NGSS Conference: Earth & Space Science Strand

Effectively navigate and interpret the standards using their web-based interactive structure.  Collaborate with Instructors from UW-Stout, UW-Eau Claire and CVTC; industry and engineering professionals; and teaching colleagues to deeply understand the content of the standards and implications for teaching science.  Leave with collaboratively developed lessons that bring to life the science and engineering practices prescribed in the standards. 

ALL Science teachers, grades 4-12 and Technology Education teachers who teach materials science content are encouraged to attend. Mary Staten, former Director of Science Education at MPS and current instructor at Alverno College, will deliver the first keynote on the current state of the NGSS and possible implications in WI.  A second  keynote on the topic of engineering and applied science will be delivered by Dr. Forrest Schultz of UW-Stout’s College of STEM.  Lesson writing will be facilitated by field experts including JoAnn Miller, WI Science Teacher of the Year, and Emily Miller, NGSS writing team member, as well as other members of the WI Science Leadership team and science teachers.

The strand of EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE will delve into NGSS standards for this content area dealing with Geoscience and Human Impacts. Participants will be working with Dr. Kent Severson, UW-Eau Claire Dept of Geology as he leads the field trip on a geological investigation of our Wisconsin region including a sand mine. 

A DETAILED AGENDA WILL BE PROVIDED UPON OUR FINALIZATION OF DETAILS. 

Learning Outcomes:

1. Teachers will be able to navigate and interpret the Next Generation Science Standards.

2. Teachers will deepen their understanding of applicaton of STEM related fields within the broader community.

3. Teachers will develop lessons incorporating the practices of science and engieering aligned with the content of the NGSS.

An optional one (1) graduate credit may be obtained