ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides classroom teachers and school administrators examples and strategies to implement the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for advanced learners at all stages of development. It also serves as a primer for guiding policies and practices related to advanced learners in school. The developers of the NGSS acknowledge that advanced learners may move through the standards more readily than other learners, attesting to the importance of using differentiated approaches for these learners to attain mastery and/or progress in academic achievement at their level. The book provides a roadmap for meaningful national, state, and local educational reform that elevates learning in science to higher levels of passion, proficiency, and creativity for all learners.
