Brendan Finch

Scaffolding the NGSS with the K-12 Progressions

How can we be more intentional with lesson planning and effectively remediate students where they need some support. In this post, we’ll walk you through the K-12 progressions and analyze how ideas progress from Kindergarten to 12th grade.  Performance Expectation vs K-12 Progressions You’re probably most familiar with the NGSS through the Performance Expectations (PEs), …

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3D Standards: Explained

Prior to the NGSS, science standards looked at knowledge in isolation. To understand if students “knew” or “understood” what was taught in class, teacher assessments centered around the content that students had been explicitly taught in class.  A Framework for Future Scientists Scientists and engineers don’t use knowledge in isolation. A scientist’s job does not …

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