District Lens

The district lens serves as a guide that leads to an informed perspective regarding the needs of students and teachers in the adoption cycle.

District Lens

The district lens is more important than ever in these ever changing times. It will produce valuable information to ensure the success of the adoption process.

Please note that an additional form has been created to help COEs and LEAs collaborate and realistically prepare for engaging in TIME overall.

Guiding Document

Instructions for Creating District Lens Virtual Environment

District Lens Linked Resources

Original TIME documents

District Lens Narrative

District Lens Google Folder

Guiding Document

VT.DL.01. District Lens

VT.DL.01. District Lens Guiding Document (Sheet)

Google Doc Version

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Instructions for Creating District Lens Virtual Environment

1. Facilitator Preparation

1. Review the VT.DL.02. CA TIME Adoption Timeline (Virtual Version) and begin reviewing your in house resources (time, funding, capacity, etc.)
2. Complete the VT.DL.03. Virtual CA NGSS TIME Survey, ideally through a conversation with your local County Office of Education liaison.

2. Google Folders:

1. Create a google folder for participants to use. Note: There will only be one folder with one set of documents that is shared with the whole group, as all of these documents are meant to be collaborative. MAKE SURE PARTICIPANTS DO NOT TRY TO MAKE THEIR OWN COPIES OF FOLDERS OR FILES. Facilitators are expected to be the only ones creating folders and files within Google Drive. Documents which are specific to individuals or parts groups will be clearly noted.

3. Copy files:

1. Make a copy of each of the template files you will need.

4. Materials:

1. Identify how many participants you will have.
2. Review all of the files to ensure the correct number of participants response spaces and parts response spaces are given.
  1. Decide if you want to use the Sheet or Doc version of the Guiding Document.
  2. On VT.DL.01. District Lens Guiding Document:
    1. Fill out the following tabs prior to meeting with your adoption team
      1. 1.1 Science Adoption Team and Timeline
      2. 1.1a Science Adoption Team.
      3. 1.2a Identify District Vision and Mission
      4. 1.4 a-f Data
      5. 1.5 Local District Context - fill out the beginning data points (a for elementary, b for middle school, c for high school)
    2. On the following tabs, add the enough rows for each of your team members and add in their names.
      1. 1.3
      2. 1.4g
      3. 1.6a
3. Make sure you make a copy of VT.DL.03. Virtual CA NGSS TIME Survey so that only you can access that data.

5. Generic Modifications:

1. Identify if you are planning to modify the flow of activities from the official TIME training and change files accordingly. Please note that although LEA’s may decide to do so, the NGSS Collaborative does not recommend that the flow of activities be modified.
2. A silent conversation protocol is used throughout (individual thinking and writing on the sheet prior to conversation). Identify where you would like to keep this protocol and where you could instead utilize time saving alternatives.
3. If a modified slideDeck is utilized, place it in the respective rubric folder for participants to access. All slide numbers listed in the Guiding Document currently aligns with the original TIME slide decks. Those numbers will need to be changed to match your modified slideDeck.