TODAY; Next Generation Science Standards (Review: NGSS Draft II at Various District ISD'S)

The Case for Next Generation Science Standards

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Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the      National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. 

The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards. 

Update on the Final Public Draft of the Next Generation Science Standards The second and final public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) was just released this afternoon.  We fully encourage all interested parties to review the draft as individuals or in groups and provide feedback to the Lead States and writers. The NGSS will be completed in March of 2013.  Since the May draft release, the Lead States and the writers evaluated all feedback and worked on revising the standards.  As a result, over 90% of the standards have been revised.  In addition, the lead states charged the NGSS team with finalizing the definition for college and career readiness in science.  The NGSS then went through a second round of revision to ensure the standards supported this definition. Thank you for your interest in the Next Generation Science Standards.   About NGSS Next Generation Science Standards for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Workforce: Through a collaborative, state-led process, new K-12 science standards are being developed that will be rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS will be based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council. For more information, please visit our website atwww.nextgenscience.org.