October 30, 2017
The STEM Materials Center of the North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) will be rolling out the nine new Smithsonian STCMS middle school units in the Fall of 2017 after Washington State adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013, now called the Washington State 2013 K-12 Science Learning Standards. NCESD materials cooperative is one small part of the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Theory of Action which incorporates the SSEC's Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model that describes the infrastructure for transforming science education. This model includes: research-based, inquiry-driven curriculum; professional development; materials support; administrative and community support; and appropriate assessment. The following districts will use the Smithsonian's STCMS curriculum: Brewster, Bridgeport, Cashmere, Eastmont, Entiat, Nespelem, Orondo, Quincy, Tonasket, Warden, and Waterville, with these districts piloting: Ephrata, Lake Chelan, Moses Lake, and Omak.
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