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7 Collaboration, Networks, and Partnerships
7 Collaboration, Networks, and Partnerships
Pages 69-78
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Science education lead ers should identify partners in their region and community that have the expertise, motivation, or resources to be supportive of their efforts to imple ment the Next Generation Science Standards and develop relationships with them. In collaboration with potential partners, leaders should determine the kind of support each partner is most suited to provide and develop strate gies for working with them.
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Some states or districts are providing professional learning experiences based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012) while awaiting regularly scheduled standards revisions to consider adopting new standards.
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Effective net works include strong ties (frequent interaction and social closeness) , access to expertise, and deeper interactions (focused on underlying pedagogical principles, the nature of the discipline, or how students learn)
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Second, the district instituted weekly grade-level meetings to facilitate joint planning and biweekly school-based professional development. A district-level team supported coaches, providing them with regular professional development and observing their work once a month.
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Recognizing these informal leaders and giving them time to work with peers can be helpful in building effec tive teacher networks. COMMUNITY PARTNERS A number of resources outside schools are already helping to support science learning (National Research Council, 2009; Traphagen and Traill, 2014)
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Organizations, such as the National Afterschool Association, the Afterschool Alliance, and the Summer Learning Association provide curricula and professional development for leaders of local afterschool and summer programs that are focused on science and engi neering. Similar services are provided by major youth organizations, such as 4-H and Girl Scouts.
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The Framework stresses the importance of understanding the impact of the NGSS, starting with the first steps in implementation (National Research Council, 2012, Ch.
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Such efforts can then improve the quality of both in-school and out-of-school learning experiences for both stu dents and teachers and make the connections between them more visible. One example of a multipartner collaboration built around implementation of the NGSS is the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementation Initiative, which involves eight school districts, two charter management organizations, and the K-12 Alliance of WestEd1 (a nonprofit research and development agency working in education)
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External partners can also provide a voice for advocacy, both in the com munity and for other possible external funders, of the reasons behind the changes in science education and the support and resources needed to maintain those changes. PITFALLS TO AVOID Lacking a Common Understanding of the Vision Successful partnerships and networks need to be guided by a shared understand ing of the vision of the Framework and the NGSS.
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. Failing to Establish Mutually Respectful Relationships and Roles True partnerships require that all partners respect the expertise and the perspec tives and concerns of the others.
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