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SELECTED NATIONAL AND STATE SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND RESOURCES REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL STATUS OF EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION 

A Framework for K-12 Science Education(National Academies of Science)

Next Generation Science Standards
Preparing for the NGSS and Science in the Common Core

Implementing the NGSS — Selected Resources

2015 Summit on the Implementation of the NGSS at the State Level

Follow-Up Webinar on the Summit (6/9/15)

The Next Generation Science Standards: A potential revolution for geoscience education” (M. Wysession, EOS May 2014)

The NGSS: What They Mean for Earth and Space Science” (M. Wysession, AGU GIFT 2014)

Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards” (M. Wysession, Earth Education Rendezvous, July 2015)

“NAGT STEM Teaching Tools Webinars”

National Academies “Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Common Core StandardsStandards — ELA & Literacy in ScienceStandards — Math

AAAS Project 2061 (A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology)

American Geosciences Institute: 

 Earth Science Week (AGI)

State Indicators of K-12 Geoscience EducationEarth Science Week: Big Ideas Activities

STATE/PROVINCE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS
and links to selected state science/Earth Science education organizations

New York Connecticut
STANYSNYESTA
NYC DoEConnecticut Science Teachers Association
NYS P-12 Science LearningImplementation Timelines
NYS “Science High School Course Maps for Earth and Space Sciences Courses that will Culminate in a Corresponding Regents Examination in Science”NYC [K-5 Science Scope and Sequence Updated]
NYC [6-12 Science Scope and Sequence Updated]New Jersey
CaliforniaCalifornia Science Teachers Association
NJSTA[Model Curriculum — Science]
TexasSTAT
Texas Earth Science Alliance TESTA
VirginiaVAST
VESTAPractice Tests  
PAESTAMESTA
LSTAGSTA
NC Essential Standards: Earth/Environmental ScienceOntario
STAOPAESTA
Alberta Education–Science

Safety in the Science Classroom and Laboratory      

Flinn Scientific Student SafetyMyScience8 Safety Rules
NYSED Chemical Storage GuidelinesNSTA Position Statement: Safety and School Science Instruction
NYC Science Safety ManualU.S. Chemical Safety Board

Incorporating Science Education Standards  PowerPoint by Dr. Pearl Solomon 
(created for E2C Curriculum Development Workshop)