Eric Brunsell
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NGSS Resources:

NGSS Hub @ the National Science Teachers Association  http://ngss.nsta.org/
​Includes access to standards and vetted resources.

NGSS Website by Achieve: ​http://nextgenscience.org/
Includes access to the standards,  and a database that allows you to customize standards pages.

The Framework for K-12 Science Education
This document serves as the "blueprint" for NGSS. It is a necessary requirement for understanding the new standards.  Download it for free.
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Concord Consortium - NGSS Lessons http://concord.org/ngss/
Sortable database of lessons and simulations

PhET Simulations ​https://phet.colorado.edu/
Simulations on a variety of topics

Understanding the NGSS MOOC
I facilitated this MOOC through UW Oshkosh during the spring of 2013.  The archive can be used in a self-paced manner.

2013-14 WSST Workshop Resources
I presented a number of NGSS related sessions at the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers conference.  This page contains copies of the presentations and handouts.

NGSS@NSTA
NSTA's NGSS Hub is an excellent source of resources related to understanding and implementing NGSS.

Six Conceptual Shifts from NGSS
NGSS makes six major shifts from previous science standards documents.  Read about them here.
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Edutopia Blog (2010 - 2012).  Click here to see the archive. 
Top Posts:
  • Designing Science Inquiry: Claim + Evidence = Explanation
  • Five Features of Science Inquiry: How do you know?
  • Five Features of Science Inquiry: What questions do you have?
  • There is an “E” in STEM
  • Asynchronous Discussions
  • 10 Websites for Science Teachers
  • 20 Bad Science Joke

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Co-authored the Science 2.0 column in NSTA's The Science Teacher (2011 to 2014). Click here to see the archive.
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My Flipped Classroom Resources @ UWO STEMlab:
  • What is a Flipped Classroom?
  • What are the Benefits of Flipping Your Classroom?
  • Questions and Answers about Flipping Your Classroom
  • Creating a Flipped Classroom
  • Using Class Time
  • Flipped Resources for Science
  • Flipped Resources for Math
  • Flipped Classroom Teacher Testimonials