What Education Leaders Can Learn about NGSS Implementation: Highlights from the Early Implementers Initiative. Evaluation Report #14

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    • Availability:
      WestEd. 730 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1242. Tel: 877-493-7833; Tel: 415-565-3000; Fax: 415-565-3012; Web site: http://www.wested.org
    • Peer Reviewed:
      N
    • Source:
      56
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
    • Intended Audience:
      Policymakers; Administrators
    • Education Level:
      Early Childhood Education
      Elementary Education
      Kindergarten
      Primary Education
      Junior High Schools
      Middle Schools
      Secondary Education
      Grade 4
      Intermediate Grades
    • Subject Terms:
      Science Education; State Standards; Kindergarten; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Program Implementation; Faculty Development; Barriers; School Districts; Program Descriptions; Equal Education; Teaching Methods; Grade 4; Lesson Plans; Teacher Attitudes; Classroom Observation Techniques; Science Instruction; Educational Quality; Educational Planning; Program Evaluation
    • Subject Terms:
      California
    • Abstract:
      Over the course of six years, a diverse group of school districts and charter management organizations in California ran a substantial experiment in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in elementary and middle grades. WestEd led an extensive evaluation of that effort, the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative, resulting in more than a dozen evaluation reports highlighting important themes and learnings. All reports are intended to be helpful to administrators at the school and district levels, education policymakers, and people charged with designing and/or delivering science professional learning. This report on highlights from the Early Implementers Initiative is the final report of the series. It offers high-level, major lessons learned, challenges, and strategies gleaned from the evaluation series. It also offers recommendations for policymakers and administrators for implementing the Next Generation Science Standards in their own districts.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      ED610106