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Past Work

Since beginning our collaboration in 2020, we have grown and diversified our work. Below highlights the projects we are the most proud of, beginning with upcoming engagements and finishing with our first endeavors as a team. 

April 17, 2024

Building a Better World: Embedding Sustainable Development Goals into the Curriculum Series with International School Services

“Next Generation Science Standards & the Sustainable Development Goals” with Britta McCarthy and Heather Rich

March 20-23, 2024

EARCOS Educators Pre-Conference and Training Conference in Bangkok, Thailand

Sessions by Heather Rich and Britta McCarthy to include: 

  • "NGSS 2.0: Rebooting your school's science program"

  • "Phenomena-based Learning Without Phenomena Fatigue

  • "NGSS Teacher Progression: Clarity, Progress, Reflection"

  • "Quality science assessment with NGSS and AERO science."

From Aug 2021 - March 2024

Five cohorts of the NGSS Foundations Asynchronous Course

Over 500 educators from more than 45 schools have completed (and are completing) this rich, learning experience. More info here. 

September 30 - October 1, 2023

Toddle TIES - The Educators' Inquiry Summit

  • “More than a Hook: Phenomena Based Learning to Inspire Innovation” with Britta McCarthy

  • “Sparking scientific inquiry with phenomena” with Heather Rich

April 27, 2023

Smart Brief STEM Pathways Summit “STEM and the Whole Child”

“Advancing Equity and Justice through Science” with Heather Rich and Britta McCarthy

March 28-29, 2023

NGSS Partnership Deepening our Practices Conference, Tri Association 

  • "Science and Engineering Practices Progressions” with Heather Rich

  • “EY/ES Curricular Exploration” with Heather Rich

  • "NGSS Walk Through Look fors and Teacher Progressions” with Heather Rich"

November 16-17, 2022

NGSS Partnership Scientific Sensemaking Conference, Tri Association 

  • “Building from Student Thinking: Finding the Scientific Ideas in Student Ideas” with Heather Rich

  • “Sensemaking and Assessment validity” with Britta McCarthy

  • “How to layer sensemaking into AP/DP courses” with Heather Rich

  • “Unit showcase with Britta McCarthy (Middle School)”

October 27-29, 2022

STEAM Educators Virtual Institute, AMISA

  • “Phenomena Based Learning with NGSS” with Britta McCarthy

  • “NGSS and Inquiry” with Heather Rich

September 27 - October 1, 2022

Tri-Association Pre-Conference and Conference, Panama City, Panama

  • “Planning for Sustainable Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards” with Heather Rich and Britta McCarthy

  • “Exploring evidence for 3D assessment for K-12 educators” with Britta McCarthy and Heather Rich

  • “NGSS Teacher Progressions: Clarity, Reflection, Progress” with Britta McCarthy and Heather RIch

March 8-10, 2022

NGSS Partnership Engineering Design: Making Communities Better Through Solving Problems for All Conference, Tri Association 

  • "Building Engineers K-12 through NGSS”with Heather Rich, Britta McCarthy, and John Mark Filcik  (2 sessions for K-5, and 6-12)

  • “Project Based Learning for NGSS Engineering Design” with Britta McCarthy (2 sessions for K-5, and 6-12)

  • "9-12 Unit Design Showcase (Life Science)” with John Mark Filcik

  • "6-8 Unit Design Showcase” with Britta McCarthy

November 17-18, 2021

NGSS Partnership 3D Assessment Conference, Tri Association

  • "Reporting NGSS Grades in a Standards Based Grading Framework” with John Mark Filcik

  • "NGSS Walk Through Look fors and Teacher Progressions” with Heather Rich

  • "Assessment Showcase - Middle School Earth Science” with John Mark Filcik 

  • "Breaking down Science Practices Intro” with Heather Rich 

  • "Planning Instruction with Science Practices for K-5” with Heather Rich

  • "Student Work Review - Grade 4” with Britta McCarthy and Trent Parcells

September 2021

Living Beyond, NOW! Educators' Conference, Tri Association

  • “Advancing Equity and Justice through Science Education with NGSS” with John Mark Filcik, Heather Rich and Britta McCarthy

  • “K-12 Crash Course: For beginning educators of NGSS” with John Mark Filcik, Heather Rich and Britta McCarthy

April 12-15, 2021

NGSS Foundations Partnership Conference, ASOMEX and AASCA regions of Tri Association

  • “NGSS Crash Course” with Britta McCarthy and Heather Rich

  • “Creating Assessments Using NGSS Evidence Statements” with John Mark Filcik

  • "Using Jamboards to Track Student Thinking in a Distance Learning Environment” with John Mark Filcik 

  • "Supporting NGSS Implementation at Your School” with Britta McCarthy

  • "Equitable Assessment for K- 2 Multilingual Learners” with Matt Hajdun and Britta McCarthy

  • "School Leaders NGSS Panel and Discussion” with Britta McCarthy

November 3-6, 2020

NGSS Foundations Partnership Conference, ACCAS region of Tri Association

  • “NGSS Crash Course” with Britta McCarthy

  • “Creating Assessments Using NGSS Evidence Statements” with John Mark Filcik and Lauren Tetz

  • “K-2 Assessment for Learning” and Q and A with Heather Rich

  • “3-5 Assessment for Learning” and Q & A with Heather Rich

  • "Supporting NGSS Implementation at Your School” Panel hosted by Britta McCarthy

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