First+Grade-+2013+Seeds

Welcome to First Grade curriculum writing for the summer of 2013! We will be meeting July 8th-11th from 8:30-1:30 in the Westminster Elementary School Media Center. Below are some documents to help prepare you for the week. Please bring your laptop and any other resources that will be helpful in writing.

How to read the new standard structure: []

Below is the Next Generation Document- This is a huge national document (about 100 pages) and it’s the force that will drive how we write curriculum. This is the final document and the state of Maryland will be adopting it and may create their own to replace the current “state curriculum.” Our focus this summer will be on **__Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems__**- pages **14, 10, and 6 (K-2 band)**. []

If you want to learn more: NGSS Website- [] NSTA (National Science Teacher Association) NGSS page- [] Free Webinars on NGSS (there are two that may be of interest- on elementary school and an overview by Stephan Pruitt. ) []

We are planning on using our current “Seed Unit” as a spring board so teachers do not have something entirely new and different, however, the Seed Unit is very old and traditional, so our focus will be using the NGSS to create inquiry-based, student centered lessons in the 5E format ([].

Fire Up your Inquiry-