Initial Publication Date: December 19, 2018

Webinar: A Teacher's Perspective on the NGSS: All Standards for All Students, Earth Science Integration, and the Three Dimensions


This webinar occurred on January 10, 2019.

Webinar Recording and Presentation Slides


Presentation: NGSS Webinar Jan 10 Presentation (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 217.2MB Jan10 19)

Presenter: Jim Clark, Next Gen Science Innovations

Webinar Description

After having taught for more than 30 years, I've seen many education initiatives come and go, but am happy to say that the Next Generation Science Standards are here to stay. This webinar will highlight not only my experiences teaching the standards in a high school classroom, but also designing and running teacher professional development around the NGSS. I will focus on what I think are some of the most important, and unique, features: the mandate that every student receive access to all the standards, as well as the idea that all sciences can be driven by earth science phenomena. We will discuss different aspects of classroom practice that support NGSS implementation, as well as systemic changes like whole-district implementation teams and course model design. Special emphasis will be placed on equity and equitable teaching practices to engage all learners.

Webinar Organizers:

Aleeza Oshry, Howard Hughes Medical Institue
Jessica Bean, University of California Berkeley
Aida Awad (NAGT)
Edward Robeck (American Geosciences Institute)
Carla McAuliffe (NESTA)
John McDaris and Andrew Haveles (National Association of Geoscience Teachers)

With the NGSS Earth and Space Science Working Group