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WHAT’S NEW IN STEM EDUCATION. at The California Department of Education?. New and Developing Standards-Related Initiatives. The Next Generation Science Standards. Adopted by the State Board of Education in September 2013 In Process: Framework Instructional Materials Assessment

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  1. WHAT’S NEW IN STEM EDUCATION at The California Department of Education?

  2. New and Developing Standards-Related Initiatives

  3. The Next Generation Science Standards • Adopted by the State Board of Education in September 2013 • In Process: • Framework • Instructional Materials • Assessment • CDE NGSS website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp

  4. The Next Generation Science Standards • Three Dimensions: • Science and Engineering Practices • Disciplinary Core Ideas • Crosscutting Concepts the dimensions must be woven together in standards, curricula, instruction, and assessments. http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp

  5. Dimension 1Science and Engineering Practices Using mathematics and computational thinking Constructing explanations (science) and designing solutions (engineering) Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering) Developing and using models Planning and carrying out investigations Analyzing and interpreting data

  6. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS - MATH • CCSS Implementation Modules • http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ccssplm.asp • Field Test: Grades 3 – 11, March 18 – June 6 • Field Test Training Modules and Informational Videos for Teachers & Students • http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/ • Information to high school and middle school students about the Field Test • High school video: http://youtu.be/DXXd451e580 • Middle school video: http://youtu.be/YKerb7NsDUE • Smarter Balanced e-mail list • subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov

  7. New and Developing Challenges and Opportunities

  8. The Evolving and Elusive STEM Definition

  9. CDE Website • Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is used to identify • individual subjects, • a stand alone course, • a sequence of courses, • activities involving any of the four areas, • a STEM-related course, • or an interconnected or integrated program of study. • A nationally agreed upon definition for STEM education is currently lacking. • http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/stemintrod.asp

  10. CA Math & Science Partnership Grants • An approach to teaching and learning that • Emphasizes the integral connectedness of the STEM disciplines • Connections are made explicit through the collaboration of both educators and their students, • Results in real and appropriate contexts that are built into the instruction, curriculum, and assessment. • The common element of Problem Solving is emphasized across the identified STEM disciplines • Allows students to engage, explore, expand, and evaluate their learning and apply critical thinking skills as they learn.

  11. ACT College Testing • There is no agreed-upon national definition of STEM • ACT defined 93 STEM Majors and Occupations by Area • Science (24 majors and occupations) • Computer Science & Mathematics (15) • Medical and Health (21) • Engineering and Technology (33) • www.act.org/stemcondition

  12. Of the 107,242 California Graduates who took the ACT in 2013 • 195 students expressed an interest in mathematics education as a major or occupation • only 14 students expressed an interest in Science Education as a major or occupation.

  13. Some International STEM Comparisons • 29 nations: The number of industrialized nations whose high school students performed better than U.S. students in math in 2012. • 22 nations: The number of industrialized nations whose high school students performed better than U.S. students in science in 2012.  • In 2008, 4 percent of U.S. bachelor’s degrees were awarded in engineering. Compared to 31 percent in China. • In 2008, 31 percent of U.S. bachelor’s degrees were awarded in science and engineering fields. Compared to 61 percent in Japan and 51 percent in China. The National Math & Science Initiative http://nms.org/Education/TheSTEMCrisis.aspx

  14. Women and Girls in STEM

  15. Ensuring a Competitive Workforce • U.S. DOL: > 1.4 Million computing-related job openings in U.S. between 2010-2020 • We can only fill 30% with U.S. Grads • Young women can fill this gap, but factors dissuade them from choosing CS majors/careers • Women in IT are leaving at staggering rates • We are losing out on productivity, innovation, and competitiveness America cannot remain competitive in Information Tech without more women entering these careers. girls in IT: The Facts 2012

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  20. INFLUENCING FACTORS

  21. California STEM Symposium 2014!

  22. Karen Shoreskshores@cde.ca.gov916-319-0505

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