Kansas Science Standards Alignment and Toolkit Exploration

Join us for an engaging and collaborative professional learning experience where we will dive into the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Science Standards Alignment Toolkit. In this session, educators will gain valuable insights into how the standards alignment tools can enhance lesson planning and improve student outcomes in science education.

Session Objectives:

• Explore the KSDE Science Standards Alignment Toolkit: Discover the features and resources within the toolkit and learn how it can support the alignment of lessons with the Kansas Science Standards.
• Vertical Alignment Collaboration: Analyze the vertical progression of science concepts across grades K-12 to understand how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) scaffold student learning and help identify critical content for your grade band.
• Grade/Content-Specific Collaboration: Use the standards alignment toolkit to plan for an upcoming lesson or unit with a focus on considering how the key concepts, experiences, and ideas of the standards align with the experiences of the students in your classroom. 
  
• Bring your computer
• This workshop is free!
• College credit is provided at no cost to participants!
  
• Lunch is provided

This session is ideal for K-12 educators who teach science content looking to deepen their understanding of the Kansas Science Standards and improve their lesson planning and instructional practices.

Please join our presenters Pam Kraus Smoky Hill Consultant and Hannah Neufeld, KSDE for an engaging and informative day of professional development!

Credit: Hours (6), PD Points (6), College Credit (0.5)