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Transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards

Transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards. Updates and Transition Planning Presented by: Ellen Ebert, PhD Science Director, Teaching and Learning Amber Farthing Science Program Specialist. Our Time Today. Science Updates NGSS Transition Plans Resources.

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Transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards

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  1. Transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards Updates and Transition Planning Presented by: Ellen Ebert, PhD Science Director, Teaching and Learning Amber Farthing Science Program Specialist NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  2. Our Time Today Science UpdatesNGSS Transition PlansResources NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  3. Before we dig in…some formative information gathering • Who’s out there? • How engaged have you been? • What are you most proud of from 2013/14? • What do you need support with for 2014/15? NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  4. Documents for today • Elementary and draft secondary transition plans from http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS.aspx • The model pathways documents are available from http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Appendix%20K_Revised%208.30.13.pdf • California Model Pathways http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  5. OSPI CCR Quarterly Webinar Series http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx#Webinar NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  6. Find Updated WA CCR Materials NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  7. Leading and Planning the Transitions The “What” and the “How” NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  8. Our State Learning Goals are the Foundation (RCW28A.150.210, 1993+) Read with comprehension, write effectively, and communicate successfully in a variety of ways and settings and with a variety of audiences; • Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics; social, physical, and life sciences; civics and history, including different cultures and participation in representative government; geography; arts; and health and fitness; • Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and to integrate technology literacy and fluency as well as different experiences and knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems; and • Understand the importance of work and finance and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future career and educational opportunities. (Updated in 2011: SSB 5392) NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  9. Implementing Career- and College- Ready Standards in Washington State NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014 Our Vision:Every student will have access to CCR standards through high quality instruction aligned with the standards every day; and every educator is prepared and supported to implement the standards in their classrooms every day. Our Purpose: To develop a statewide system with resources that supports all school districts in their preparation of educators and students.

  10. Guiding Beliefs and Approach toward CCR Implementation in WA 2-Prongs • The What: Content Shifts (for students and educators) • Belief that past standards implementation efforts have provided a strong foundation on which to build for CCSS; • HOWEVER there are shifts that need to be attended to in the content. • The How: System “Remodeling” • Belief that successful CCSS implementation will not take place top down or bottom up – it must be “both, and…” • Comprehensive Professional Learning Systems are KEY NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  11. CCR Implementation – through a district, building, and classroom lens NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  12. CCSS and NGSSTransitioning to CCR Standards in WA NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  13. Washington’s NGSS Involvement & ProcessSummer 2011 to Present We are here NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  14. Adoption Update! • Rhode Island • Kentucky • Kansas • Maryland • Vermont • California • Delaware • Washington • District of Columbia • Nevada • Oregon • Illinois • New Jersey is poised to adopt soon States That Have Officially Adopted NGSS NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  15. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  16. Transition Planning Document – Key Elements NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  17. The “What”: The NGSS were built on the principles of A Framework for K-12 Science Education • Children are born investigators • Understanding builds over time • Science and Engineering require both knowledge and practice • Science connects to students’ interests and experiences • Instruction focuses on core ideas and practices • Science learning standards promote equity NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  18. 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 NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  19. THE STANDARDS – Three Dimensions • Crosscutting Concepts • Patterns • Cause and effect • Scale, proportion and quantity • Systems and system models • Energy and matter • Structure and function • Stability and change • Disciplinary Core Ideas • Physical Sciences • Life Sciences • Earth and Space Sciences • Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science • Science & Engineering Practices • Ask questions (for science) and define problems (for engineering) • Develop and use models • Plan and carry out investigations • Analyze and interpret data • Use mathematics and computational thinking • Construct explanations (for science) and design solutions (for engineering) • Engage in argument from evidence • Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  20. Three Dimensional Standards…. Three Dimensional Learning… NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014 • The NGSS are written as Performance Expectations • NGSS will require contextual application of the three dimensions by students. • Focus is on how and why as well as what

  21. What are the Differencesbetween the NGSS and Previous standards? • Emphasis on being scientists and engineers • practices vs. collection of facts • Emphasis on learningcontext • Integration of engineering • Informal and communitypartners • Contemporary science • Focus on equity • Useofbundling http://www.ssec.si.edu/blog/no-child-left-behind-nclb-and-the-laser-model NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  22. The “How”: Key Elements of Washington’s NGSS Grade-Specific Transition Plans • Grades K-5 Available, Secondary available in draft • 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 NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  23. The “How”: WA-NGSS Transition Plan Key Ideas • Outlines support OSPI and statewide partners are committed to providing • Begins with AFramework for K-12 Science Education • Focuses on equity and the Science and Engineering Practices • Makes connections to CCSS ELA and Math • Makes connections to the English Language Proficiency Standards • Promotes resources developed through Washington’s Math and Science Partnership Grants. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  24. Draft Life Science Transition Plan NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  25. Deeper look at HS Practices NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  26. Deeper look atHS Crosscutting Concepts NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  27. Getting Started NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  28. Where to Start…FIRST: Phase 1 Exploration and Awareness Among… • District leaders and leadership teams • Building leaders and building teams of teachers Take the time to immerse yourself in and learn about… • The WHY– The background and vision of the standards • The WHAT– The major shifts in the content • The HOW – Our state’s approach toward supporting implementation • Emerging resources and support systems NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  29. NEXT: Phase 2 within your District Context Start the transition by Setting the Course! • Identify a core group of leaders (across grades and subjects; students? parents? Community partners?) as a lead implementation team • Take stock of current instructional practices, strengths, and challenges • Establish a shared vision that will guide implementation with all students and educators – what will it mean for your district/building? • Develop District/School-Specific Transition / Implementation Plans • In relation to your district’s overall vision and transition plan • Access Next Generation Science Standards, Achieve and Learning Forward materials to inform professional learning • Establish short and long term goals to begin moving forward NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  30. The “How”: Moving forward with NGSS Key steps for Phases 1 and 2… • Study the elements of the Transition Plans • Phase-in Science and Engineering Practices and Cross Cutting Concepts • “Buy time NOT stuff!” - Proceed carefully with the purchase of any learning materials and use existing learning materials until teachers have time to fully understand the NGSS and carefully weigh course design and placement until after your teachers are well-versed with the NGSS. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  31. To remember…. Power of the Shifts • Know them – both the what and the why • Internalize them • Apply them to decisions about • Time • Energy • Resources • Conversations with parents, students, colleagues, partners This effort is about much more than implementing the next version of the standards. It is about preparing our systems and every student for college and careers. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  32. Possible Model PathwaysFrom Achieve and California NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  33. Model Course 1 Pathway – Conceptual Progressions NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  34. Model Course 2 Pathway – Science Domains NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  35. Model Course 2 HS Pathway – Science Domains NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  36. Model Course 3 HS Pathway – Modified Science Domains NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  37. California Middle School Integrated Model NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  38. CaliforniaMiddle School Model2014 NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  39. Achieve’s Proposed Accelerated Pathway Grades 6 – 10 Draft NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  40. The “How:”Resources to Support Implementation • NGSS Evidence Statements will provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do. Model content frameworks will build on these statements and offer further clarity on implementing the NGSS in the classroom. • Classroom Assessment Tasks are a vision of integrating science, engineering and mathematics in classroom assessment. Teachers across the disciplines are collaborating to write sample tasks that blend content, practices and concepts from both the NGSS and the Common Core State Standards. • NGSS Accelerated Pathways are course models that provide examples of how the NGSS can be tailored for accelerated students. Created by Advanced Placement teachers, these models help schools and districts to envision pathways for students intending to take AP science courses in their junior year. • The EQuIP NGSS Rubric will help educators and education leaders identify high quality, NGSS-aligned instructional materials, and provide feedback to improve existing materials, through a criterion-based, peer-review process. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  41. Resources: Equip Rubric • The Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products (EQuIP) Rubric for science provides criteria by which to measure the alignment and overall quality of lessons and units with respect to the NGSS. • The purpose of the rubric and review process is to: • provide constructive criterion-based feedback to developers; • review existing instructional materials to determine what revisions are needed; and • identify exemplars/models for teachers’ use within and across states NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  42. Equip Rubric Sample NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  43. Resources: NGSS@NSTA HUB! • NSTA has developed a terrific NGSS resource that is freely available. It can be accessed at http://ngss.nsta.org/. The sites has updates and timely postings about using the NGSS which are very helpful. • In a recent blog post about Achieve’s newly released EquipRubric, Dr. Joseph Krajcikstated, “The EQuIP rubric provides us with a set of criteria to help us judge whether materials align with the NGSS. The EQuIP Rubric is still evolving. The criteria have been identified, and we are working to associate values with the criteria to indicate the extent to which they are met. Over time we will continue to enrich the EQuIP rubric with levels and examples.” NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  44. Resources under development • Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks - spring 2014 • State Standards Comparison Toolkit - spring 2014 • NGSS Evidence Statements - spring 2014 • Accelerated Model Course Pathways - spring 2014 • State of Science Education Research - spring 2014 • NGSS Data Portal - summer 2014 • Alignment Institutes - summer/fall 2014 • Publishers' Criteria - fall 2014 • NGSS Model Content Frameworks - fall 2014 • STEM Works - fall 2014 • Tools for Ambitious Science Teaching • Michigan State University NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  45. Classroom Assessment Updates • Evidence Statements: • Developed specifically for the Performance Expectations • Organized by Science and Engineering Practices and include all Dimensions • A student is proficient when they have met all the Evidence Statements NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  46. Evidence Statements • Scientific model: • Components: Models includes specific variables or factors within the system under study. • Relationships: Models need to represent the relationship among components in order to provide an account of why the phenomenon occurs. • Connections: Models needs to be connected to causal phenomena or scientific theory that students are expected to explain or predict. NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  47. More Classroom Assessment Updates • Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks • SciMath Tasks • Provide examples of what the integration of science and math might look like in a classroom • Provide tasks that are aligned with both NGSS and CCSS-M and require students to use both in a meaningful way • Showcase a spectrum of opportunities to integrate these disciplines through a set of contextualized task components NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  48. Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks/SciMath DRAFT NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  49. Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks/SciMath DRAFT NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

  50. For more NGSS information • Science Teaching & Learning: • Ellen Ebert, Ph.D., ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us • Amber Farthing, amber.farthing@k12.wa.us • Environmental and Sustainability Education: • Gilda Wheeler, gilda.wheeler@k12.wa.us • Science Support Staff: • Sultana Shah, sultana.shah@k12.wa.us • NGSS OSPI Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS.aspx NGSS-CCSS Webinar Series May 28 2014

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