JANUARY 15, 2014

December 19, 2013

Next Generation Science Standards

Updates

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WASHINGTON NEXT STEPS

JANUARY 2014

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OUR TIME TODAY…

Welcome

How we got here, the story of NGSS

Architecture of a Standard and NGSS Considerations

Transition planning and updates on assessment

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BEFORE WE START

Where are you located in WA?

Please use the question box to let us know what questions you may have before we start.

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NGSS STATE ADOPTION UPDATE

Rhode IslandKentuckyKansasMarylandVermontCaliforniaDelawareWashington StateWashington DC

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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

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WORK BY WASHINGTON STATE LASER IN PREPARATION FOR NGSS ADOPTION

Facilitated state-wide feedback on early draft documents in 2011-12

Held two “Deep Dive” events for teacher leaders to build understanding of the Framework in 2012-13

Began communicating with critical stakeholders about the key features of the Framework and NGSS in spring 2013

Led a three-day professional learning opportunity for Alliance Directors and their teams to Build Capacity for NGSS in December 2013

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OPPORTUNITIES WITH NGSS

NGSS provides an entry point for all students to engage in transformative, authentic, and 21st century science, opening doors to career and college pathways.

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ALL S

TANDARDS

ALL S

TUDENTS

Equity

Appendix

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Effective Strategies

for Student

Engagement

Classroom

Home and

Community

School

We cannot miss the equity opportunities afforded by the

Next Generation Science Standards. Resources from the home and community, school and classroom lead to effective strategies for

student engagement.

WASHINGTON BIAS AND SENSITIVITY

PROCESS

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EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM STRATEGIES INCLUDE…

• Connecting science education to students’ sense of place,

• Using project-based learning,

• Using culturally relevant pedagogy,

• Capitalizing on community involvement and social activism,

• Using role models,

• Adopting language support strategies,

• Providing home language support, and home culture connections.

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SCHOOL-BASED RESOURCES INCLUDE…

• Material resources – curricular materials, professional development, supplies

• Human capital – content knowledge, cultural knowledge, leadership skills

• Social capital – norms and values surrounding learning, teaching, and relating to others

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HOME AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INCLUDE…

• Identifying resources and strengths in the family and home environments of all students

• Involving parents and extended family

• Defining problems and designing solutions for community projects in local neighborhoods

• Focusing on science learning in informal environments.

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WHY FOCUS ON EQUITY?

• Reaching out to all students to engage their interest in learning science is the right thing to do.

• A few well-placed actions can dramatically impact the opportunity gap in STEM.

• The NGSS represent a new opportunity to make science relevant, interesting and meaningful for all students, their families and the broader community.

• Implementing the NGSS in a culturally sensitive manner will help reduce the opportunity gap and increase interest in STEM careers.

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KEY SHIFTS IN NGSS

Focus: The NGSS are Focused on deeper understanding and application of science content reflecting real-world interconnectedness

Coherence: Science and engineering Build Coherently across K–12.

Integration: Science and Engineering are Integrated across K–12 in the NGSS.

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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

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS IN THE NGSS

1. Focus on big picture, not individual lessons

2. Learning Progressions

3. Science and Engineering

4. Evidence of student learning

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THE THREE DIMENSIONS

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NGSS PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION EXAMPLE LAYERS OF AN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE (ESS)

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IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITIONS

Advice from Stephen Pruitt, Senior Vice President for Content, Research and

Development with Achieve

Develop a thoughtful and deliberate implementation plan that supports the overall education plan

Focus Be patient

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WASHIN

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Moving forward in the slow lane

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Years 0 - 3: Awareness, State-wide Network Building

Study Appendices Build PD modules Explore potential placement of current instructional materialsDetermine policy shiftsWork with other programs like CTE; Community-based education partnersConsider all students all standards -equity

Years 1 - 3: Phase in Practices and Crosscutting Concepts

Construct PD - Practices and Crosscutting Concepts: Asking questions and defining problems ; Analyzing and interpreting data; Constructing explanations; Engaging in argumentationPatterns; Systems and System Models; Scale and Proportion; Leverage current instructional materials and infuse MSP designed curricula

Years 2 - 3: Secondary pathways; Full implementation

Construct PD - Practices and Crosscutting Concepts: Develop and use models; Plan and construct explanations; Use mathematics and computational thinking; Obtain, evaluate and communicate informationCause and effect; energy and matter; structure and functionStability and changeInstructional Materials Best Fit

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PD = Professional DevelopmentCommunity-Based Education Partners = Museums, Science Centers, etc.SEPs = Science and Engineering PracticesCCCs = Crosscutting Concepts: DCIs = Disciplinary Core Ideas

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2013–14 BUILDING EACH YEAR: YEAR

ZERO Awareness and

Network Building

What should

teachers know and be able to do?

Professional

Learning; Focus on integrati

on of SEPs; CCCs;

Appendices

Instructional

Materials Potential Placeme

nt

Policy shifts PESB

Teacher competencies and NGSS;

Assessment Options

Data to InformNAEP;

TIMMS; PISA; MSP; EOC;

Course-taking; STEM career choices (NCES)

Each box represents work of different groups: OSPI, ESDs; LASER; Districts; Teachers

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2014–15 BUILDING EACH YEAR: YEAR

ONE

Awareness and

Network Building

Identify new and Continue

Professional

Learning; Focus on

Appendices; SEPs;

CCCs

Leverage Current

Instructional Materials ;

Explore BestMaterials Placement

and (e) Innovations

Policy shifts;

Secondary Pathways

; PESB Competen

cies

Policy shifts;

Assessment;

Data

Each box represents work of different groups: OSPI, ESDs; LASER; Districts; Teachers

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2015–16 BUILDING EACH YEAR: YEAR

TWO

Awareness and

Network Building

Continue Profession

al Learning; Focus on

Appendices; SEPs;

CCCs

Instructional

Materials Best

Placement

Policy shifts;

Assessment Design

DataUpdates

Each box represents work of different groups: OSPI, ESDs; LASER; Districts; Teachers

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2016–17 BUILDING EACH YEAR: YEAR

THREE

Professional

Learning is

designed; SEPs;

CCCs are in place

Continue Profession

al Learning; Standards are Fully

Implemented

Instructional

Materials Best

Placement Shifts

Policy shifts;

Assessment piloting

(Test 2017–18)

Data Collection Continues

and is Updated

Each box represents work of different groups: OSPI, ESDs; LASER; Districts; Teachers

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NATIONAL CURRENT AND UPCOMING NGSS PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT WA

STATE SciMath Assessment Items – January 2014 Sample

Available Evidence Statements – January 2014 Additional Model Course Maps – Winter 2014 Science EQuIP – Winter 2014 Available Now State of Science Education Research – Winter

2014 Publishers Criteria – Spring 2014 In Progress STEM Works – Late Spring/Early Summer 2014 Alignment Institutes – Early Summer 2014

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UPCOMING WASHINGTON STATE LASER EVENTS SUPPORTING NGSS ADOPTION

Building Capacity Part 2- May 28 & 29, 2014Follow up to December 2013 eventTo be held in Yakima

Updating www.sciencenotebooks.org –Spring/Summer 2014Include electronic science notebooksReflects authentic science and engineering practiceOpportunity to integrate English/Language Arts with

science Awareness events with critical stakeholders-

Winter/Spring 2014 STEM Education Leadership Institute- Summer

2015

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OFFIC

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Science Assessment Updates

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WASHINGTON ADOPTED THE NGSS…

WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR STATE EXAMS?

NCLB and state law require that we give a state science exam once each in elementary, middle, and high school

We will continue to give our state exam (based on 2009 standards) until an exam based on the NGSS is developed

If you hear “2014 is the last year of the MSP,” add “except for science.”

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NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS

Adopted:

June 2009

Adopted:October

2013

First assessed:

2011 (MSP)2012 (EOC)

Possible firstassessment:2017 or 2018

(?)

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WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO BUILDING A NEW ASSESSMENT?

Develop item specifications from the standards Determine the test map Develop test items (including a pilot test) Develop Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)

from the standards Administer an operational test Set performance level standards (Standard

Setting)

For the 2009 standards, this process took 25 months

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STILL TO BE DETERMINED Will the science tests be developed by

Washington or with a consortium of states?

When and how will pilot and/or field testing occur?

What year will be the first year of operational testing?

If the high school test is comprehensive, will it be administered at grade 10 or grade 11?

Will the elementary test cover just grade 5 standards or a broader grade band of standards?

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SCIENCE ASSESSMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

science@k12.wa.us Dawn Cope, Secondary Science Assessment

Kara Monroe, Elementary Science Assessment

Jessica Cole, Administrative Assistant

Cinda Parton, Director of Assessment Development

Science Assessment Web Page http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx

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RESOURCES

Where can I find

additional NGSS

information?

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WHERE DO WE GET 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

Washington State LASER Website: http://wastatelaser.org/

Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, Ph.D., jclarkblickenstaff@pacsci.org

NGSS OSPI Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/NGSS.aspx

Report from Symposium on Science Assessment: http://www.k12center.org/rsc/pdf/bybee.pdf

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QUESTIONS?

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