2025 CSUN NGSS Summer Institute
July 16-23
July 16-23
Cross Cutting Concepts - what they are and how we can use them to help our students see the big picture in science? Join us as we scissorhand our way across the NGSS.
Dates: July 16-23 (6 days of workshop: Weds-Fri and Mon -Weds)
Times and Location: 8:30am-3:30pm at CSUN: 1227 Live Oak Hall
$900 Stipend or 2 units graduate credit
Sign in here (once a day)
Introductions
What are the CCCs about
CCCs as a lens
Microplastics lab
Botanic Garden
Frayer model diving deeper into a CCC
Engineer a Leaf
Brainstorm lesson ideas around CCCs
Field Trip Aliso Canyon
Powers of 10
Work on lessons
Assessing the CCCs
Stability and Change-Magnets
Photosynthesis of matter and energy
Rubrics
Periodic Table - Patterns
Concepts maps
Get ready for microteaching
Lesson prep
Lesson Presentations/microteaching
Potluck Lunch
Final debrief
Graduation!
Matthew d'Alessio Email: matthew.dalessio@csun.edu
Brian Foley Email: brian.foley@csun.edu
Norm Herr Email: norm.herr@csun.edu
Thomas Herrera Email: thomasherrera550@gmail.com
Irene Maliwan Email: irene.maliwan@polyhigh.org
Dorothy Nguyen-Graff Email: dorothy.nguyengraff@csun.edu
Gini Vandergon Email:virginia.vandergon@csun.edu