My name is Chris Charnitski. I am a science teacher who is passionate about science teaching and the NGSS – and who has recently left the classroom to help schools and teachers make the shift to the transformational Next Generation Science Standards. I have been working with educators and the NGSS for over 5 years – at conferences, training institutes and at international schools. When visiting schools, I will typically spend 2 – 3 days training the larger groups and a few days either working with individual teachers or facilitating small groups to begin to think purposefully about unit development and what these conceptual shifts might look like in the classroom. Most schools now are interested in continued, sustained PD to work towards cohesive assessment systems and unit design – and I typically continue to work with schools over a few years. You can see a list of recent conferences I’ve presented at and schools I’ve visited below, and check out testimonials from teachers and leaders I have had the privilege of working with (by following the “testimonials” link above).
On-site work, Institutes and Conferences
2019
American Embassy School New Delhi
American School of Cairo
American School of Doha
Dostyk American International School Kazakhstan
American Cooperative School of Tunis
American Community School Beirut
American School of Brasilia
International School of Kuala Lumpur
Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok
American Education Reaches Out (AERO) Summer Institute
The American International School of Muscat : )
AERO : ) Pre-conference at NESA Spring Educators Conference
American School of Cairo
American Community School Beirut
Shanghai American School
2018
Doha American School – Doha, Qatar
Zurich International School – Zurich, Switzerland
American Community School Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon
American Community School – Abu Dhabi
Dostyk American International School – Atyrau, Kasakhstan
Shanghai American School – Shanghai, China
Vision International School – Doha, Qatar
NSTA Philadelphia STEM Conference – Segment presenter- Philadelphia, PA
AERO Summer Institute – Arlington, VA
NESA Spring Ed Conference – AERO Preconference – Athens, Greece
Ben Franklin International School – Spain Cohort, Barcelona
Rabat American School – Rabat, Morocco
American School of Rome – Rome, Italy
NESA Winter Training Institute – Muscat, Oman
TAISM : ) The American International School of Muscat – Muscat, Oman
2017
Dostyk American International School – Atyrau, Kazakhstan
American International School of Barcelona – Spain Cohort, Barcelona
NESA Spring Ed Conference – AERO Preconference – Bangkok, Thailand
