Additional Resource: Evaluating Science Lessons with Screener Tools
Section outline
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After connecting your programs to NGSS, you may want to use an additional resource to evaluate the connections. This section explores resources designed for the formal and nonformal education community to evaluate lessons and programs supportive of NGSS. Review the tools now or after you have evaluated one of your environmental literacy programs.
The tools designed for nonformal education programs are conscious of the limited time nonformal educators may have with students. If you are able to see the same group of students multiple times within a school year, there might be elements from all these screener tools that will help in your program evaluation. Use the rubric or mix of rubrics that make the most sense for your context.
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This screener tool is designed for classroom lessons.
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This is a version of the EQuIP rubric that has been modified for nonformal environmental educators. It is a word document so you may find it helpful to make edits to better suit your situation.
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This screener tool was designed to identify linkages between NGSS and nonformal education programs.
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