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=**#NGSSChat Archive**=

Draft 1
===[|Session 1:] 5/10 - Chat focused on dimensions of K-12 Science Framework in preparation for Next Generation Science Standards draft release on 5/11.===

**[|Session 4:] 5/31 - Final NGSS Chat for draft 1. Discussed PEs for middle and high school and drew connections to other countries.**
=**Draft 2**=

**[|Session 2 (Noon):] 1/22 - Chat was light in participants so conversation focused on general aspects of NGSS and practices.**
===**[|Session 2 (8 PM):] 1/22 - Chat was light in participants so conversation focused on regional review session held by moderator that afternoon/evening.**===

**[|Session 3 (8 PM):] 1/29 - Discussion centered around final thoughts for second draft as well as feedback on secondary PEs.**
=**Final Version**=

**[|Session 8 (8 PM):] 7/10 - Chat focused on edtech connections to NGSS.**
=**"New Season"**=

===**[|Session 1 (9 PM)]: 4/3/14: Chat focused on practices and getting started implementing NGSS (Live from NSTA14!)**===

===**[|Session 2 (9 PM)]: 4/17/14: Chat focused on resources for NGSS practices implementation (see resources page) and steps towards** **making the transition to NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 3 (9 PM)]: 5/1/14: Chat focused on moving towards integrating and implementing NGSS, starting with the practices.**===

===**[|Session 4 (9 PM)]: 5/15/14: Chat focused on implementation and instructional models for working with NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 5 (9 PM):] 5/29/14: Chat focused on the practice of asking questions and defining problems.**===

===**[|Session 6 (9 PM):] 6/12/14: Chat focused on the practice of modeling.**===

===**[|Session 7 (9 PM):] 6/26/14: Chat focused on the practice of planning/designing investigations.**===

**[|Session 8 (9 PM):]7/10/14: Chat focused on the practice of analyzing and interpreting data.**
===**[|Session 9 (9 PM):]7/31/14: Chat focused on the practice of using math and computational thinking.**===

===**[|Session 10 (9 PM):]8/14/14: Chat focused on the practice of constructing explanations and designing solutions.**===

**[|Session 11 (9 PM):]8/28/14: Chat focused on the practice of engaging in argument from evidence.**
===**[|Session 12 (9 PM):]9/14/14: Chat focused on the practice of obtaining, evaluating, and communicating evidence.**===

**[|Session 13 (9 PM):] 9/28/14: Chat focused on the interplay between NGSS and learner-focused PD.**
===**[|Session 14 (9 PM):]10/16/14: Chat focused on the interplay between NGSS and learner-focused PD.**===

===**[|Session 15 (9 PM):]10/30/14: Chat focused on the interplay between NGSS and learner-focused PD.**===

**[|Session 16 (9 PM):]11/6/14: Chat focused on the three-dimensional nature of NGSS and what it means for science education.**
===**[|Session 17 (9 PM):]11/20/14: Chat focused on the STEM connections inherent in NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 18 (9 PM):] 12/4/14: Chat focused on #NGSS and Implementation in conjunction with the NSTA Area Conference.**===

**[|Session 23 (9 PM):] 2/19/15: Chat focused on "futurizing" twentieth century science education practices and bringing them up to speed with NGSS.**
===**[|Session 24 (9 PM):] 3/12/15: LIVE FROM NSTA15! Chat focused on the power of a PLN, and how conferences and chats can help build capacity to better education.**===

===**[|Session 25 (9 PM):] 3/19/15: Chat focused on the use of instructional videos from Teaching Channel and Official NGSS to help educators begin thinking differently about the NGSS. Co-moderated with assistance of Achieve and Teaching Channel!**===

===**[|Session 26 (9 PM):] 4/2/15: Chat focused on scaffolding in the NGSS.**===

**[|Session 30 (9 PM):] 5/21/15: Chat focused on diving into PLN summer and science plans!**
===**[|Session 31 (9 PM):] 6/4/15: Chat focused on science for all students, and was co-moderated with the assistance of Okhee Lee, Emily Miller, and Rita Januszyk.**===

**[|Session 32 (9 PM):] 6/18/15: Chat focused on Appendix G and the Cross Cutting Concepts.**
===**[|Session 33 (9 PM):] 7/2/15: Chat focused on the use of the newly released evidence statements for NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 34 (9 PM):] 7/16/15: Chat focused in more detail on the evidence statements for NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 35 (9 PM):] 7/30/15: Chat centered on focusing on phenomena in NGSS and was co-moderated by TJ McKenna.**===

**[|Session 36 (9 PM):] 8/6/15: In collaboration with #Sci4AllSs, chat focused on a dive into the Framework.**
===**[|Session 37 (9 PM):] 8/20/15: Chat focused on the Framework, and its focus on learning for all and was co-moderated by Jaclyn Austin and Josh Hubbard.**===

===**[|Session 38 (9 PM):] 9/3/15: Chat focused on summer learning and taking science back to school as 2015-2016 begins.**===

===**[|Session 39 (9 PM):] 9/17/15: Chat focused on the Nature of Science and connections to, and within, NGSS.**===

**[|Session 40 (9 PM):] 10/1/15: Chat focused on assessment, and its place in NGSS.**
===**[|Session 41 (9 PM):] 10/15/15: Chat continued to focus on assessment, and its place in NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 42 (9 PM):] 11/5/15: Chat focused on organizational partnerships and the NGSS, live from KSTA.**===

===**[|Session 43 (9 PM):] 11/19/15: Chat focused on speaking, reading, and writing, and the connection to NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 44 (9 PM):] 12/3/15: Chat focused on the road to adoption of the NGSS.**===

**[|Session 46 (9 PM):] 1/7/16: Chat focused on New Year's resolutions and goals regarding NGSS.**
===**[|Session 47 (9 PM):] 1/21/16: Chat focused on edtech and the NGSS.**===

**[|Session 48 (9 PM):] 2/4/16: Chat focused on professional learning and the NGSS.**
===**[|Session 49 (9 PM):] 2/18/16: Chat focused on the experience of learning, leading, and living, by NGSS.**===

===**[|Session 50 (9 PM):] 3/4/16: Chat focused on connecting scientists and practitioners through NGSS, and was moderated by @TJScience and @BMSScienceTeach.**===

**[|Session 58 (9 PM):] 7/21/16: Chat continued the focus on #NGSS and storylines. **
===**[|Session 60 (9 PM):] 8/18/16: Chat focused on building community and parent support for the NGSS. **===

**[|Session 62 (9 PM):] 9/15/16: Chat focused on sustaining the forward momentum of NGSS.**
===**[|Session 63 (9 PM):] 10/6/16: Chat focused on elementary curriculum design and NGSS (co-moderated by David Jacob, @djacob1967).**===

**[|Session 78 (9 PM):] 8/17/17: Chat focused on classroom culture.**
===**[|Session 79 (9 PM):] 9/21/17: Chat focused on shifting mindset and practice and was guest-moderated by the Illinois Science Teachers Association.**===