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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: Elementary Science K-5 North Carolina Science Teachers’ Association 42 nd Annual Professional Development Institute November 10-11, 2011 Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC
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North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction: Elementary Science K-5
North Carolina Science Teachers’ Association
42nd Annual Professional Development Institute
November 10-11, 2011
Koury Convention Center
Greensboro, NC
Presenters
Debra Hall, K-5 Science Consultant
Donna Kenestrick, K-5 Science Consultant
Session Objectives:
By the end of today’s session, participants will be able to:
• Locate K-12 Science Essential Standards and
support documents.
• Summarize what is new, better, and different
about the 2009 NC Science Essential
Standards.
• Identify key resources and processes to
transition from the 2004 Standard Course of
Study to the 2009 NC Science Essential
Standards in the 2012-2013 school year.
Agenda
• Introductions
• Essential Standards
• RBT
• DPI Resources & Initiatives
• Best of the Best Online
• Assessment
• Opportunities for Professional Development
Let us know who you are…
• Introduce yourself
• Let us know what brings you here and
what you anticipate learning here today
• Sign our guest book and get added to
our list serves
…saying Goodbye to the SCOS…
Remember!
Even though we are preparing for the
new Essential Standards, the SCOS will
be taught and tested during the 2011-
2012 school year.
Instructional Resources for SCOS
• K-12 2004 Units
http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/
• Differentiation Strategies
http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/
• EOGs grade 5 & 8
http://dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eog/science/
SCIENCE Essential Standards
• Approved since February, 2010
• Can be accessed at
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new-standards/
Essential Standards Aligned with:
The Conceptual
Framework & Next
Generation Science
Standards
• Students who are proficient in
Science:
• 1: Understanding Scientific
Explanations
• 2. Generating Scientific Evidence
• 3. Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge
• 4. Participating productively in
Science
Ready, Set, Science!
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Provides the framework
used for all NC Science
Essential Standards
• Common language used
for all curriculum areas
• Two-Dimensional
Taxonomy: Cognitive
Process and Knowledge
Dimension
Supports for
Implementation
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
LIVE Training Sessions
• Summer Institutes for LEAs, IHE Institutes
completed
• RESA presentations in all regions during
November, January and February
• Informal Educator Institutes planned for
December
• Live Webinars throughout the 2011-2012
school year
January 26, 2012
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Region 5
January 24, 2012
Senator Bob Martin
Eastern Agriculture Ctr,
Williamston, NC
Region 1
February 16, 2012
A-B Tech
Candler, NC
Region 8 January 31, 2012
Mid Pines Inn
1010 Midland Road
Southern Pines, NC
Region 4
January 12, 2012
River Landing
Clubhouse
116 Paddle Wheel Dr.
Wallace, NC
Region 2
January 19, 2012
Holiday Inn Express
N. Wilkesboro
Region 7
November 2, 2011
NCSBA Building
Raleigh, NC
Region 3
January 9, 2011
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
Region 6
Science Webinars
September 22, 2011 Webinar I
November 29, 2011 Webinar II
February 28, 2012 Webinar III
April 26, 2012 Webinar IV
*all webinars will be archived and posted to
our Science WIKI
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/
Science
WIKI
• http://scnces.ncdpi.wiki
spaces.net/
• Enter as a guest OR
create a wiki account
and send a request
to join us
Curriculum Topic Study
National Standards
Research on Learning
Classroom Practice
State Standards
Notable PD Resources
• Annenberg media
• NSTA and NCSTA
• Thinkfinity
• NSDL
• Science LiveBinder
• NCDENR
Assessment Updates
• Test Development
• ACT framework
• ABCs
• Test specifications
A Word about Assessment…
Online Assessment Website -
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assess
ment/online/
Please contact the following NC DPI staff for
more information:
• Kayla Siler [email protected]
• Jim Kroening [email protected]
• Tracey Greggs [email protected]
…Assessment continued…
Best Practices Guide -
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/
Roadmap -
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/pai/ai/Products/NextGeneration/r
oadmap.htm
NC Education - https://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.
Online Assessment Tutorial -
http://center.ncsu.edu/nctestv3/NCTestSim.html#StudentSignIn(access
ed through NC Education)
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL REPORT
CARDS NOW AVAILABLE
School Report Cards website features
data from the school, district and state
levels for the 2010-11 school year and
is now available at
www.ncreportcards.org.
…Assessment continued…
*TEST SPECIFICATIONS
for grades 5, 8, and HS Biology
Go here and click on the Science
document.
Opportunities
• Webinars
• Test Development
• Upcoming Conferences
• PAEMST
Time to say Goodbye…
