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Developing the NGSS. Phase I. Phase II. 1/2010 - 7/2011. 7/2011 – April 2013. NRC Fidelity Review. The NGSS have passed a fidelity review by the NRC.
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Developing the NGSS Phase I Phase II 1/2010 - 7/2011 7/2011 – April 2013
NRC Fidelity Review • The NGSS have passed a fidelity review by the NRC. • The review panel was made up of some members from the actual Framework committee and other experts who were familiar with the Framework and NGSS. • The National Academies Press will publish the NGSS in print form. This represents the first time in its history that the NAP is publishing a report that was not developed by a committee or board of the National Academies.
What’s Different about the Next Generation Science Standards?
Three Dimensions Intertwined • 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
Instructional Shifts in the NGSS • Performance Expectations • Evidence of learning • Learning Progressions • Science and Engineering • Coherence of Science Instruction • Connections within Science and between Common Core State Standards
5-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.] • Read some stuff • Grow some plants and measure soil mass before/after • Write an argumentative passage • Prove it to yourself • Read some stuff • Do some worksheets • Write an argumentative passage • Answer an ORQ • Take it on faith
HS-PS2-6. Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials. • Read some stuff • Conduct investigations using compounds of varied structures… • Select an appropriate format… • Prove it to yourself • Read some stuff • Do some worksheets • Write report with data tables or diagrams • Answer an ORQ • Take it on faith
“The new standards don’t really impact me very much because I teach high school but I don’t teach biology”
Instruction Builds Toward PEs Performance Expectations
Appendix D (1) NGSS Learning Opportunities and Demands for Non-Dominant Student Groups (2) Effective Strategies in • Science classroom • Home and community • School resources (3) Context • Demographics • Science achievement • Educational policy
Case Studies Four Accountability Groups • Economically disadvantaged students • Students from major racial and ethnic groups • Students with disabilities • Students with limited English proficiency Three Additional Groups • Girls • Students in alternative education programs • Gifted and talented students
Case Studies Each Case Study Includes: (1) Vignette Highlighting: - NGSS connections - CCSS connections for ELA and math - Classroom strategies (2) Research-Based Classroom Strategies (3) Context - Demographics - Science achievement - Educational policy