What Should I be Observing in an NGSS Classroom?

Are you an administrator responsible for conducting classroom observations in a district without a science supervisor or with minimal personal knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? If so, this workshop will benefit you. The NGSS classroom is different from when you were a student. This interactive 3.5-hour workshop will explain the conceptual shifts in NGSS; the three Dimensions and the Performance Expectations; and provide demonstrations for the use of scientific phenomena as a means for students to make claims, support claims with evidence, and construct scientific arguments. Administrators will leave with a 3-ring binder full of the resources required to identify “Look fors” regarding teacher instructional practices and student.