I am often asked if I have an NGSS Scope and Sequence for a given course. But your scope and sequence will depend on the resources and instructional materials as well as the phenomena that you choose. To help, here…
Do you know what an NGSS bundle is? If you aren’t sure, this is a great place to start. Get all of your questions about NGSS bundles answered.
I get so many questions asking about the relationship between storylines and phenomena, but I am rarely asked about student questions. In an ideal scenario, student questions would be at the heart of your storyline. Check out this definition from…
In my last post, I wrote about how I create cohesive storylines for a bundle. Unfortunately, that isn’t the end of the planning process. Building your initial storyline is an outline that helps you get an idea of where you…
Creating bundles is an important step in the lesson planning process. Here are 5 tips for creating NGSS bundles. 1. Review the NGSS bundles that already exist. You don’t have to follow someone else’s model, but it doesn’t hurt to…
I have gotten several messages from people over the last few weeks about how I create cohesive storylines. Honestly, it is a difficult question to answer, because I am not a linear planner. I wrote this blog post last year…
Now that this school year is done, many teachers are starting to look ahead to the next school year. Some are looking at improving their instructional practices while others are looking to implement the Next Generation Science Standards for the…
I love using evidence statements to write my objectives for my NGSS aligned classroom. This is one of the first steps in my unit planning process. Edit: 7/17/19- I forgot to mention that I DO NOT post these objectives because…
Lesson planning for NGSS takes a lot of work. Look everyone! I created my first video. It basically took me about 10 hours to create this video on digital lesson planning. Not because the video editing is hard, but because…
