This PEEC Professional Learning Facilitator's Guide will provide educators with an understanding of the processes necessary to use PEEC to evaluate science instructional materials programs.
The Professional Learning Facilitator’s Guide is divided into six sections. The Leadership Team Planning Session and Sessions 1, 2, and 3 each contain a professional learning slide deck with talking points for each slide. The slides and talking points are included in the Facilitator's Guide and are also available as separate PowerPoint files. When appropriate, facilitator notes are included to set up and support the discussion of a slide, to provide instructions for tasks, to highlight key takeaway messages, or to provide an explanation for slides. Each section also contains details about the materials needed and any considerations that need to be addressed when planning for that session of the professional learning. Any handouts needed by the participants are identified in the facilitator notes for that slide and are available as separate files. To download all materials, click here.
The six sections of the guide are as follows:
- Structure of the Professional Learning
- Considerations
- Leadership Team Planning Session
- Session 1: Immersion
- Session 2: Unit Evaluation
- Session 3: Program Evaluation
1. Structure of the Professional Learning
Explains how the professional learning is organized.
2. Considerations
Provides answers to seven common questions that need to be addressed before beginning the professional learning.
3. Leadership Team Planning Session
Leadership Team Planning Session Slide Deck
Focuses on providing information about how to begin the PEEC process, builds the leadership team’s understanding of the NGSS Innovations, and includes detailed information about applying the PEEC Prescreening process. This session includes the following handouts:
- Handout 1 – NGSS Innovations
- Handout 2 – Immersion Student Packet
- Handout 3 – Immersion Teacher Packet
- Handout 4 – NSTA DCIs Matrix
- Handout 5 – NGSS Appendix F
- Handout 6 – NGSS Appendix G
- Handout 7 – Immersion Evidence Organizer
- Handout 8 – What Are Phenomena?
- Handout 9 – Tool 1A – PEEC Prescreen
- Handout 10 – Tool 1B – PEEC Prescreen
- Handout 11 – Tool 1C – PEEC Prescreen
- Handout 12 – Tool 2 – PEEC Prescreen
- Handout 13 – Innovation One
- Handout 14 – Innovation Two
4. Session 1: Immersion
Session 1: Immersion Slide Deck
Builds participants’ understanding of the NGSS and its Innovations. This session includes the following handouts:
- Handout 1 – NGSS Innovations
- Handout 2 – Immersion Student Packet
- Handout 3 – Immersion Teacher Packet
- Handout 4 – NSTA DCIs Matrix
- Handout 5 – NGSS Appendix F
- Handout 6 – NGSS Appendix G
- Handout 7 – Immersion Evidence Organizer
- Handout 8 – What Are Phenomena?
- Handout 13 – Innovation One
- Handout 14 – Innovation Two
5. Session 2: Unit Evaluation
Session 2: Unit Evaluation Slide Deck
Provides detailed information about how Phase 2 of the PEEC process can be used to review and select instructional materials programs.
- Handout 1 – NGSS Innovations
- Handout 4 – NSTA DCIs Matrix
- Handout 5 – NGSS Appendix F
- Handout 6 – NGSS Appendix G
- Handout 13 – Innovation One
- Handout 14 – Innovation Two
- Handout 15 – Innovation Three
- Handout 16 – Innovation Four
- Handout 17 – Innovation Five
- Handout 18 – EQuIP Rubric for Science
- Handout 19 – Using Phenomena in NGSS-Designed Lessons and Units
- Handout 20 – Graphic Example of Coherence
- Handout 21 – STEM Teaching Tool Equity Overview
- Handout 22 – Formative Assessment Vignettes
- Handout 23 – Tool 3 – Unit Selection Table
- Handout 24 – Tool 4 – EQuIP Rubric Data Summary
- Facilitator Resource - Storyline Cards
6. Session 3. Program Evaluation
Session 3: Program Evaluation Slide Deck
Provides detailed information about how Phase 3 of the PEEC process can be used to review and select instructional materials programs. This session includes the following handouts:
- Handout 1 – NGSS Innovations
- Handout 4 – NSTA DCIs Matrix
- Handout 5 – NGSS Appendix F
- Handout 6 – NGSS Appendix G
- Handout 15 – Innovation Three
- Handout 25 – Tool 5 – Program Level Evaluation
- Handout 26 – Evaluating Claims Ratings – Program Evaluation
- Handout 27 – Tool 6 – PEEC Evidence Summary
- Handout 28 – Tool 7 – Final Evaluation
Sessions 1, 2, and 3 are designed to sequentially build upon each other and build participants’ understanding of the NGSS, its innovations, and the process of PEEC.
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