1. California Alliance for Next Generation Science Standards (CA4NGSS)
An Introduction to the CA4NGSS Communications Toolkits
MARCH 22, 2017

2. Today’s Agenda Welcome & CA4NGSS Background
Communications Toolkit Goals & Inventory Overview
Toolkit Development & Core Content
Toolkit Example Materials
Panel Introduction & Panelist Remarks
Q&A
Closing & Upcoming Calendar Items

3. Who is CA4NGSS?
Established in 2015 to connect organizations in California committed to supporting implementation of the state’s new science education standards.
Visit us at

4. 60+ CA4NGSS Member Organizations
Achieve
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA)
California Project Learning Tree
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
California Reading Association (CRA)
Chevron
Cal Recycle
Children Now
Aspire Public Schools
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
Common Sense Media
Cal Academy of Sciences
California Science Project (CSP)
CSU Fullerton
California Association for Supervision and Curriculum (ASCD)
California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
CSU Long Beach
California Teachers Association (CTA)
California Coastal Commission
California State Board of Education
Education Trust-West
California Community College Chancellor's Office
California State Parks
Exploratorium
California State University System (CSU)
California Department of Education
K12
California Parent Teacher Association (CAPTA)
CDE Foundation
KQED
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
LA Regional STEM Hub/LA Chamber of Commerce
California Association of Teachers of English
California Mathematics Council

5. 60+ CA4NGSS Member Organizations
Lawndale High School
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
UC Berkeley
Linked Learning Alliance
San Joaquin County Office of Education
UC Davis
Manhattan Beach USD
San Juan USD
UCSF Science and Health Education Partnership
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Partnership/East Bay Science Project/Alameda COE
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Solano COE
North State STEM & Shasta COE
Southern California American Association of Physics Teachers (SCAAPT)
Oakland USD
Stanford GSE
OC STEM
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools
Palm Springs USD
TechNet
Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY)
Ten Strands
Qualcomm
Two Wires Lab, Inc.
Samueli Foundation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

6. Stephen Blake Jessica Sawko
Senior Advisor, Children Now
Jessica Sawko
Executive Director, CSTA

7. Communications Manager, CDE Foundation
Neetu Balram
Communications Manager, CDE Foundation
See how the core messages are embedded in:
Educators Fact Sheet
Principals Overview
Parents Fact Sheet

8. Our Panelists
Jill Grace – Regional Director, K-12 Alliance at WestEd & CSTA President- Elect
Linda Braatz-Brown – Science and Environmental Ed Coordinator for San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Yamileth Shimojyo – STEM/Science Coordinator at Riverside COE
Lisa Hegdahl – 8th Grade Science teacher at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, CA & CSTA President
Dr. Joan Bissell – Director of Teacher Education, CSU Office of the Chancellor
Jill: working on the CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative
Lisa: teaches in a CA NGSS Early Implementation District

9. Q & A

10. Upcoming Events in 2017
NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles – March 30th-April 2nd
Engaging Girls in STEM: Making the Connection for Action – April COE Conference Center
CSTA Conference in Sacramento – October 13th-15th
CA STEAM Symposium in San Francisco – December 10th-11th (steamcalifornia.org)

11. Your Call To Action… What’s Next?
Join us at the events listed—register now with the live links on the slide before this one.
Share your customized versions of the toolkit materials. What is working for you? How did you tweak them for your context? What needs work?
Have your organization join as a CA4NGSS member.
Request a presentation by CA4NGSS representatives.
Let us know what you’d like to see next using the survey slide at the end. More tools are in the works.
And of course… check out our website to get the full suite of toolkit materials. Make them your own!

12. www.ca4ngss.org Contact CA4NGSS
Jessica Howard, STEAM Initiatives Program Director at CDE Foundation & CA4NGSS Lead

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