Chicago Workshop

What Do The Next Generation Science Standards and NRC Framework Mean for Teaching and Curriculum Materials?

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Chicago–April 10, 2012
Contact
Brian Reiser
Link
http://northwestern.academia.edu/BrianReiser
http://www.models.northwestern.edu/
http://scientificpractices.sesp.northwestern.edu/
http://www.sangariglobaled.com/iqwst

Background
The session will discuss how the NRC Science Education Framework and Next Generation Science Standards call for changes in science teaching and curriculum materials. The Framework and NGSS present two major evolutions in standards that challenge current widely used curriculum materials and the way science is often taught in classrooms: (1) organizing learning around core explanatory ideas; and (2) engaging students in scientific and engineering practices to develop and apply these explanatory ideas.

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Supportive Infrastructure
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Why Linking In- and Out-of-School Experiences Matters for Students Historically Underrepresented in STEM

Featured at
Chicago–April 10, 2012
Meeting Materials
Workshop Presentation-Project Exploration
Workshop Presentation-Chicago Academy of Sciences

Background
Project Exploration’s youth programs allow students to explore a variety of scientific disciplines alongside scientists. Project Exploration targets students who are open-minded and curious, regardless of academic standing. All of the youth programs are free, eliminating the cost barrier that prevents low-income students from accessing dynamic out-of-school time science programs. Project Exploration works with more than 300 Chicago Public School students each year.

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Equal Access
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