NYSSLS & NGSS 101

What are the Standards?

Search the Standards (NGSS) by Topic or by DCI's (from www.nextgenscience.org)
Use the NGSS Hub - grade banded and organized by Topic or by Disciplinary Core Idea (from NSTA)
A detailed look at the Performance Expectations - detailed here as "Evidence Statements"
NGSS Appendices
Why the new standards? Infographic from NSTA
Download: A Framework for K-12 Science Education, the document behind the standards

What are the NYSSLS?

NYSED Curriculum and Instruction website for NYSSLS
Implementation Resources including timeline and course maps from NYSED
Science Updates from NYSED
Compare NGSS to NYSSLS (thank you, OCM BOCES!)
NYS Science Consortium working group website
STANYS (Science Teachers' Association of NYS) NYSSLS website

What are 3-Dimensional Learning and Phenomena?

NGSS 3 Dimensions Poster
Using phenomena in NGSS
What makes a good phenomenon?
STEM Teaching Tools highlight the issues that come up in STEM teaching (focusing on the transition to NGSS)

Implementing the NGSS* / NYSSLS in your classroom & finding example curricula:

Ready to design lessons?

Check out the 3-D Lesson Design Page from our North Country Rollout Team, which includes lots of details about each of the 3 dimensions and lesson templates (with examples) for you to use.

The Wonder of Science

All of Paul Andersen's (Bozeman Science) NGSS resources, all in one place!

Search ideas by Standard

NGSS Hub

From the National Science Teachers' Association:

Click on any topic or DCI to expand the full set of resources, then scroll down past the 3-dimensions to the "Resources and Lesson Plans" section. New resources added daily!!

#Going 3D with GRC

3-Dimensional lessons aligned to the NGSS, written in the Gather/Reason/Communicate method
Elementary Lessons | Intermediate Lessons | HS Lessons
The Moulding/Bybee/Paulsen book is a must-have: A Vision and Plan for Science Teaching and Learning (or order directly from PESTL.org)

NGSS Storylines

There are a few full storylines posted as examples - these are huge undertakings but amazingly rich resources.
The Illinois Science Teaching Association Storyline Working Group has a full sequence of storylines for a HS biology course.

Concord Consortium

STEM Resources by subject area or grade level
Find Your Path through the NGSS and link the 3 dimensions - example lessons will be provided