External Science Education Resources

• NM STEM Ready! Science Standards, which are the NGSS with six New Mexico specific standards. 

• The Framework K-12 Science Education: This document serves a the "blueprint" for NGSS. It is a necessary requirement for understanding the new standards. Download it for free.

• Ambitious Science Teaching  https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/: science instructional ideas and tools that support the NGSS along with classroom videos

• The Wonder of Science: https://thewonderofscience.com/: Paul Andersen’s website includes a range of  NGSS resources such as phenomena and anchor charts linked to  each standard/topic.

• New Mexico Instructional Scope for Science click here

• STEM Teaching Tools https://stemteachingtools.org/pd: A range of PD modules and one-page tools for understanding and equitably implementing NGSS instruction and assessment

• Concord Consortium https://concord.org/ngss/: The Concord Consortium provides a searchable database of NGSS-aligned lessons and simulations.

• New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness or NM-ASR Resources (https://nmassessments.org/): The New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness is given annually to New Mexico students in grades 5, 8, and 11. The NM-ASR is aligned to New Mexico’s Next Generation Science Standards and is used to meet requirements of federal and state accountability.

• NM Math and Science Google Group https://groups.google.com/g/NM-Science-M: Join this Google Group to learn and post opportunities for NM STEM Community.