We are making the final edits on our Ferrets Unit Version 2.0 covering the interdependent relationships in ecosystems which includes life science topics such as food webs and population dynamics. Check out the Unit Skeleton posted now and look for the unit storyline narrative, teacher guide, and student activity sheet documents coming soon! We even will have ways you can adapt this same storyline to use with a different phenomenon to personalize it for your students in your p
Good morning from #CSTA18! We are exciting for a fun-filled day of presenting and learning! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines #Phenomenon #NGSSPhenomena #STEMTeachingTools
Thank you Colorado Science Conference for having us and thank you to all who attended our sessions! We were overwhelmed with session attendance and wish we had more time to connect with you all. Check out our resources tab for all presentation information and contact us via email at nextgenerationteachersbr@gmail.com or on Twitter at @FriendArlene to keep our conversations going! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines #Phenomenon #NGSSPhenomena #STEMTeachingTools #
The Ice Packs Storyline has officially been submitted for peer review to the EQuIP Science Peer Review Panel! We can't wait to get some more feedback and stay tuned for updates. Learn more about the EQuIP Rubric and the Science Peer Review Panel on their website: https://www.nextgenscience.org/peer-review-panel/peer-review-panel-science #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines #Phenomenon #NGSSPhenomena
What a great time had at #OSTA18! We got to share our process for selecting and vetting anchor phenomena and have some fun with ice packs all while hearing from some amazing Oregon teachers. Thank you #OSTA18 for having us and check out our resources tab for presentation information! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines #Phenomenon #NGSSPhenomena
#NSTA18 inspired and encouraged us to share our work and we will be presenting this fall at #OSTA18 in Newport, OR, CO Science Conference in Denver, and #CSTA18 in Pasadena, CA! Will we see you there? #NextGenerationTeachers #NGSS
We heard so much about this resource at #NSTA18 and through #NGSSChat that we can't wait for summer break to get here so we can get back to learning - ha! #ASTBookChat #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers
We had so much fun at #NGSSChat Live at #NSTA18 that we are back at it again tonight! Perhaps we've found our new Thursday night routine! See our ideas on Twitter at @FriendArlene #NGSS #NGSSChat #NextGenerationTeachers
We've arrived in Atlanta and can't wait to get this week of learning and networking started! Follow Arlene on Twitter at @FriendArlene for updates on our #NSTA18 adventures! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers
Visit the Storylines page to see our entire 6-8 middle school storyline vision. We've updated the page to include all unit titles, topics, and NGSS Performance Expectations. #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines
We are putting the finishing touches on our Ice Packs (chemical reactions) unit storyline narrative, teacher guide, and student activity sheet documents! Look for them soon! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines
Our Human Impacts Unit covering MS-ESS3-3 and MS-ESS-5 begins with this Prince Ea Video. Students are asking questions about the validity of his claims and are already suggesting data to analyze to determine if his statements are accurate! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #NewUnitLaunch #DrivingQuestion #Phenomenon #NGSSPhenomena
We have finished our first rounds of pilots for Weather Forecasting and Black-Footed Ferret units covering weather and climate dynamics, heat transfer, ecology, and human impacts topics. Rough draft materials coming soon! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storylines
We have finished our first implementation of the Ice Packets unit covering heat transfer and chemical reactions. We will be starting revisions and posting materials soon! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #Storyline
It's been a rainy week and 6th graders are worried Friday's picnic celebration will be rained out but the weather person says all clear and sunny. Students are wondering: Can we trust the weather report? How does the weather person predict future weather? Our weather forecasting unit is underway! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers #NewUnitLaunch #StudentQuestions #DrivingQuestionBoard #Storyline #NGSSPhenomena #Phenomenon
We worked all summer to create a plan for design and implementation of our storyline vision and can't wait to pilot our units with students! Here we go with Ice Packs and Weather Forecasts! #NGSS #NextGenerationTeachers