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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi! Many of you may be interested in the following email about resources for Next Generation Science Standards that went out on OLA’s Oregon Association for
School Libraries email discussion list….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:35 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] Next Generation Science Standards: Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Here are some Next Generation Science Standards resources (NGSS).<br>
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Smithsonian iBook => <i>Expedition: Insects</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">In September, the Smithsonian Science Education Center released a free iBook about insects for 3<sup>rd</sup> – 5<sup>th</sup> grade students. It’s
about insects, is aligned to the NGSS, and has interactive media. “In the book, readers travel around the world to visit six different types of insects in their natural habitats. The young explorers learn about how evolution is responsible for all the beauty,
fearsomeness and awe found in nature’s insects.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"> Smithsonian press release:
<a href="http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-science-education-center-launches-free-ibooks-textbook-students">
http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-science-education-center-launches-free-ibooks-textbook-students</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#76923C">NGSS and Oregon</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
As you know, Oregon adopted the Next Generation Science Standards in March 2013, and they are being referred to as the Oregon 2014 Science Standards. The Oregon Department of Education plans for them to be fully implemented by the 2018-19 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"> ODE’s Oregon 2014 Science Standards page:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=4141">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=4141</a><br>
ODE’s Next Generation Science Standards page: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508">
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508</a><br>
ODE’s Standards by Design page: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/">
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/</a><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#76923C">NAP Resources (inc. Free Options)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">
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The National Academies Press (NAP) has put together a book called <i>Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States</i>. Anyone can read the book online or download a PDF version for free. If someone wants to purchase the spiral-bound version, there’s
a 25% off coupon code: NGSS14. The NAP book is just a different way to interact with the NGSS that are found online.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">NAP book:
<a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18290/next-generation-science-standards-for-states-by-states">
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18290/next-generation-science-standards-for-states-by-states</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Next Generation Science Standards online:
<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards">http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">In the announcement below, you will notice other NAP science titles, which can also be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF for free. For example…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">
<i>Literacy for Science: Exploring the Intersection of the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core for ELA Standards: Workshop Summary
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</i> <a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18803/literacy-for-science-exploring-the-intersection-of-the-next-generation">
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18803/literacy-for-science-exploring-the-intersection-of-the-next-generation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18409/developing-assessments-for-the-next-generation-science-standards">
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18409/developing-assessments-for-the-next-generation-science-standards</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#76923C">NGSS and Common Core<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Thirteen appendices help support the NGSS, and two focus on how NGSS connects with the Common Core State Standards.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Appendix L, Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics<br>
<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix-L_CCSS%20Math%20Connections%2006_03_13.pdf">
http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix-L_CCSS%20Math%20Connections%2006_03_13.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Appendix M, Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
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<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix%20M%20Connections%20to%20the%20CCSS%20for%20Literacy_061213.pdf">
http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix%20M%20Connections%20to%20the%20CCSS%20for%20Literacy_061213.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>National Academies Press<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Next Generation Science Standards: now in print *and* PDF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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standalone edition of the NGSS that they can highlight, bookmark, and personalize.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">Next Generation Science Standards</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666"> identifies the science
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A Framework for K-12 Science Education</span></em>. The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve have partnered
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<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current
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