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NextGenScience WestEd

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Organizational Info

As a national leader in research, development, and service, WestEd takes on the toughest and most enduring challenges in education.

ngs.wested.org

877-4-WestEd

NextGenScience WestEd was approved for the PLPG in February 2021.

The "Types of support we offer" and "Our curriculum expertise" are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.

How are partners selected for the PL Partner Guide?

Who we are

NextGenScience provides services to improve the design of quality, coherent K–12 programs that align science standards, instructional materials, professional learning, and assessments to support meaningful science experiences for all students. NextGenScience supports school system leaders to lead their selection of high-quality materials and to plan for successful materials implementation. NextGen TIME, a suite of professional learning tools and processes for collaborative, evidence-based evaluation of science materials, is offered in collaboration with WestEd’s K-12 Alliance.

Types of support we offer

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  • Adopting a curriculum
  • Launching a curriculum
  • Ongoing support for teachers
  • Ongoing support for leaders

What are these phases?

Our curriculum expertise

As a partner who exclusively supports the adoption phase of curriculum, Rivet does not evaluate their expertise in any particular high-quality instructional materials.

Our team

11–20 facilitators/coaches

11-25% are non-white

Where we work

We have worked here

We are also willing to work here

Types of districts that we have experience working with

  • Traditional District
  • Charter
  • Private
  • Parochial
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Suburban
  • Fewer than 2,500 students
  • 2,500 to 10,000 students
  • 10,000 to 50,000 students
  • 50,001 to 100,000 students
  • More than 100,000 students
  • Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
  • Greater than 20% of English language learners
  • Greater than 20% of students with disability
  • Greater than 80% students of color

Why is this important?

More about this partner

Three sample clients

Single-day service cost

This estimate is the average cost of one day of on-site support with a single facilitator. It is for comparative purposes only. Please contact the provider for exact pricing.

$5,000+

How we build district capacity for curriculum implementation

HQIM are foundational to a district’s instructional improvement strategy. We work with our partners to deeply understand the features of materials designed for today’s science standards and how these materials have an impact on student learning. Our curriculum adoption process builds consensus among stakeholders across the school system and supports leaders to prepare for a successful launch of the curriculum, including planning to pilot and collect data on the use of materials.

Why is this important?

How we collaborate with other partners

We believe cohesion and community are critical to successful adoption and implementation in a district. We have relationships with many PL organizations and other partners and leverage these connections to ensure our clients receive support that is tailored to their specific needs.

Why is this important?

How we confront racism

We support our partners to understand why HQIM are a critical lever for equity, particularly for students of color. Several of our review criteria prioritize more equitable design features of curricular materials such as culturally relevant practices, antiracist and culturally relevant curricular approaches.

Why is this important?

Sample professional learning services

Long-term services

  • Our curriculum adoption process prepares district or agency leaders to plan for successful curriculum adoption, engage a team of educators in an evidence-based process to review materials, prepare and present evidence of a high-quality material, and plan to pilot and implement the new materials

  • Target audience

    • Teachers
    • School-based coaches
    • School leaders
    • School system coaches and leaders

  • Delivery method

    Approximately 14 sessions over one to two months including planning meetings and eight in-person days of educator professional learning.

  • Preferred format

    • Virtual: Synchronous
    • Virtual: Asynchronous
    • In-person
    • Blended

  • Can be offered fully virtual

    Yes

Short-term services

  • In a three-day workshop, we lead district or state teams to reflect on their current state of science, develop a shared vision for HQ Science teaching and learning, and begin planning for a successful curriculum adoption and implementation process.

  • Target audience

    • Teachers
    • School-based coaches
    • School leaders
    • School system coaches and leaders

  • Maximum participants

    25

  • Delivery method

    Two full days of in-person learning or a series of shorter virtual workshops over several weeks.

  • Preferred format

    • Virtual: Synchronous
    • Virtual: Asynchronous
    • In-person
    • Blended

  • Can be offered fully virtual

    Yes

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