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2016 Conference

NGSS 101: An Introduction for those with little or no NGSS experience
presented by Dean Gilbert, Private Science/STEM Consultant, EDU Consulting LLC, Retired Science Coordinator from the Orange County Department of Education, Past President and Region 3 Director, California Science Teachers Association, Member of Science Expert Panel and State Implementation Committee for California NGSS

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Grade Level: K-12
Standards: NGSS 
Presentation Type: Lecture/Discussion


Are you an NGSS novice looking for the best place to get started? Well, this is it.

In this workshop presented during the first session of the conference, participants will learn how to read and use the NGSS document to inform their instruction. NGSS is more than just a change in what content is taught at each grade level, it introduces a whole new set of engineering standards to the playing field and also a whole new way to teach science (inquiry-based, problem solving). You'll receive an overview of the three dimensions of NGSS: the disciplinary core ideas (DCI's), the science and engineering practices (SEP's), and the cross cutting concepts (CCC's). If that sounds overwhelming to you now, take comfort in the fact that you will understand exactly what this means by the end of the workshop, and you will be ready to tackle the rest of the conference with confidence, along with your new
repertoire of acronyms.
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About Dean Gilbert

Dean Gilbert is a long-time advocate for STEM education and has played an active roll in the the development, adoption and now implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. He has travelled all over the state helping to train teachers on how to read and implement the new standards. 

Mr. Gilbert is also very active in the California Science Teachers Association, serving as a region director and past president; and writing numerous articles for the organization's magazine and website.

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