Updates from Science Assessment and Teaching and Learning Science

1. Updates from Science Assessmentand Teaching and Learning Science OSPI Webinar November 13, 2014 Ellen Ebert, PhD, Science Director Dawn Cope, Secondary Science Assessment Kara Todd, Elementary Science Assessment OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

2. OSPI Science Assessment Updates WEbinar November 13, 2014 OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

3. Agenda Science assessment system and resources Graduation alternatives Impact of new standards adoption Models (if time) OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

4. Presenters • Dawn Cope • Science Assessment Lead • Biology EOC and 8th Grade MSP • dawn.cope@k12.wa.us • Kara Todd • Science Assessment Specialist • 5th and 8th grade MSPs • kara.todd@k12.wa.us OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

5. Science Assessment System OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

6. Statewide Measurements of Student Progress Results OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

7. Statewide Biology EOC Results* * Percentages do not include “Previously Passed” OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

8. 2015 testing windows • Winter Biology EOC: January 5 - February 6, 2015, during the last 3 weeks of semester • 5th and 8th grade MSP: • Paper/pencil—April 20 – May 19, 2015 • Online—April 20 – June 5, 2015 • Not part of the SmarterBalancedELA orMathematics assessments • Spring Biology EOC: May 11 – June 12, 2015, during the last 3 weeks of the school year • Not part of the SmarterBalancedELA orMathematics assessments OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

9. Online testing • Science MSP and Smarter Balanced ELA/Mathematics assessments will use the same online test engine. • The science MSP is not adaptive. • The science items are still based on the 2009 K-12 Science Learning Standards we’ve been assessing since 2011. OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

10. Biology EOC Graduation Requirement Legislative intent regarding high school science assessment (2013 Engrossed House Bill 1450, section 4): Classes of 2015 and beyond must pass the state science exam to graduate • Biology EOC—Until NGSS are adopted, implemented, and assessed • Comprehensive NGSS Test—When NGSS are adopted, implemented, and assessed OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

11. Who Takes the Biology EOC? Winter (January/February) 2015 • Any student (class of 2015+) who took the EOC previously and did not meet standard • Students completing a biology course mid-year Spring 2015 • Any student (2015+) who took the EOC previously and did not meet standard • Any student (2015+) enrolled in a high school level biology course • All 10th graders who have not yet met standard • Meets the high school science testing requirement of NCLB OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

12. MSP and EOC Resources … • October 2014 version of Test and Items Specifications • Lessons Learned 2014—coming soon • Scorer Training Modules—coming Soon • COE, EOC, MSP • Videos with materials OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

13. Science Assessment Resources http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

14. Science Assessment Resources http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

15. Graduation Alternatives OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

16. Alternatives for ELL and Spec Ed Biology EOC (& Science MSP) available in 6 translation languages • Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Somali IEP can designate Level 2 (Basic) to meet graduation requirement Developmentally Appropriate Proficiency Exam (DAPE) • ES DAPE and MS DAPE available fall 2014, spring 2015 Locally Determined Assessment (12th graders only) New this school year For more information: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/default.aspx John Bresko Special Education Program Supervisor john.bresko@k12.wa.us Lesley Siegel Alternate Assessment Coordinator lesley.siegel@k12.wa.us OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

17. Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA) Options Begins with students in class of 2015—Must take EOC once GPA comparison—draft Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 or higher: • Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Environmental Sciences International Baccalaureate(IB) score of 4 or higher: • Biology, Physics, Chemistry ACT Science score: • Will be added when adequate data exists For more information: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/default.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

18. CAA Options Available for Biology EOC Collection of Evidence (COE) RCW 28A.655.061 The objective alternative assessments for each content area shall be comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the statewide student assessment for each content area. The COE uses the same performance level descriptors as the statewide student assessment (EOC). http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTesting/PLD/default.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

19. Biology COE Resources ESD 113 • http://www.coe.k12.wa.us/domain/49 • Guidelines, policies, and sufficiency requirements • The secure EDS System can be accessed by educators who have students working on a COE. • Generate staff and student groups and accounts, access and complete tasks, submit collections • Recorded webinars, sample COE tasks, Lessons Learned • Task Matrix • Brief description of the 16 tasks available OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

20. Biology COE Resources Biology COE Moodle • http://moodle2.ospi.k12.wa.us/enrol/index.php?id=57 • Forum • Task development information • Links to recorded webinars • Salmonberry Habitat Sample COE task (adapted from Bio EOC scenario-Updates 2013) • The Moths and the Trees Sample COE task (adapted from Bio EOC scenario-Updates 2014)-Posted October 2014 Scott Killough: scott.killough@k12.wa.us COE Science Assessment Specialist OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

21. COE Task Development—Winter 2013 to Fall 2014 Develop Test Blueprint Based on EOC Test Map Task Writing Workshop Teachers statewide wrote tasks via Moodle Tasks reviewed for content Teachers via Moodle and committee (May 2013) Tasks Piloted Teachers statewide via Moodle Range Finding of informal pilot Teacher statewide-committee (August 2013) First Submission June 2014 Standards Setting Teacher statewide-committee (August 2014) Range Finding Teacher statewide-committee (July 2014) Operational Scoring Professional, trained scorers (August 2014) OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

22. Upcoming COE Submission Events OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

23. Upcoming COE Development Events Task Writing • November 17-21 • ESD 113 Content Review (apply in January) • March 9 – 13 • ESD 113 Tumwater Pilot New Tasks • April and May • Need several teachers Pilot Rangefinding (apply in April) • June 23 – 27 • ESD 113 Tumwater "SALT" and "PEPPER” email list http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ProfDevelopment.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

24. Impact of new standards adoption What about the ngss? OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

25. What happens to the MSP and EOC? • NCLB and state law require a state science exam once each in elementary, middle, and high school. • The state exams (based on 2009 standards) will continue until an exam based on the NGSS is developed. OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

26. Washington State 2013 K-12 Science Standards Next Generation Science Standards Possible first assessment: 2017 or 2018 (?) First assessed: 2011 (MSP) 2012 (EOC) Adopted: June 2009 Adopted: October 2013 OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

27. MSP and EOC Assessment Development Cycle Scenario & Item Writing Committee Develop Test and Item Specifications Reviewed for content by OSPI/contractor Content Review & Bias/Sensitivity Committees Scenario & Item Pilot Testing Pilot Range Finding Committee Data Review Committee Pilot Scoring Operational Scoring Operational Range Finding Items available for Operational Testing OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

28. What are the steps to building a new assessment? • Develop item specifications from the standards • Determine the test map • Develop test items (including a pilot test) • Develop Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) from the standards (aka PLDs) • Administer an operational test • Set achievement level cut scores (aka Standard Setting) For the 2009 standards, this process took 25 months OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

29. Still to be determined: • Will the science tests be developed by Washington or with a consortium of states? • When and how will pilot and/or field testing occur? • What year will be the first year of operational testing? • If the high school test is comprehensive, will it be administered at grade 10 or grade 11? • Will the elementary test cover just grade 5 standards or a broader grade band of standards? OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

30. Upcoming meetings for the new assessment: • Exact dates and locations TBD. OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

31. SALT and PEPPER Teams science@k12.wa.us • PEPPER • PreSALTersEnthusiastically Promoting Powerful Educational Resources • Science educators throughout Washington interested in receiving Science Assessment updates. • Receive invitations to participate in development events. • SALT • Science Assessment Leadership Team • Have participated in (or have applied to) development events such as Scenario Writing, Content Review, Range Finding, and Data Review. OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

32. SALT Information:http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ProfDevelopment.aspx OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

33. Updates from Teaching and Learning Transitions Plans Life Science Moodle Updates Policy Updates OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

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35. Adoption Update! States That Have Officially Adopted NGSS • Rhode Island • Kentucky • Kansas • Maryland • Vermont • California • Delaware • Washington • District of Columbia • Nevada • Oregon • Illinois • New Jersey • Virgin Islands • Puerto Rico OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

36. Common Core ELA and Math and Next Gen Science areWashington State Learning Standards OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

37. Connections Across Programs/Initiatives OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

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39. The “What”: Key Shifts in NGSS Focus: The NGSS are focusedon deeper understanding and application of science content reflecting real-world interconnectedness Coherence: Science and engineering build coherently (horizontally, vertically and developmentally) across K–12 Integration: Science and Engineering are integratedacross K–12 OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

40. Professional Learning… Regional Educational Service District (ESD) LASER (Leadership Assistance in Science Education Reform) Math-Science Partnerships ($2.5 M for grants) Higher Education WSTA – Science Professional Organization www.ngss@nsta.org OSPI NGSS Moodle (coming soon) School and District opportunities PLC’s – connect across programs Self-study OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

41. The “How”: Key Elements of Washington’s NGSS Grade-Specific Transition Plans • Grades K-12 Available (http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS.aspx) • Proposed Middle and High School Pathways • Transition Plan Elements • Introduction/background • Performance Expectations • Connections to Common Core • Comparison to 2009 WA State Science Standards • Suggested transition plan • Grade level learning progressions • Connections to English Language Proficiency Standards OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

42. Life Science Transition Plan OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

43. HS Science and Engineering Practice OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

44. HS Crosscutting Concepts OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

45. Designing for Equity Encourage students… “to be authors and producers of knowledge with ownership over it rather than mere consumers of it..” Learner agency takes three forms: • Supports active knowledge construction by engaging students in the practices • Has learning experiences grow out of the lives of learners—connect science to real world contexts • Leverages funds of knowledge of learners (interests, knowledge, reasoning, identities) OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

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47. Bundling Example: LS1B: Processes within Cells LS1B. The gradual combustion of carbon-containing compounds within cells, called cellular respiration, provides the primary energy source of living organisms: the combustion of carbon by burning of fossil fuels provides the primary energy source for most of modern society. HS-LS1-6. Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules. HS-LS1-7. Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy. HS-LS2-3. Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. HS-LS2-5. Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. HS-PS21-7.Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction. HS-ESS2-6. Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. HS-ETS1-1. Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants. OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

48. Considering Instructional Materials?!!! INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Move Slowly and Intentionally Individual lessons and plans Formally adopted or not Full courses Supplemental resources K-12 Core Curricula Teacher-created materials District-created materials/resources Purchased and/or “open education resources” OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

49. Resources • EQuIP Rubric Available • Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks – November, 2014 • NGSS Evidence Statements - November, 2014 • Accelerated Model Course Pathways - November, 2014 • State of Science Education Research - fall 2014 • NGSS Data Portal - fall 2014 • Alignment Institutes - fall 2014 • Publishers' Criteria – fall 2014 • NGSS Model Content Frameworks – fall 2014 • STEM Works - fall 2014 • State Standards Comparison Toolkit • Tools for Ambitious Science Teaching • Michigan State University OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update

50. State Board of Education • Will approve Equivalent CTE courses with Science Courses (CTE courses with content that aligns not only with CTE standards but also with Next Generation Science Standards, that meet science graduation requirements) • Approved 3 Science Credits beginning with students who are 9th graders in 2015 • Provided a definition of a “Lab Science” OSPI_Assessment_T&L_Update