Science Standards

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Essential Question:
What support or assistance do educators need as they work to apply their instruction (the knowledge/skills) to implement the Next Generation Science Standards?

Background:
Discovering how the New Hampshire Science Standards, GLE’s and Lin-Wood’s K-12 Curriculum align to the Next Generation Science Standard demonstrated the similarities and disparities between the bodies of works.
The NGSS is grounded in the most current research on science and science learning and identifies the science all K–12 students should know. There are many overlying themes that promote science learning in a continuative age appropriate manner. The major themes such as motion and forces appear multiple times in different grade levels becoming
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So what is it that would prevent well educated, accomplished, seasoned teachers from letting their true scientist free. As the school, administrations and governmental dictate through; School in Need of Improvement Standards and “new” the Common Core Standards in Language Arts and Math, we forgotten about what is truly gotten us to this point in life, science. Fortunately scientists have understood but not everyone can be the new scientist that the NexGen Center's standards require, but provide an ease in …show more content…
People often use other names, including staff development, in-service, training, professional learning, or continuing education. Whatever the term, the purpose is the same — to improve learning for educators and students. The most effective professional development helps teachers to focus on the needs of their students.
Each teacher creates an individualized professional development plan based on the age of students in his or her classroom, the subject taught or any specialized knowledge he or she desires to learn, such as instruction techniques for special education students. These personalized plans usually detail the teacher's goals, the resources necessary to gain these new skills and the expected outcome (Dove, 2010). There are many for of Professional Development that teacher and/or districts can explore, such as;

Individual reading/study/research. Study groups among peers focused on a shared need or topic.
Observation: teachers observing other teachers.
Coaching: an expert teacher coaching one or more colleagues.
Mentoring of new educators by more experienced colleagues.
Team meetings to plan lessons, problem solve, improve performance, and/or learn a new strategy.
Faculty, grade-level, or departmental