Next Gen. Science Standards
Read more about the K-12 science standards also known as the Next Generation Science Standards
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards Group Publishes Guide for Districts
To successfully implement the standards, districts need to establish a science leadership team, ensure that teachers and school leaders get high-quality professional learning, and collaborate with other districts, according to new guidelines from Achieve.
Science
Climate Change Skeptics to Lobby Every Science Teacher in Country
The Heartland Institute sent teachers mailers with information that encourages them to teach about alternative explanations for global warming.
Science
Engineering Making Headway in Schools, Analysis Shows
Engineering is getting more attention in classrooms, especially in those states that have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, according to an analysis of national test data.
Teaching
With More Exposure to Science, English-Learners' Achievement Soared
A new study from Education Trust West digs into how districts emphasized scientific inquiry and team experiments to support science learning as well as English-language development.
Standards
Wyoming Adopts New Science Standards
Wyoming's new science benchmarks are similar to the Next Generation Science Standards.
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California, U.S. Department of Education Keep Up Fight Over Science Testing
California is vowing to appeal after the department denied the state's request for a waiver that would have let it skip standardized tests in science for two years.
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Religious Argument Against Science Standards
A group of Kansas parents and students argued that the Next Generation Science Standards violated their First Amendment rights.
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Video: New STEM Teachers Learn at the Museum
As part of a special report on ways to support new teachers, the Ed Week video team examined a program for first- and second-year science educators held at San Francisco's hallowed Exploratorium.
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Montana Adopts Science Benchmarks Similar to Next Generation Standards
The Montana board of education voted to adopt a new set of K-12 science standards, which closely resemble the Next Generation Science Standards that 18 states have adopted.
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Here's What We Know About the Next Generation Science Standards Tests
The new science tests will likely be two hours maximum and use computer simulations, according to a group of experts and state leaders who met recently.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards Group Offers Tips on 'Bundling' Skills to Teach
Achieve, the group that spearheaded the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, recently released examples for how to "bundle" the science standards, or group them together to create units.
Standards
Video Interview: Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards
In this video interview, the president of the National Science Teachers Association, David Evans, answers nine questions about the new science standards.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards: What Do Lessons Look Like?
Lessons aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards are focused on application and making connections across topics. They're also hard to come by, for now.
Teaching
Opinion
Preparing Teachers for Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards require a different approach to teaching, but they embrace ideas long considered best practices in science instruction, writes Lauren Madden.