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Washington State’s Story of Building Capacity for Next Generation Science Standards NGSS Annual Network Meeting for State Leadership Teams & National Partners February 18 – 19, 2014 Atlanta, GA. Ellen Ebert, PhD Science Director, Teaching & Learning, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Washington State’s Story of Washington State’s Story of Building Capacity for Building Capacity for
Next Generation Science StandardsNext Generation Science Standards
NGSS Annual Network Meeting for State Leadership Teams & National Partners
February 18 – 19, 2014February 18 – 19, 2014
Atlanta, GAAtlanta, GA
• Ellen Ebert, PhDScience Director, Teaching & Learning,Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionWashington State NGSS Leademail: ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us
• Peggy Willcuts, EdDSTEM Education Outreach, Office of STEM EducationPacific Northwest Nat’l Laboratory Co-Director of SE LASER Alliance email: peggy.willcuts@pnnl.gov
• Agenda for Presentation
o Six conditions for Building Leadership Capacity – initial discussion
oWashington State LASER’s story then and now
oNGSS Timeline for Washington State
oClosing discussion Q&A
Six Conditions for Building Leadership Capacity
Six Conditions Your State
Is mutually beneficial to all parties; interests of each group are attended to
Operates through shared governance & decision-making
Involves equitable sharing of financial and material resources & project benefits
Looks out for and works against power differentials that may be operating (e.g., between university and community / school participants)
Leverages diverse expertise of the team to create productive learning opportunities
Fosters continuous communication to build capacity and trust
HISTORICAL TIMELINE…
•Prior to 1999: – Some NSF grants – School improvement efforts – no science– Culture of sharing and working together– Needed a model– National Science Resources Center/LASER
•1999: – Launch of Washington State LASER– Yearly Strategic Planning Institutes
LASER Model Pushes for Regional Capacity Building
Build upon 9 Education Service Districts
296 school districts – many small
Engage in vision building
Help build resources and support (time, treasure, talent)
• Insert LASER mapOLYMPIC LASER ALLIANCE NE LASER ALLIANCE
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NC LASER ALLIANCE
SW LASER ALLIANCE
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M2H LASER ALLIANCE
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NW LASER ALLIANCE
NS LASER ALLIANCE
Building a Team
From all Stakeholder Groups• Business• K-12 Education• Higher Education• Informal Science• Parents & Community
•Distributed Leadership with Key Stewards•Technical Assistance for School Improvement Efforts•Grassroots to Key Influencers•Mixed Funding•Partnerships•Alliance/Hub Concept•NSF-funded Implementation and Dissemination Center Models
Scaling Up Strategies
• Strategy – “Invest upstream for downstream results.”• Build the capacity of schools, districts and regions.
– Build Awareness and Foster Leadership– Engage in Strategic Planning– Use a Curriculum-led Reform Strategy to Bridge the Gap
Between Standards and Practice– Implement, Evaluate and Improve– Go to Scale and Sustain
Washington State LASERThen and Now…
Washington State LASER - The Convener…
– Of schools and school districts
• Strategic Planning Institute
• STEM Education Leadership Institute
– Of key science leaders across all ten LASER Alliances
AND Regional Science Coordinators (ESDs)
• Science Partnership Academies
Always using the same formula again
and again…
–Hearing from Experts
–Reading the Research
–Conversing Collegially
–Building Action Plans
NGSS – a new innovation!
– Turn to our trusted model
• Study the Framework together
• Study the NGSS
– Begin to build capacity
• Create “Awareness of NGSS” Presentations for Stakeholder
Groups
• Create “Action Plan” for Regional Alliance
• Lots of “boots on the ground” using a trusted model of
regional impact to expand leadership capacity!
Deep Dives
BC4NGSS
Elements of NGSS Transition Plan, OSPI Feb. 2014
PHASE 1Spring 2014
Exploration, Awareness, and Statewide Capacity Building
PHASE 22014 - 2015
Classroom Transitions, Equity and Practices
PHASE 32015 - 2016
Leveraging Resources, Materials and Expertise
PHASE 42016 - 2017
Statewide Application, Assessment and Coordination
Elem
ents
, Lea
ds, a
nd T
asks
Communication (OSPI, State Science Leadership Team, LASER) Develop messages General outreach on shifts Ongoing messaging Statewide Capacity/Network Building (OSPI Programs; State Science Leadership Team) Identify existing expertise and gaps Develop NGSS support networks Ongoing support of leadership network Professional Learning (OSPI Programs; State Science Leadership Team, ESD Regional Science Coordinators, STEM teachers, Administrators, Informal/Community Educators) Identify Professional Learning needs (teachers, administrators, and community educators)
Professional Learning designed for all stakeholders
Professional Learning Implemented for teachers and administrators
Professional Learning Implemented for informal/community educators and ongoing adaptation of Professional Learning
Instructional Practices/Shifts (OSPI Programs; State Science Leadership Team, ESD Regional Science Coordinators, STEM teachers) Focus on equity and integrating Science and Engineering Practices
Continued focus on equity and integrating SEPs and Cross Cutting Concepts
Integration of three dimensions (SEPs, CCCs, and DCIs)
Instructional shifts in place
Instructional Materials and Curriculum (OSPI Programs; State Science Leadership Team, ESD Regional Science Coordinators, LASER) Evaluate existing materials Adapt existing materials and explore
(e) Innovations Evaluate placement of kit materials and leverage materials and curriculum
Develop/evaluate new materials
Assessment (OSPI) Analyze/align existing state assessment with NGSS (to the extent feasible)
Focus on classroom and formative assessment
Participate in multi-state assessment consortium with NGSS adopted states
Data Collection (OSPI) Determine metrics to be tracked (e.g. course taking, student achievement, STEM identity, etc.)
Develop data collection plan Track and report science related data
Policy Shifts (OSPI, SBE, PESB, Legislature) Identify policy changes necessary to implement NGSS (e.g. PESB Teacher competencies, assessment)
Secondary Pathways; PESB Competencies
Assessment Piloting
ONGOING STATEWIDE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT
Washington State Next Generation Science Standards Transition Planning Document
Six Conditions for Building Leadership Capacity
Six Conditions Washington State
Is mutually beneficial to all parties; interests of each group are attended to
• Shared vision and goals• Administrative and community support• Longtime culture of sharing of time, treasure, and talent
Operates through shared governance & decision-making
• Regional ESDs and then LASER Alliances/HUBS• Grassroots to critical stakeholders • Shared vision and goals
Involves equitable sharing of financial and material resources & project benefits
• Using multiple investors from federal and state government, business and industry, foundations and the school districts themselves was critical.
• Leveraging the work of the Math/Science Partnership Grants• Continuous development and sharing of professional development events, tools, and strategies.
Looks out for and works against power differentials that may be operating (e.g., between university and community / school participants)
• Creating key partnerships that put a solid infrastructure in place allowed us to grow. • Intentional focus on equity• Celebrate all successes through the continuous communication efforts (First Monday email,
LASER E-Newsletters, Regional Science Coordinator Meetings, virtual meetings/phone conversations)
Leverages diverse expertise of the team to create productive learning opportunities
• Creating key partnerships that put a solid infrastructure in place allowed us to grow. • Use of key stakeholders to develop PD materials and key messaging tools• Collaborative development of learning events (Regional Science Coordinators/LASER Alliance
Directors)
Fosters continuous communication to build capacity and trust
• Convening state events (Strategic Planning Institutes/STEM Education Leadership Institutes )• Monthly phone calls for Alliance Directors• Monthly Leadership Team Calls• Bi-annual Leadership Team Meetings (Steering Committee)
• Ellen Ebert, PhDScience Director, Teaching & Learning,Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionWashington State NGSS Leademail: ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us
• Peggy Willcuts, EdDSTEM Education Outreach, Office of STEM EducationPacific Northwest Nat’l Laboratory Co-Director of SE LASER Alliance email: peggy.willcuts@pnnl.gov
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