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Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Workforce: Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally-benchmarked science education.
(www.nextgenscience.org)
This is a 3 day PD package:
a) Day 1: Setting common ground
This session is about the structure and dimension of NGSS. In this session, the trainer will go through each dimension of NGSS and explain its aspects. This will be done in an interactive way where teachers are involved most of the time in activities that will make them discover and conclude as is required by NGSS, rather than being lectured. The trainer will provide supporting documents that can be used as a reliable reference for teachers after the training is over.
Who should attend:
• Schools that are planning to adopt the NGSS.
• K-12 teachers with no experience with the NGSS.
• K-12 teachers with minimum experience with the NGSS.
• K-12 teachers who still find it difficult to understand the basics of the NGSS.
b) Day 2: Planning:
This session aims to help teachers in the planning process showing them how to think about NGSS from different perspectives, whilst leaving each teacher the opportunity to decide which approach is most suitable for the context. It will also introduce a method where the old planning could be used to save a need to completely re-plan the course. It will also involve interactive group work, planning a lesson and delivering it in a practical way. The session will highlight different teaching strategies to be considered while delivering the NGSS.
Who should attend:
• Schools that are planning to adopt the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers with no experience with the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers with minimum experience with the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers who find it difficult to utilize their old planning to ease the one for the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers who find it difficult to make connections between the NGSS’s three dimensions, planning and resources available.
c) Day 3: Implementation activity
The session will engage teachers in different activities, using ideas they can carry back to their classrooms. It will highlight the teaching of NGSS in a way that can bring about positive responses from students and extend their curiosity and deductive power. It will also include creativity, inquiry based learning and 21st Century skills.
Who should attend:
• Schools that are planning to adopt the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers with no experience with the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers with minimum experience with the NGSS.
• Grade 3-12 teachers who find it difficult to make connections between the NGSS’s three dimensions, planning and resources available.
• Grade 3-12 teachers who find it difficult to implement inquiry based learning and 21st century skills into their lessons.
NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards
Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally-benchmarked science education.
(www.nextgenscience.org).
Who would benefit from this
Schools that are planning to adopt the NGSS, K-12 Science teachers
Packages
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PACK 1: Setting common ground This session is about the structure and dimension of NGSS.
Package content: • 6 Hours |
PACK 2: Planning This session aims to help teachers in the planning process showing them how to think about NGSS from different perspectives.
Package content: • 6 Hours |
PACK 3: Implementation activity The session will engage teachers in different activities, using ideas they can carry back to their classrooms.
Package content: • 6 Hours |
PACK 4: Compressed Summary of packs 1,2,3
Package content: • 6 Hours |
Guided Reading
It is a school reading program supporting every child in their reading journey. Guided reading strengthens students’ reading books at their instructional level.
The aim is to raise the standard of reading in English and Arabic across the early years and primary school.
Who would benefit from this
All Early Years and Primary teachers teaching English and Arabic.
Program content
Participants will be able to:
• Assess students’ reading levels
• Plan for reading lessons targeting specific reading strategies
• Track students’ reading progress
Packages
| • Support in choosing a reading scheme • 1 Training session (3 hours) • 5 Follow up visits • Maxium number of teachers - 20 |
Big Guided Writing
The aim is to support and challenge student’s writing in small groups at various stages. Teachers will be able to plan lessons that are structured in three parts: Modelled writing (Demonstration), Shared writing (Scribing) and Guided writing.
Who would benefit from this
All Early Years and Primary teachers teaching English and Arabic.
Program content
Participants will be able to:
• Plan lessons that are structured in the three parts
• Apply the VCOP generic targets
• Assess students to determine their writing levels
Packages
| • 1 Training session (3 hours) • 5 Follow up visits • Maxium number of teachers - 20 |
