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Join our guest today, Spencer Martin, as he candidly shares his NGSS journey from having just a cursory review of NGSS in Texas to 3 years later in Kansas where he is currently a science curriculum instructional coach. Lots of insight on strategies that work (and don’t work) when beginning NGSS implementation.
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"I think the biggest part [of transitioning from a teacher to a curriculum coach] for me was realizing that it isn't 'hey, I've got these things that I can provide for you,' but it's 'hey teachers, what do you need?'" [9:10-9:20] Spencer Martin
"What I've found has worked for me is actually adopting that posture of a learner with the teacher. So, sitting down and really just arguing and debating and wrestling over the resource and saying 'how am I going to implement this?' So we create a professional learning community--a real one, not just something labeled a PLC." [15:00-15:25] Spencer Martin
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