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Developing NGSS Capacity through
Professional Development Partnerships
Welcome!
• Make a new friend …
– Introduce yourself to your table group.
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Session Goal
• Explore several partnerships between school districts, universities, and nonprofit organizations and the different approaches they take to developing NGSS‐savvy teachers. 3
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Panelists
Introductions • Name
• Role
• Organization you are representing at today’s session
• Partnership/Project you will be sharing
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Supporting Teachers’ Enactment of the NGSS
– What do you think is necessary to bring about NGSS enactment in your context?
– What do the experts say is necessary to enact NGSS?
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Panelist Presentations
• Who is in the partnership?
• How is the partnership funded?
• What are the objectives of the partnership? (grade • What are the means level, how many teachers or through which the partners schools, expected intend to make an impact? (developing PD, developing outcomes)
curriculum, working with • How did the partnership get PLCs) started? What strengths does each of the partnering • What is the expected timeline and where are you organizations bring to the in the process?
project/program?
• How will you measure success?
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Table Group Discussions
Starter Questions
1. What advice would panelists give to someone who is looking to start a partnership with a new organization she or he has not worked with before?
2. What questions do the table members have for the panelist?
3. What opportunities for partnerships, funding sources, or target audiences might be resources for partnerships in your district/region?
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Reflection Question
• What gold nugget of information will you take away from this session?
• Be prepared to share.
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