38 th Annual NCAGT Conference Ragan Spain & Donna Kenestrick

1. 38th Annual NCAGT Conference Ragan Spain & Donna Kenestrick Science Consultants, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction *DPI AIG Team*

2. Today’s Agenda WELCOME ! • Introductions • DPI’s Science Section • Essential Standards • DPI’s Support Strategies for Essential Standards • DPI’s AIG Supports • Science Resources for AIG Students • Five Ways to Differentiate for Science • Evaluation

3. Introductions

4. ScienceUpdates

5. Science at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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

7. 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 Robeson Bladen Pender New Columbus Hanover Region 1 Ragan Spain – ragan.spain@dpi.nc.gov--(919)-807-3950 Region 2 Benita Tipton – benita.tipton@dpi.nc.gov--(919)-807-3933 Region 3 Debra H/Donna K Region 4 Jami Inman – jami.inman@dpi.nc.gov--(919)-807-3607 Region 5 Donna Kenestrick – donna.kenestrick@dpi.nc.gov--(919)-807-3863 Region 6 Debra Hall – debra.hall@dpi.nc.gov--(919)-807-3814 Region 7 Jami Inman Region 8 Ragan S/ Benita T Brunswick Beverly G. Vance, Science Section Chief beverly.vance@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3936 Victoria Ewing Program Assistant/Science 919-807-3929 victoria.ewing@dpi.nc.gov

8. …saying Goodbye to the SCOS…

9. SCIENCE Essential Standards Approved since February, 2010 Can be accessed at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/new-standards/#science

10. Why Essential Standards? • To prepare productive and informed citizens who can be successful now and in the future • Focused on what students NEED TO KNOW, not what’s nice for them to know • Delineates what students should know and be able to do • FEWER, CLEARER, HIGHER

11. What’s the Difference? Essential Standards/Clarifying Objectives focus on the COGNITIVE PROCESS. Goals/Objectives focus on BEHAVIORAL GOALS and TASKS. They are often more instructional in nature. vs.

12. Just like the Standard Course of Study The new essential standards are the MINIMUM to be taught…

13. Acceleration…..Sophistication…Enrichment • Probe DEEPER…witha focus to future standards. • Move on in a directed way. • Guide student research. • Use the Essential Standards as a “springboard.” • Include the “Five Ways”

14. Environmental Literacy Plan • No Child Left Inside legislation • Shows how NC K-12 educational system will prepare students for addressing environmental challenges • Provide field experiences as part of school curriculum • Ongoing PD for teachers to improve environmental knowledge and skills

15. The Conceptual Framework & Next Generation Science Standards

16. NEW National Standards in Science • Conceptual framework was released during the past summer; final version now available • ACHIEVE is in the process of developing draft versions of the next generation of standards • NC is participating as a lead state

17. Assessment Updates

18. Next Generation Assessments North Carolina is on track to achieve full online administration of assessments by 2014-15. The following time line outlines the steps that will take place each year to make this happen:  • 2011‐12: Stand‐alone field testing of new assessments (Math, Science, ELA) • 2012‐13: Summative assessments aligned to CCSS (for ELA and Mathematics) and NC Essential Standards (for Science) will be administered operationally • 2014‐15: Expected assessments operational from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (shared between states) in ELA/Math 3‐8 and one High School Assessment in ELA and Math (w/ Performance Tasks in 9 & 10) http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/.

19. Assessment… Online Assessment Website - http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/assessment/online/ Please contact the following NC DPI staff for more information: • Kayla Siler kayla.siler@dpi.nc.gov • Jim Kroening jim.kroenig@dpi.nc.gov • Tracey Greggs tracey.greggs@dpi.nc.gov

20. …Assessment continued… Best Practices Guide - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/ Online Assessment Tutorial -  (accessed through NC Education) Test specifications LINK http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/online/

21. Literacy and Writing in Science • Common Core Literacy Standards in Science and Technical Subjects • The standards begin at grade 6 • Standards for K–5 reading in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are integrated into the K–5 Reading standards. • For more information: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

22. Literacy and Writing in Science • The Online Writing Instruction System • North Carolina is implementing a new system • designed to provide students with opportunities to have a variety of experiences throughout the school year • not an assessment, but a formative tool to monitor the progress of students in writing and adjust instruction • replaces the previous Writing Instruction System.

23. Supports for Implementation

24. DPI Modules On the DPI ACRE web site, find the PD menu on the left side of the page: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/ Includes online, onsite, real-time and asynchronous offerings

25. NC Education http://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ Includes tutorials and other informative links – to access NC FALCON, Online Writing Instruction, Primary Artifact Questions (PAQs), NC Test, etc. NC Education is a large-scale managed Moodle system with specialized additions to support professional development, student learning, accountability processes, and information delivery.

26. LIVE Training Sessions Science and Social Studies RESA presentations (2011-2012) have been completed Next Round of RESA presentations for Common Core Literacy and Math have begun Summer Institutes are planned & scheduled Live Webinars and follow ups will continue throughout the 2012-2013 school year

28. Science Webinars September 22, 2011 Webinar I November 29, 2011 Webinar II February 28, 2012 Webinar III April 25, 2012 Webinar IV *all webinars will be archived and posted to our Science WIKI

29. Science Web Pages Science WIKI http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Science Sharp School site http://science.ncwiseowl.org/ ACRE Science http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/new-standards/ SCOS http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/

30. Science WIKI http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Enter as a guest OR create a wiki account and send a request to join us

31. Science WIKI http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Enter as a guest OR create a wiki account and send a request to join us

32. Curriculum Topic Study Webinar Series A deep dive into the content and pedagogy connected to specific Science Essential Standards

33. Curriculum Topic Study Customized Guides for North Carolina’s Essential Standards have been developed by DPI and are posted on the Science WIKI

34. AIG Supports from DPI http://www.ncpublicschools.org/academicservices/gifted/

35. Differentiatefor AIG students

36. Differentiated Instruction Includes: Content: complex, abstract ideas (conceptual understanding) Process: higher-level thinking though Bloom’s Taxonomy Products: Alternative methods of demonstrating mastery with a range of complexity Learning Environment – Student-centered, flexible grouping based on readiness, interests and abilities Assessments – Pre-assessment and testing out-of grade level curriculum

37. Five Ways of Differentiating Science for the AIG Learner STEM Activities PBL Competitions Museum Programs University Programs

38. STEM is EVERYWHERE!

39. Why STEM? • Demand for talent pool • Provides opportunities for excellence and advanced study beyond the basic curriculum • Provides inspiration and excitement to learners

40. Stem Resources NASA BEST K-8 Engineering http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/ Intel Design and Discovery http://www97.intel.com/en/DesignDiscovery/ A World in Motion http://www.awim.org/about/ Project lead the Way http://www.pltw.org/ NSF STEM Education http://www.nsfresources.org/home.cfm

41. Project Based Learning

42. Why PBL? • Teaches problem identification and solution • Involves active learning • Can challenge at varied ability levels • Applies higher order thinking • Inherently interdisciplinary • Uses real and authentic problems

43. PBL Resources PBL (how to set up) http://pbl-online.org/ PBL Resources http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/tag/pbl/ PBL@UD (clearing house) http://www.udel.edu/inst/resources/sample-problems.html National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/icbl/resource.html 30 Online PBL Resources http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/30-online-multimedia-resources-for-pbl-and-flipped-classrooms/

44. Competitions

45. Why Competitions? • Inspirational • Develops leadership • Challenge • Exercise full potential • Set and achieve more personalized goals

46. Competitions • Exploravision (K-12) http://exploravision.org/ • NCSO http://www.sciencenc.com/ • Future City Engineer competition (6-8) http://futurecity.org/getting-started/team-formats • Odyssey of the Mind (K-16) http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/learn_more.php • eCybermission (6-9) https://www.ecybermission.com

47. Museum programs

48. Why Museum Programs? • Access to collections, alternative learning environments • Experiences not available elsewhere • Public resources • Emphasizes connections of collections within a region as well as nationally, internationally • Profound interpretation of the present and future

49. Museum Programs • NC Museum of Life and Science http://www.ncmls.org/ • NC Museum of Natural Sciences http://naturalsciences.org/education • Discovery Place (Charlotte) http://www.discoveryplace.org/education/ • North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro) http://www.nczoo.org/education/index.html • North Carolina Aquariums http://www.ncaquariums.com/

50. University Programs