Related Resources
The Contextus community includes many experienced partners in the field developing complementary resources to support curriculum design, professional learning, and assessment design. Their works are highlighted here.
Courses and Professional Learning
SNAP Courses to Support NGSS Assessment Design and Implementation
Instructional Materials with Embedded Tasks
OpenSciEd Instructional Materials
Inquiry Hub Instructional Materials
There are assessments and transfer tasks.
Next Generation Science Assessment
Disruptions in Ecosystems unit
There are tasks for each section of the unit.
NextGenScience Peer Reviewed Instructional materials
Vetted instructional materials with assessment tasks.
Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning
Elementary curriculum with embedded assessments.
5D Assessment Project
Inspired by A Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012), the 5D Assessment Project was designed to support rural secondary science teachers in adopting a five-dimensional (5D) vision for meaningful science learning and performance.