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We can help you to adapt!
With the recent administration of the new NYS Elementary and Intermediate Science assessments in grades 5 and 8, many districts have been left grappling with the significant shifts required to align with the new, innovative methods of science teaching and learning. Feedback across the state has emphasized that 5th and 8th grade students faced significant challenges with the new assessments, and with some of the NYS Regents courses following suit next year, there is an urgent need for high-quality, job-embedded professional learning for our science educators at all levels!
Ed.volve is committed to providing a variety of resources, workshops, coaching and other professional learning opportunities focused solely on support of the Next Generation Science Standards implementation (or NYSSLS in New York). Take a look at our snapshot offerings below:
Featured Services:
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Summer Workshops
Fully immersive, on-site workshops tailored to your district and participants’ needs based on an initial consultation. These workshops can focus on building capacity of the new standards, 3-dimensional instruction, assessment, curriculum design/implementation and more!
Instructional Resources
Gain access to exclusive resources that have been carefully constructed to embed the 3-dimensions directly into every-day activities, as well as making them clearly visible in your learning spaces. Some of these resources include:
- Crosscutting concept anchor charts (for each grade band)
- Ed.aptive Workbooks are write-in, yet reusable workbooks for scaffolded skills, practices, etc.
- “Gotta Have” checklists, graphic organizers, digital templates, and more!
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Science/STEAM Program Review
Our Science & Engineering Program Review will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the district curricula, instructional practices, learning environments and resource distribution. We aim to pinpoint strengths, areas for improvement, and gauge alignment with standards to inform actionable recommendations and/or long term implementation plans to best support the transition to Next Generation teaching and learning.
Literacy Integration into Science Education
The recent NYSED briefings on The Science of Reading have content-area educators seeking support to smoothly incorporate literacy skills into their routine practices. Our professional learning services are designed to build capacity of the science of reading while simultaneously helping science educators recognize and utilize inherent links between the Big Six and the Science & Engineering Practices to build an arsenal of strategies to be applied on-the-fly.
Leadership & Evaluation Alignment
An often unrecognized challenge in adapting to new standards is that our instructional leaders are also still learning! Aligning teacher evaluation processes and instructional leadership to the NextGen practices is crucial to success. We offer:
- Administrator Crash Courses (online or in-person)
- Specialized evaluation rubrics for 3-Dimensional instruction
- Analyzation of existing evaluation structures to identify where/how NextGen instructional elements can be integrated
Specialized Ed.bots
Leverage our cutting-edge, artificial intelligence Ed.Bots! They have been trained to harness a deep knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards (specifically NYSSLS for NYS), research-based best instructional practices, and more. You can use Ed.bots to:
- Grade student work and provide personalized feedback (especially helpful with the new NYS Lab Investigations)
- 1-on-1 instructional/curriculum coaching
- Unit & storyline developer w/ bundled performance expectations
- Assessment/Question cluster generator..... and more!
Review Ed.sentials
Traditional review books have been ol’ reliable for decades, but it’s time to stop digging up those fossils! Ed.sentials Online Review Modules are adapted to our rapidly evolving assessment environment, and our students will gain a competitive advantage with access to:
- 3-dimensional, phenomenon or problem-driven review modules
- Multiple modalities of learning with embedded checks for understanding
- Item banks with all existing question clusters & stimuli (updated regularly)
- AI developed & scaffolded question clusters for extra practice.... and more!