Elementary teachers will experience science through an interactive, three-dimensional inquiry model supporting the Next Generation Science Standards.  Teachers will cultivate an understanding of the new science standards through real world experiences and methods that ignite student learning and their excitement for science.

Part 1 of our experience will begin with an interactive model lesson for teachers, followed by an overview of the architecture of the new NGSS conceptual framework, the shift toward the three dimensions of the framework- scientific and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas, integrating the three dimensions, and implementation (curriculum, instruction, teacher development, and assessment).

Part 2 will include information and useful resources from CalRecycle- Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). The EEI curriculum consists of 85 state-adopted and approved units that complement existing instructional materials, allowing teachers to substitute EEI Curriculum units for portions of the textbooks they are currently using.