MS/HS Vertical Alignment Meeting Notes
The PowerPoint and horizontal/vertical alignment documents are below.
GPS Horizontal/Vertical Alignment 6-12
Middle School Science Curriculum Meeting Notes
Below are links to the resources shared at today’s curriculum meeting.
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/table/dropin?suid=D.2C90AAF37E87BFCF4E641650FD2DB2 Go to session #38 at the bottom of the page (12/06/11)
Framework-for-K-12-Science-Education Next Generation Science Standards Framework
MS Science Curriculum 12-6-11 PowerPoint from session
High School Science Curriculum Meeting
Below are the documents shared at today’s HS science curriculum meeting. The next meeting will be January 10.
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2011-11-29.1343.D.2C90AAF37E87BFCF4E641650FD2DB2.vcr&sid=vclass Recorded Elluminate Version of the meeting
HS Science Curriculum 11-29-11 PowerPoint Presentation
Framework for K-12 Science Education Next Generation Science Standard Framework
Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are currently under development. Achieve, a national bipartisan nonprofit organization created to support education reform efforts across the country, has published A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. This framework is the guiding document for the development of the NGSS. You can download it by clicking on the link below.
Protected: Northside Science Day
Protected: Arbor Springs Science Day
Protected: Family Life Science 2011
Science and Technical Subjects Literacy Webinar
The links below are the files from the DOE’s CCGPS webinar on Oct. 18. The PowerPoint was shared by DOE staff. The activities are examples of how the CCGPS literacy standards can be incorporated into the science curriculum.
The first link below will take you to the DOE’s webinar webpage. After you click on the link, the “recordings” tab should be highlighted on the left hand side of the page. Click on the date of the session (October 18) in the calendar in the upper right hand corner of the page. Finally, click on the link for the science webinar.
http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/recordings.html?s=1319083200000&e=1319169599999
UWG Arts and Sciences College for a Day
On February 11, 2012, the University of West Georgia is offering high school juniors and seniors a chance to see what UWG offers in the way of STEM opportunities. Students can come to the campus and experience one of twelve STEM related activities in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics. For more information, please go to the College for a Day website. You can also share the attached PDF with your students.