On January 29, 2013, Dr. Stephen Pruitt, Vice President for Content, Research and Development of Achieve spoke to about 60 members of the campus and surrounding education community about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). He provided an update on the development process and timeline for release of drafts and final documents, revisions based on the first public release, how science educators can be involved, and implications for science teaching.
Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, the development of NGSS is a joint effort of the National Research Council and Achieve Inc., in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers Association, to design the foundation for all students to have a solid K–12 science education. NGSS will comprise K–12 science standards created through a collaborative process led by Michigan and 25 other lead partner states.
January 29, the day Pruitt spoke on campus, was the final day for public comment on the latest draft of the standards. The final version is expected in late March 2013.
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