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With school now in full swing, science educators are eager to share with and learn from each other—especially about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Let NSTA connect you with teacher colleagues to learn more about the three dimensions, phenomenon-based instruction, evaluating instructional materials, and more. Take a look at some resources and upcoming events led by teachers. 
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Connect With Your Colleagues at NSTA Fall Conferences
 
NSTA's three fall conferences—Minneapolis on Oct. 27–29, Portland on Nov. 10–12, and Columbus on Dec. 1–3—will offer numerous sessions focused on the NGSS or three-dimensional learning given by teachers and NGSS experts. When you join NSTA as a member, you will get substantial discounts on registration!
 

At the Minneapolis and Portland conferences, attend mini NGSS Forums.
Click here for Minneapolis sessions
Click here for Portland sessions
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NGSS Web Seminars Now on YouTube
 
NSTA has made its popular NGSS web seminars available to educators on YouTube. Nearly 50 now appear, including series on teaching NGSS in the elementary classroom; science and engineering practices, and disciplinary core ideas. Watch them all, in addition to other NGSS videos, on YouTube for free and jump start your learning on the standards.
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Teacher Vetted Classroom Resources Await You on the NGSS@NSTA Hub
 
We are proud to share more than 400 classroom resources on the NGSS@NSTA Hub—all vetted by NSTA educator-curators! Reviews of the selected lesson plans, book chapters, videos, simulations, and more suggest specific modifications to make them better build toward the standards based on the EQuIP rubric. These concrete examples are a great guide for teachers of all grade levels.
 
Here's a sample of what you will find:
 
* Show Curtain Watershed (elementary)
* Newton's 2nd Law Inquiry Lab (high school)
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NSTA Member Journals
 
NSTA members know the great peer-to-peer sharing of content and teaching strategies contained in our journals. Members have access to all this content, and NSTA has made a handful of these journal articles available to all teachers, including many that address the NGSS and related topics, all on the NGSS@NSTA Hub. Recent articles include those written by elementary teacher Betsy O'Day, middle level teacher Carolyn Higgins, and high school teacher, Mike Fumagali sharing their approach to retooling lessons using the EQuIP rubric.
 
Become an NSTA Member today to unlock benefits like the member journals and more.
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Join the Open Sharing of Ideas on NSTA List Servs
 
Got a question or need advice on how to address NGSS in your classroom? There are always lots of ideas and resources from teachers on the NSTA list servs. These are free to you as an NSTA member and focus on many topics, including NGSS. Read more about how they work.
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NGSS@NSTA Hub
 
Find all these resources and more, including great NGSS publications from NSTA Press, ebooks, blogs, and more on the NGSS@NSTA Hub.
Have questions or suggestions? Contact us at ngss@nsta.org.
 
 
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