About Us

Starting in the Fall of 2022, TX districts applied to become part of the Texas Collaborative for Science Innovation (TxCSI). Over the course of the Fall of 2022, each TxCSI district completed a comprehensive current state analysis of Science teaching and learning. During the second semester of the 2022-23 school year and using the current state analysis, TxCSI districts implemented new visions for their Science departments, preparing for the new Science TEKS. The unifying goal: transforming Science teaching and learning where every student, every day, is DOING Science. 

Leading this project was UPD Consulting; a consulting firm that empowers change leaders in education to transform their organizations into effective, equitable and just systems. Over the last decade, UPD has delivered numerous district network engagements to implement new instructional systems and new curricula.

NextGenScience (NGS) is a project devoted to transforming science teaching, learning, and leadership. Now a part of WestEd, NGS was formerly the science team of Achieve — the nonprofit organization that coordinated the development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013. NGS has continued the work of Achieve, partnering with districts and states nationwide.