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Unlocking Science…AP-2-K: Understanding What It Means To Be Academically Able. NC Science Teachers’ Association 41 st Annual Professional Development Institute Thursday, November 11, 2010 Presenter: Jami Inman, High School Consultant. NC Department of Public Instruction
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Unlocking Science…AP-2-K: Understanding What It Means To Be Academically Able NC Science Teachers’ Association 41st Annual Professional Development Institute Thursday, November 11, 2010 Presenter: Jami Inman, High School Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction K-12 Science Section
What is AP-2-K all about? • Implementing vertical K-12 science professional development teams • Utilizing research-based science resources to clarify national, state and local standards • Developing learning progressions by back mapping standards from AP to Kindergarten for action-planning • Implementing formative assessment strategies to identify student understanding and misconceptions in order to guide instruction • Achieving high levels of learning for all students
Vertical K-12 Science Teams Foundational Principals: • Standards • Equity and Access • Instruction • Coordination • Collaboration • Enthusiasm
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Learning Progressions • Anchored in strand maps from Project 2061’s Atlas for Scientific Literacy • National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Science Literacy Maps • Identifies aligned state/local standards across grade levels • Example: Natural Selection (CTS Study Guide, Map & Example Assessment formats)
Formative Assessment North Carolina Formative Assessment Learning Community Online Network (NCFALCON) • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/falcon/ • Statewide online professional development series • Five formative assessment modules for teachers
Formative Assessment Resources Science Formative Assessment: 75 Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction and Learning by Page Keeley Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol.1-4 CTS Assessment Probe Scaffold for designing assessment probes and crosswalk to probes
Essential Science for Teachers Produced by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 2003 • Annenberg Media video courses • designed for teacher professional development, or content review • series includes Life Science, Earth and Space Science and Physical Science. • Life Science series, Session 5. Variation, Adaptation, and Natural Selection uses in-depth interviews to uncover student ideas • http://www.learner.org/resources/series179.html
Region 1 Pitt County Region 2 Duplin County Region 3 Johnston County Durham County Halifax County Region 4 Cumberland County Moore County Richmond County Harnett County Region 5 Randolph County Guilford County Region 6 Charlotte/Mecklenburg Gaston County Region 7 Burke County Region 8 Buncombe County 2010-2011 AP-2-K Teams
K-12 Science Team Beverly Vance, Section Chief Debra Hall, K-5 Science Consultant Donna Kenestrick, K-5 Science Consultant Janet Bailey, 6-8 Science Consultant Benita Tipton, 6-8 Science Consultant Jami Inman, 9-12 Science Consultant Ragan Spain, 9-12 Science Consultant