ACASE

09/30/2026

Join us for PD at this year’s STANYS conference! Elementary teachers are the foundation of everything, so we’re putting a strong focus on helping to give you the best tools we can to strengthen your practice. Check our website (http://www.acase.org) for our full schedule of workshop offerings.

09/27/2026

Join us at from 11/6-9. This year, we are bringing seven hours of engaging and practical professional development for .

Check our website (link in bio) for the details of all of our sessions. Hope to see you there!

09/25/2026

Planning on coming to ? A proud sponsor of this year’s conference, we have a variety of workshops planned. It’s a great opportunity to connect, learn, and develop as science teachers!

07/31/2026

This new begins with a familiar —a lunch box—to make a challenging concept accessible for all . By starting with an everyday experience, can build understanding before applying their knowledge to the performance expectation.

It’s a great example of meeting students where they are while still providing a rigorous, phenomenon-based assessment.

Developed by Nick Zelkowitz, you can find this assessment on our website or at the following link: https://acase.org/ngssassessments/

07/25/2026

Check out this - created by Dan Bruton from Shaker High School - if you’re looking for a meaningful way to assess understanding of climate feedbacks. Positive and negative feedback can be two of the most challenging concepts for students to master. This assessment for high school earth science uses real-world examples to help students distinguish between the two while emphasizing systems thinking.

You can find the assessment on our website, or at this link: https://acase.org/ngssassessments/

07/18/2026

Are you a high school looking for an engaging way to assess engineering design? This new assessment, developed by Keith Weiss from Shaker High School, has students refine the design of an ammonia production system using an interactive simulation, making decisions based on multiple criteria and simulation feedback.

With a clear connection to the performance expectation and an authentic real-world context, it’s a great way to help students apply engineering practices while demonstrating their understanding of content.

You can find the on our website, or at this link: https://acase.org/ngssassessments/

07/03/2026

Working on beginning or fine-tuning a transition to the new standards? Plan and evaluate your lessons for alignment with NGSS and NYSSLS with ACASE PlanBook. Just in time for summer curriculum work.

Start a free trial at https://planbook.acase.org/, then use promo code LAUNCH26 for 50% off.

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06/13/2026

What if could give students meaningful feedback and save time?

Our second blog post explores guided self-assessment - a process that helps students reflect on their own learning while giving teachers clear, timely, and actionable data to guide instruction.

Read it at: https://acase.org/2026/04/27/finding-efficiency-with-guided-self-assessment/

06/08/2026

What would happen if approached and more like a science?

ACASE has developed an approach to education called “Practical Educational Science”. Our first blog post introduces the concept of what this is - using discrete learning goals, intentional assessment, and evidence-based decision-making to better understand and support student learning.

Read it at: https://acase.org/2026/04/27/practical-educational-science-an-introduction/

06/05/2026

Bringing clarity to and instruction.