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NGSS Assessment Design Institutes for District Teams

May 29, 2019, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Location Blanton Hall - Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teach
Posted InCollege of Science and Mathematics
  • Three-day attendance required - May 29, June 7, and June 12
  • Fee: $3000 for a team of 2-4 persons for all 3 days. 
    Add team members at $450 per person.
  • Turnkey materials and resources included.   

This program serves district teams to support changing assessment practices through on-going turnkey processes.  The focus will be on curriculum for MS-LS2: Ecosystems, task-based assessments, and 3-dimensional learning. Teams will:

  • Deepen understanding of what phenomenon-focused, three-dimensional assessments look like, through an assessment design process that aligns with the NJ State standards.
  • Create locally-relevant instructional blueprints that meld practices, disciplinary core ideas, and cross-cutting concepts, to design assessment tasks.

  • Create model assessments and rubrics.

Facilitators

Jacalyn Willis, Ph.D., founding director of PRISM and research biologist, is a member of the NJ State Leadership Team that advised the NJDOE on the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards. She participated in national trainings in NGSS-aligned curriculum development and pedagogical practices. The PRISM team under her direction has developed effective PD practices during 22 years of federal and state initiatives.

Christopher Hunninghake has been working in the field of education for 30 years. After earning a BA in biology from the University of Virginia, Christopher taught a variety of science courses in both public and private schools in New Jersey. He then earned an MA in educational administration from Rider University and began serving as a high school building administrator and science/math supervisor. Christopher then obtained a Teacher of the Handicapped certificate and returned to the classroom teaching science to students with special needs.

To reserve space for your team, call 973-655-7753 or email prism@montclair.edu