RESOURCES  |  PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

2020 Year In Review

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*(Accessible version)

Complete Standards Document | PDF 

Grades Kindergarten - High School

• Kindergarten-Second Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• Third Grade-Fifth Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• Sixth Grade-Eighth Grade PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

• High School PDF | Word (Update 10.19.19)

NEW STANDARDS SUPPORT MATERIALS

Planning Tools *NEW

• ADE Science Standards Scavenger Hunt
• *New Complete Set of K-12 Summaries that Compare the AzSS to NGSS
• Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade |  Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade |  High School
• Designing Phenomena-Based Instruction

AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot for Educators & Administrators

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Administrator Tool Kit *NEW

AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot for Educators & Administrators

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• *New Instructional Shifts: A New Vision for Science Education
• *New What to Look for in a 3-Dimensional Science Classroom – Guidance for Administrators
• STEM Teaching Tool 21 What Principals Should Know
• STEM Teaching Tool 46 Defining Daily Learning Goals

Vertical Progressions

Arizona State Science Standards

• Vertical Progression of Crosscutting Concepts
• Vertical Progression of Science and Engineering Practices

Distribution of Core Ideas

Distribution of Core Ideas of Knowing Science Across Grade Levels

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Timeline and Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

 

Transitional Implementation Plan	Revision and Tentative Implementation
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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Professional Development

*NEW* ADE Webinar Pathways for 3-Dimensional Science Instruction

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• Science Resources

• Science Professional Development 

Recorded Webinars

Webinars

• A Look at Arizona's New Science Standards Video | PDF | Resource Page

• 5-E Instructional Model and Science Notebooks Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Phenomenon-Based 3-Dimensional Instruction Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Science and Engineering Practices Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Crosscutting Concepts Video | PDF | Resource Page 

• Constructing Explanations and Arguing from Evidence using Claims, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Core Ideas: 1 of 3 Dimensions Video | PDF | Resource Page

• What Secondary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks Video | PDF | Resource Page

• What Elementary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks Video | PDF | Resource Page

• SEP Asking Questions: Students Drive Instruction with Driving Question Boards! | PDF | Resource Page

 

The Five Tools (BSCS)

• 5 Tools and Processes for Translating the AzSS into Instruction BSCS Tool 1

• Using the Arizona Science Standards to Plan a Unit of Instruction BSCS Tool 2

• 5 Tools of Unit Writing Using the 5e Instructional Model to Develop a Conceptual Flow BSCS Tool 3

• Using the Arizona Science Standards to Plan a Unit of Instruction BSCS Tool 4

Science Standards Videos

Science Webinar Videos

• We Have New Standards Now What: Navigating the Documents

• Science Standards Overview Video

• Shift in Science Education Video

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part I

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part 2

Virtual Learning Resources

COVID-19 HELPFUL GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION

The Arizona Department of Education’s Virtual Learning Hub is a resource for teachers and families to assist them as they plan for non-traditional instruction and should be used with discretion and in the way that best fits with their school/district curricula. This is a living document that will be updated frequently.

Contact Information: Sarah Sleasman, Director of Science and STEM | 602-364-2353

Contact Information: Rebecca Garelli, Science and STEM Specialist | 602-364-2356