and communicate science understanding and deepen content learning.

This session is intended to provide opportunities for conversations about the different middle school course models for the CA NGSS. Participants use rationale from the California Department of Education and the California Science Framework for the middle grades to build understanding. Participants analyze considerations and challenges for selection of a middle school model in their context.

TOOL E

Tool E helps teachers analyze their current resources for alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards and inclusion in a 5E learning sequence.

Presented by the California Department of Education, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association/County Offices of Education, K-12 Alliance @WestEd, California Science Project, and the California Science Teachers Association.