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How to Engage Science Educators in the Public Review of the Next Generation Science Standards. Harold Pratt – hpratt@comcast.com Francis Eberle - feberle@nsta.org. Purpose of Session. Have a voice Learn how to conduct a review or discussion Providing feedback to Achieve
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How to Engage Science Educators in the Public Review of the Next Generation Science Standards Harold Pratt – hpratt@comcast.com Francis Eberle - feberle@nsta.org
Purpose of Session • Have a voice • Learn how to conduct a review or discussion • Providing feedback to Achieve • To begin think what it will take to help others use these standards
Framework and Standards Assessments Curricula Instruction Achieve, Inc. Public drafts April 2012 => Summer 2012 Final version projected Dec 2012 NRC July 2011 Teacher development
Integration of the Three Dimensions The practices are the processes of building and using the core ideas to make sense of the natural and designed world, and the cross cutting concepts hold the discipline together. Crosscutting Concepts Core Ideas Practices
NSTA role with the NGSS • Part of a Partnership – The National Academies of Science (the NRC), American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Science Teachers Association and Achieve Inc. • Provided guidance and reviews directly to the National Research Council and Achieve • Provided names of teachers for writers on the writing teams
Resources to Conduct a Review • NSTA Guide for Conducting a Review • Sample Agendas and Facilitator Guides • Suggested Questions • Checklist (Will be available at www.nsta.org/ngss)
Organizing a Review of NGSS A Checklist • Determine scope of group review and select full-day/half-day agenda • Establish time and location (wifi access?) • Invite participants • Prepare participants --Be familiar with Framework and other standards --Send background reading/resources, agenda, questions • Assign individuals to teams and assign teams to specific standards • Facilitate meeting • Collect group feedback and fill out Achieve survey or encourage members to provide individual feedback
Membership of Review GroupIdeal minimum group(16) (2 reviewers) K, 1, 2 (2 reviewers) 3, 4, 5 (2 reviewers) Middle level Life Science (2 reviewers) Middle level Physical Science (2 reviewers) Middle level Earth/Space Science (2 reviewers) High School Life Science (2 reviewers) High School Physical Science (2 reviewers) High School Earth/Space Science Engineering ??
Organizing a Review of NGSS A Checklist • Determine scope of group review and select full-day/half-day agenda • Establish time and location (wifi access?) • Invite participants • Prepare participants --Be familiar with Framework and other standards --Send background reading/resources, agenda, questions • Assign individuals to teams and assign teams to specific standards • Facilitate meeting • Collect group feedback and fill out Achieve survey or encourage members to provide individual feedback
Organizing a Review of NGSS A Checklist • Determine scope of group review and select full-day/half-day agenda • Establish time and location (wifi access?) • Invite participants • Prepare participants --Be familiar with Framework and other standards --Send background reading/resources, agenda, questions • Assign individuals to teams and assign teams to specific standards • Facilitate meeting • Collect group feedback and fill out Achieve survey or encourage members to provide individual feedback
QUESTIONS Section I. Core Ideas A. Clarity and Specificity B. Integrated Performance Expectations C. Coherence of Performance Expectations D. Achievability E. Instructional Implications
QUESTIONS cont. Section II. Scientific and Engineering Practices Section III. Crosscutting Concepts Section IV. Engineering Design Section V. Nature of Science
Suggested Agenda for Reviewing NGSS • Introductions & Review of Task (45 min.) • Section I. (90 min.) • Section II. (45 min.) • Section III. (45 min.) • Section IV. (60 min.) • Section V. (20 min.) • Wrap Up (30 min.)
Reminder Depth of review is more important than Covering many or all the standards!!
Organizing a Review of NGSS A Checklist • Determine scope of group review and select full-day/half-day agenda • Establish time and location (wifi access?) • Invite participants • Prepare participants --Be familiar with Framework and other standards --Send background reading/resources, agenda, questions • Assign individuals to teams and assign teams to specific standards • Facilitate meeting • Collect group feedback and fill out Achieve survey or encourage members to provide individual feedback
Resources related to the Next Generation Science Standards National Research Council: www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165#toc Achieve:www.nextgenscience.org NSTA: www.nsta.org/ngss • Guide for Leading Study Group on NGSS Draft • Latest News and Updates • Web Seminars and Upcoming Events • NSTA Reader’s Guide to Framework • NSTA Journal Series on Framework • COMPASS