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About the Working GroupAfter engaging in over 200 hours of professional development with national experts, we knew that in order to really understand how to bring NGSS to classrooms, teachers needed to experience the same productive struggle that kids do in an NGSS classroom. With that in mind, we formed the first storylining working group, which is open to anyone to join at any time. The group is led by Dr. Jason Crean and Mrs. Kristin Rademaker and meets once a month to maintain that open collaboration. We are able to offer Professional Development Credits to participants with an open-door policy.
We began this project with 3 goals in mind:
Our first working group met in 2016 and included educators from 5 districts with a passion for figuring out how to bring the NGSS to classrooms. We've since grown to represent over 100 districts from across the state and country and are hoping to begin working groups for other content areas and grade bands soon! Click on the photos in the slideshow below to access all of our storyline calendars in their google drives. Please note they are a work in progress and some are more complete than others, but we welcome your collaboration and feedback! Contact us if you'd like more information, or would like to join a working group! | Who we are
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Contributing Authors:
Lauren Baldacci, Manteno High School Kimberly Bart, Carl Sandburg High School Carlin Glennon, St. Laurence High School Jeff Grant, Downers Grove North High School Kristine Jackiw, Alan B. Shepard High School | Todd Katz, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Michele Koehler, Riverside-Brookfield High School Tracy Mize, Lake Park High School Anne Oiler, Southland College Prep Charter High School Karen Regan, Lake Park High School | Jennifer Snyder, Carl Sandburg High School Will Taylor, Simeon Career Academy Kathy van Hoeck, York Community High School Lisa Volesky, Wheaton North High School Tina Vega, Chicago Zoological Society |