North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: UPDATES

1. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction:UPDATES Donna Kenestrick K-5 Science Consultant

2. Today’s Objectives: • Gain contact and networking information for the Science Section at DPI • Learn about resources for Science Education • Learn about ACRE & ‘new’ Essential Standards for Science • Discover the role of RBT in the new standards • North Carolina’s Race to the Top Proposal • State and federal Science education resources • The future and STEM…..

3. Let us know who you are….. Introduce yourself Let us know what brings you here and how we can help you Be sure to sign our guest book and get added to our list serves

4. The Science Section Curriculum and Instruction, DPI Beverly Vance, Science Section Chief Debra Hall , K-5 consultant Donna Kenestrick, K-5 consultant Janet Bailey, 6-8 consultant Benita Tipton, 6-8 consultant Jami Inman, 9-12 consultant Ragan Spain, 9-12 consultant Victoria Ewing, program assistant

5. LEA Points of Contact • Each LEA has their own regional contact person in the Science Section

6. Science Service Delivery Assignments Alleghany Camden Currituck Northampton Gates Ashe Surry Stokes Rockingham Person Caswell Warren Vance Hertford Pasquotank Halifax Wilkes Watauga Granville Yadkin Forsyth Chowan Perquimans Avery Bertie Orange Mitchell Guilford Franklin Nash Durham Caldwell Alamance Davie Alexander Edgecombe Yancey Madison Martin Davidson Wake Iredell Dare Washington Tyrrell Burke Randolph Chatham Wilson McDowell Rowan Catawba Buncombe Pitt Haywood Beaufort Johnston Hyde Lincoln Swain Greene Lee Rutherford Cabarrus Harnett Henderson Wayne Jackson Graham Stanly Moore Polk Gaston Cleveland Montgomery Lenoir Mecklenburg Craven Transylvania Macon Cherokee Pamlico Clay Cumberland Richmond Hoke Jones Union Anson Sampson Duplin Scotland Carteret Onslow Region 1 Ragan Spain -- rspain@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3950 Region 2 Benita Tipton -- btipton@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3933 Region 3 Debra H/Donna K Region 4 Jami Inman -- jinman@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3607 Region 5 Donna Kenestrick - dkenestrick@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3863 Region 6 Debra Hall -- dhall@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3814 Region 7 Janet Bailey -- jbailey@dpi.state.nc.us--(919)-807-3923 Region 8 Janet B/Benita T Robeson Bladen Pender New Columbus Beverly G. Vance, Science Section Chief bvance@dpi.state.nc.us 919-807-3936 Victoria Ewing Program Assistant/Science 919-807-3929 vewing@dpi.state.nc.us Hanover Brunswick

7. Instructional Resources for SCOS • 2004 SCOS http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/scos/ • Elementary Resources http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/elementary/ • Middle Grades Resources http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/middlegrades/ • High School Resources http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/secondary/

8. Instructional Resources for SCOS • K-12 2004 Units http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/ • Differentiation Strategies http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/ • EOGs grade 5 & 8 http://dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eog/science/ • EOCs http://dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eoc/

9. ABCs Reports Go to ABCs at http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/ Choose school district click go To view the District report go to the far right column and click on the district To view 5,8 Science scroll down below 3 year trends

10. ABCs Reports Go to ABCs at http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/ Choose school district click go To view the District report go to the far right column and click on the district To view 5,8 Science scroll down below 3 year trends This site is the state's most comprehensive resource for information on student achievement and attendance, class size, school safety, teacher quality at school, district and state levels and is utilized by many who make decisions about K-12 education in our state.

11. ABCs Reports The High Student Performance tab includes information about how students performed on state end-of-grade or end-of-course tests. The Safe, Orderly and Caring Schools tab highlights data for school safety, student attendance and instructional resources, which includes how many books are in school libraries and how many classrooms are connected to the Internet. The Quality Teachers tab provides information about the number of teachers who are fully-licensed and/or have advanced degrees or National Board Certification, and the percent of teachers that are classified as Highly Qualified as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

12. NC Falcon Online formative assessment learning community http://center.ncsu.edu/falcon/ Provides online asynchronous training in the nature and use of formative assessment Teachers work at their own pace CEU credit Webinars for particular modules

14. North Carolina Resource:Teacher Academy … a professional development program for teachers … • Science is Elementary • Physical Science is Elementary • Getting down to Earth Science Manley MidgettFellow manley.midgett@ncpublicschools.gov

15. North Carolina Resource:NCCAT • NCCAT conducts seminars for pre-K through 12th grade teachers, counselors, library media specialists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists employed full-time in North Carolina public schools. Interdisciplinary seminar topics include the physical and biological sciences, technology, humanities, arts, communication, and health and wellness • Each five-day seminar includes immersion in hands-on study and learning with colleagues from across the state. NCCAT covers all program costs, including seminar expenses, meals, lodging, and pay for the substitute teacher. • http://www.nccat.org/s/1099/index.aspx?sid=1099&gid=1&pgid=288

16. North Carolina Resource:NCSTA • formed in 1969 • mission is promoting excellence in science teaching and learning in North Carolina. • over 2000 members – network! • Member newsletter • annual PD Institute • Information and resources to support excellence in Science teaching and learning • NCSTA grants for teachers • Grants listings • Join NCSTA http://www.ncsta.org/

17. New Developments in North Carolina

18. ACRE and Essential Standards • North Carolina's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort - ACRE - is the state's comprehensive initiative to redefine the Standard Course of Study for K-12 students, the student testing program and the school accountability model. • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/

19. ACRE listserv Join the acre listserve for teachers: • Send an email to: join-ncteachers@lists.dpi.state.nc.us • Leave the subject line and the body of the message blank. • Once you have successfully subscribed, you will receive an email with additional information on how to confirm your membership in the discussion group.

20. ACRE Standards and Assessment Note: This does not mean more sequestered testing like the EOCs or EOGs. • To Evaluate Knowledge… • Transparent • Appropriately Used Summative (Statewide) Non-Evaluative District Controlled •Tools and PD for Student Learning Benchmark (Classroom, School, District) • To Inform Instruction… • Centralized Benchmarking Tool • Systematic Formative Assessment PD Modules Formative Assessment (Classroom) Essential Standards Built on what is most important for students to learn in the 21st century

21. ACRE Growth Achievement (EOCs and EOGs) K-12 Benchmark (Classroom, School, District) Future-Ready Core Graduation Rate + + + Readiness Formative Assessment (Classroom) Essential Standards Accountability Summative (Statewide)

22. ACRE Accountability and Curriculum Revision EffortA Simple Vision Essential Standards Assessments Accountability

23. ACRE: Essential Standards Aligned to National and International Standards • PISA / TIMSS• • NAEP 2009 • • Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy• • National Science Education Standards• • Atlas for Scientific Literacy• • Science for All Americans• • Rigor and Relevance • • 21st Century Skills •

24. Essential Standards Timeline 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2012 - 2013 2011 - 2012 July July July July July SCIENCE Essential Standards Development February 2010 SCIENCE Essential Standards *adopted* K-12 Essential Standards TOOLKIT DEVELOPMENT Essential Standards EOC and EOG Test Development SCIENCE EOG and EOC tests Operational Science EOG and EOC FIELD TESTS Formative PD Modules Online PD Community

25. Remember! Even though we are preparing for the new Essential Standards, the SCOS will be taught and tested through the 2011-2012 school year. There will be no transition year.

26. Essential Standards Approved by SBOE in February, 2010 Can be accessed at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/phase1/ To access crosswalks click on instructional support tools ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

27. RBT & Essential Standards • The Essential Standards are written using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy • RBT has well-defined verbs and is built on modern cognitive research • RBT will help move North Carolina students to the complex thinking expected from 21st Century graduates

28. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy • The RBT categorizes both the cognitive process and the knowledge dimension of the standard

29. RBT answers the Four Fundamental Questions • THE LEARNING QUESTION: • What is important for students to learn in the limited school and • classroom time available? (Prioritized and focused) • THE INSTRUCTION QUESTION: • How does one plan and deliver instruction that will result in high • levels of learning for large numbers of students? ( Success for all) • THE ASSESSMENT QUESTION • How does one select or design assessment instruments and • procedures that provide accurate information about how well • students are learning? (Assessment for learning and less assessment • of learning) • THE ALIGNMENT QUESTION: • How does one ensure that objectives, instruction and assessment • are consistent with one another? (the degree of consistency)

30. Clarifying Objectives Clarifying Objectives Essential Standard “The Student…” ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES Clarifying Objectives ES ES ESSENTIAL STANDARD What is it? Essential Standards express the most important knowledge (object) and processes (verb) students should learn during the semester or year in which the course or subject is taught. What does it look like? All Essential Standards have the same grammatical structure: subject-verb-object and will start with “The student…” Course Essential Standards and Clarifying Objectives The New SCOS CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE What is it? Clarifying Objectives express the necessary knowledge and processes students must master in order to master the ES. The clarifying objectives “unpack” the most important content for clear understanding of the ES. They are, however, above the day-to-day instructional objective level. What does it look like?For the purposes of distinguishing them from Essential Standards, Clarifying Objectives will begin with the verb, not "The student…” as will Essential Standards.

31. Clarifying Objectives Clarifying Objectives Essential Standard “The Student will be able to…” Prototypical Assessment Classroom Clarifying Objectives Prototypical Assessment EOC-EOG • Assessment PrototypesUsed as part off the standards development process • As a bridge to classroom assessment and test development • To ensure the standards are concrete and measurable The Classroom Prototypical Assessment is a question, problem, or task that a teacher could use in the classroom to determine how well students are learning the Essential Standard. For the purposes of the accountability framework, the EOC-EOG Prototypical Assessment must be written as it would likely show up on a summative assessment. Notice that the Classroom and EOC-EOG may be (and in some cases should be) based on the same kind of question, problem, or task. They differ primarily in their format.

32. The Learning Triangle ESSENTIAL STANDARD Essential Standards express the most important knowledge (object) and processes (verb) students should learn during the semester or year. All Essential Standards have the same grammatical structure: subject-verb-object and will start with “The student…” ASSESSMENT PROTOTYPES Used as part of the standards development process As a bridge to classroom assessment and test development To ensure the standards are concrete and measurable ESSENTIAL STANDARDS & CLARIFYING OBJECTIVES CLARIFYING OBJECTIVE Clarifying Objectives express the necessary knowledge and processes students must master. The clarifying objectives “unpack” the most important content. They are above the day-to-day instructional objective level. Clarifying Objectives will begin with the verb. ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTION SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLKIT Instructional Units developed cooperatively by primary stakeholders and DPI

33. Race to the Top Career and College Ready, Set, Go! • NC is one of 12 states awarded • Nearly $400 million over the next four years • Designed to spur public school innovation North Carolina’s Four Pillars: Great Teachers and Principals Quality Standards and Assessments Turn around the lowest achieving schools Data System to improve instruction

34. Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching • Highest Honor for Math and Science teachers Recipients Receive: • A citation signed by the President of the United States • A paid trip for two to Washington D.C. to attend a series of recognition events • $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation www.paemst.org

35. Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching Online Process • 2011 (7-12Teachers) • Nomination: October 2010 - April 2011 • Application: November 2010 - May 2011 • 2012 (K- 6 Teachers) • Nomination: October 2011 - April 2012 • Application: November 2011 - May 2010 www.paemst.org

36. National Resources:NRC publications Ready, Set, Science! Putting Research to Work In K-8 Science Classrooms

37. National Standards in Science • The National Science Education Standards were produced by the National Research Council in 1995 and published in 1996. The Standards were the result of four years of work by twenty-two scientific and science education societies and over 18,000 individual contributors. The National Science Teachers Association is now part of an ongoing effort to implement the Standards in classrooms throughout the country.

38. NEW National Standards in Science Draft framework public comment from July 12 through August 2 The NRC committee has begun the process of summarizing and digesting. This process will take several months. Once the revisions are complete, the framework will undergo confidential review. Then the framework report will be finalized and released to the public. The final version will not be publicly available until early 2011.

39. NEW National Standards in Science The education nonprofit organization Achieve (www.achieve.org) will then work with a group of states to develop a set of standards for K-12 science education They will be based on and guided by the final NRC committee framework report. Achieve has already begun planning and is currently developing a network of state partners. Further opportunities for public comment will be managed by Achieve as its work on the science education standards proceeds in 2011.

40. National Resource:NSF • Independent federal agency created to promote the progress of Science • Funding for programs in science and engineering • Current research findings • News and special reports • Multimedia gallery • Publications • Statistical findings in science and engineering

41. National Resource:American Association for the Advancement of Science Science For All Americans Benchmarks for Science Literacy Atlas of Science Literacy Volume I Volume II

42. National Resource:National Science Teacher’s Association Strategic Plan: • Promote active participation of all teachers of science • Advocate for the central role of science education • Support high-quality science teaching • Influence research in science education and promote its wide application to improve science teaching and student learning Principles: • Model excellence; • Champion science literacy; • Value scientific excellence; • Embrace diversity, equity, and respect; • Enhance teaching and learning through research; • Collaborate with partners; and • Exemplify a dynamic professional organization.

43. National Resource:National Science Teacher’s Association State of the Art Publications Access to free resources Conferences and Institutes Opportunities for free Professional Development Networks and blogs

44. Register for the 2010 Professional Development Institute! NCSTA Professional Development Institute Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC November 11-12, 2010

45. Where we are….. Building capacity for Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

46. Where we are going… http://www.changetheequation.org/main/videos/