teacher Resources

• PDE SAS STEELS Hub

  • • *UPDATED* for Winter 2026: STEELS Communication Toolkit

    • *NEW* for Fall 2025: STEELS Assessment Toolkit 

• STEELS/NGSS Standards Comparison

• PA DRC Online Testing Site

• STEELS Crosswalk Report from WestEd:

  • • Informational Slidedeck

    • T&E Analysis Report

    • ELS Analysis Report

• The Wonder of Science: Phenomenon List

• Phenomena Finder

• NGSS Phenomena

• Quality Lesson & Unit Examples of NGSS Design (K-12) 

• Next Generation Storylines (K-12) 

• SERC Activities (K-12)

• Going 3D with GRC (K-12) 

• YES/EiE (K-8) 

Supporting Student Discussions

• Checklist: Productive Discussions and Talk Moves

• Talk Science Primer

Supporting Arguments Based on Evidence

• Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Framework

  • • Explanation Tool (Scaffolded CER)

    • Explanation Tool Rubric

Supporting Literacy in Science

• SERP: Reading to Learn in Science 

• ReadWorks: NGSS Connections (K-8) 

• PSSA 2024 Science Grade 5 Item Sampler

• PSSA 2024 Science Grade 8 Item Sampler

• Keystone 2024 Biology Item Sampler

• NGSS Assessment Portal (3-8)

• NextGenScience Task Library (K-12)

• NGSS Aligned Assessments from Other States:

  • • Iowa (5th, 8th, 10th)

    • New York (5th, 8th)

    • Maryland (5th, 8th, Biology)

    • Massachusetts (5th, 8th, Biology, Physics)