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Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards Web Seminar Series

Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are being developed that will be rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS will be based on A Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council. The final document is scheduled to be completed in spring 2013.


NSTA continues to offer free web seminars to help science educators prepare for implementation of NGSS.


Winter/Spring 2013


After the release of the standards on April 9, 2013, NSTA presented a web seminar featuring an overview of the final document and next steps for implementation.

April 16 Introducing the Next Generation Science Standards Stephen Pruitt

This web seminar series explores the crosscutting concepts to provide K-12 teachers with strategies for implementing NGSS in the classroom.

February 19 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns Kristin Gunckel
March 5 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation Tina Grotzer
March 19 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Amy Taylor and Kelly Riedinger
April 30 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Energy and Matter—Flows, Cycles, and Conservation Andy Anderson and Joyce Parker
May 28 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Stability and Change Brett Moulding
June 6 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Structure and Function Cindy Hmelo-Silver and Rebecca Jordan
June 11 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models Ramon Lopez

In this web seminar series, teachers can learn more about classroom application of the practices described in A Framework for K-12 Science Education.

February 12 Connections Between Practices in NGSS, Common Core Math, and Common Core ELA Sarah Michaels
January 29 Using the NGSS Practices in the Elementary Grades Heidi Schweingruber and Deborah Smith
January 15 Engineering Practices in the Next Generation Science Standards Mariel Milano

Educators, science coordinators, supervisors, state science supervisors, and others can learn more about the second draft of NGSS through these web seminars.

January 9 Introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Second Public Draft Stephen Pruitt
January 7 How to Lead a Study Group on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Second Public Draft Harold Pratt and Ted Willard


Fall 2012

NSTA presented a series of web seminars on the practices described in A Framework for K-12 Science Education. Each web seminar focused on a particular practice outlined in the Framework and provided information on:

  • the key elements of the practice;
  • how the practice is part of the broader set of practices that work together (and how no practice is taught in isolation);
  • how the practice can be used in combination with disciplinary core ideas and crosscutting concepts to form performance expectations; and
  • what the use of the practice really looks like in the classroom.
December 18 Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information Philip Bell, Leah Bricker, and Katie Van Horne
December 4 Engaging in Argument from Evidence Joe Krajcik
November 20 Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Katherine McNeill and Leema Berland
November 6 Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking Robert Mayes and Bryan Shader
October 23 Analyzing and Interpreting Data Ann Rivet
October 9 Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Rick Duschl
September 25 Developing and Using Models Christina Schwarz and Cynthia Passmore
September 11 Asking Questions and Defining Problems Brian Reiser

Spring 2012

NSTA presented two web seminars focused on the first draft of NGSS.

May 16 How to Lead a Study Group on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) First Public Draft Ted Willard and Harold Pratt
May 15 Introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) First Public Draft Stephen Pruitt



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