Dr. Stephen Pruitt, Vice President for Content, Research and Development of Achieve, Inc. will provide an update on the development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), including process and timeline for release of drafts and final documents, revi-sions based on the first public release, how science educators can be involved, and impli-cations for science teaching.

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, the development of NGSS is a joint effort of the National Research Council and Achieve Inc., in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Na-tional Science Teachers Association (NSTA), to design the foundation for all students to have a solid K–12 science education. NGSS will comprise K–12 science standards created through a collaborative process led by Michigan and 25 other lead partner states.