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Understanding the Vision

Planning for New Science Standards

Summer 2013

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Agenda• Understanding the vision

for science education described in the NRC Framework.

• Introductions

• Logistics

Why K-12 Science Standards Matter

It has been fifteen years since National

Science Education Standards

Too few students are entering STEM careers at

every level

Employers need workers with 21st Century skills

Students need to be scientifically literate to better

function in today’s society

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Review Final NGSS

Begin Adoption Process

Continue to teach the Arkansas Science

Curriculum Framework

Become familiar with the

Practices and Crosscutting

Concepts (suggest

NGSS@NSTA and ADE

Professional Development)

Begin to incorporate the Practices and Crosscutting

Concepts into your curriculum

Next Steps in Arkansas

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Resources

Common Core Standards for English/language arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technology (CCSS 2011)

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

(CCSS 2011)

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

Arkansas Science Curriculum Frameworks (ADE 2005)

http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruction/frameworks/curriculum_categories/science

*Status of Science Standards Summer 2013

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Resources

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (NRC 2012) 

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165

Next Generation Science Standards (Achieve 2013)

http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards

*Crosscutting Concepts Table

*CCSS and NRC Framework Venn Diagram

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Assessment

Curricula

Instruction

Teacher development

Achieve Inc., 2011

K-12 Science Education

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Development of the NRC Framework

A Framework for K – 12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (NRC, 2012)• National Academy of Sciences provided key

leadership by engaging the scientific community in development of the NRC Framework.

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BACKGROUND RESEARCH & PRACTITIONERS GUIDES

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NRC Framework Document

PART I: A Vision for K-12 Science Education Introduction Guiding Assumptions and Organization of the

Framework

PART II: Dimensions of the Framework Scientific and Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas

Part III: Realizing the Vision Engineering, Technology, and Applications of

Science Integrating the Three Dimensions Implementation Equity and Diversity Guidance for Standards Development

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Vision of the NRC Framework

The main goal of the Framework is to ensure that by the end of high school all students have some appreciation of science, the ability to discuss and think critically about science-related issues, and the skills to pursue careers in science or engineering.

~Brian Reiser (2011)

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Three Dimensions

of the Framework

for K-12 Science

Education

Practices

Crosscutting

Concepts

Core Ideas

Science Standar

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NRC Framework is designed to realize a vision of science education in which ALL students’ experiences over multiple years foster progressively deeper understanding of science.

Realizing the Vision

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NRC Framework Document

PART I: A Vision for K-12 Science Education Introduction Guiding Assumptions and

Organization of the FrameworkPART II: Dimensions of the Framework

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Crosscutting Concepts

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Part III: Realizing the Vision

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Integrating the Three Dimensions

Implementation

Equity and Diversity

Guidance for Standards Development

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Goals for Science Education

Refer to Chapter 1, pg.8-10 (PDF pgs. 23-25)

Take a few moments to read the vision of the Framework.

Turn to the educator next to you and discuss the following questions:

1. What are the goals of this conceptual “framework”?

2. How do these goals relate to the goals of the science program in your district?

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Three Dimensions

of the Framework

for K-12 Science

Education

Practices

Crosscutting

Concepts

Core Ideas

Science Standar

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NRC Framework Document

PART I: A Vision for K-12 Science Education

Introduction

Guiding Assumptions and Organization of the Framework

PART II: Dimensions of the Framework Scientific and Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core IdeasPart III: Realizing the Vision

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Integrating the Three Dimensions

Implementation

Equity and Diversity

Guidance for Standards Development

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Understanding How Scientists

Work?

Refer to Chapter 3 and read pgs. 43-46 (PDF pgs. 58-61). Reflect on the following questions:

1. Why are “practices” emphasized instead of “inquiry”?

2. How are practices integrated into both inquiry and design?

3. What is different about how you teach science and how scientists work?

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Eight Practices

1. Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering)

2. Design and using models

3. Planning and carrying out investigations

4. Analyzing and interpreting data

5. Using mathematics and computational thinking

6. Developing explanations (science) and designing solutions (engineering)

7. Engaging in argument

8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

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Practice 1

Refer to Chapter 3, Read over “goals” pg. 55 (PDF pg. 70)

Practice 1: Asking questions (science) and Defining Problems (engineering)

Watch these videos of teachers and students engaged in Productive Talk (Technical Education Research Centers ,2011)

http://inquiryproject.terc.edu/prof_dev/pathway/pathway5.cfm?pathway_step=step3&pathway_substep=substep1&case=tp1&case_step=step3

Table discussion:

1. How does this technique develop students’ ability to ask well-formulated questions that can be answered empirically?

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1.Patterns

2.Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation

3.Scale, proportion, and quantity

4.Systems and system models

5.Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation

6.Structure and function

7.Stability and changeSeven Crosscutting Concepts

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AR Science Frameworks and

CCC

*Take a few moments following your review of the Crosscutting Concepts (CCC) and read how CCC Interconnect with Core Ideas. Refer to Chapter 4, pg. 101 (PDF pg. 116).

*Refer to the Arkansas Science Curriculum Frameworks you previously downloaded.

Complete your CCC chart.

1. Identify an SLE you teach that would facilitate students’ understanding of each CCC?

2. List some lessons/lab activities that address some of these crosscutting concepts?

K-12 Core Ideas

Refer to the K-12 Core Ideas in the NRC Framework

Physical Sciences (Chapter 5, Pg. 103/PDF pg. 118)

Life Sciences (Chapter 6, Pg. 139/ PDF pg. 154 )

Earth and Space Sciences (Chapter 7, Pg. 169/PDF pg. 184 )

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science (Chapter 8, Pg. 201/ PDF pg. 216)

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Physical Science Core Ideas

Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

Core Idea PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Core Idea PS3: Energy

Core Idea PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

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Life Science Core Ideas

Core Idea LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Core Idea LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Core Idea LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Core Idea LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

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Earth and Space Science Core Ideas

Core Idea ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe

Core Idea ESS2: Earth’s Systems

Core Idea ESS3: Earth and Human Activity

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Engineering, Technology, &

Applications of Science

Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design

Core Idea ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society

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Earth and Human Activity• Global Climate Change• Human Impacts on Earth Systems

Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity• Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity • Natural Selection

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer• Wave Properties• Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Earth’s Place in the Universe• The Big Bang• The History of Planet Earth

Some Big Shifts in the Core and Sub-Core Ideas

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NRC Framework Document

PART I: A Vision for K-12 Science Education Introduction

Guiding Assumptions and Organization of the Framework

PART II: Dimensions of the Framework Scientific and Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Part III: Realizing the Vision Integrating the Three Dimensions Implementation Equity and Diversity Guidance for Standards

Development Looking Toward the Future

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Development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

For States By States

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Through a collaborative, state-led process, new K–12 science standards are being developed that will be rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS will be based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.

Vision for Next Generation Science

Standards

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First public draft May 2012

Final public draft Janurary 2013

Next Generation Science Standards published

April 2013

NGSS Development Timeline

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Writing Team OnlyLead State Partner Only

Lead State Partner and Writing Team

Achieve Inc., 2011

Final NGSS and Supporting Documents

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Performance Expectation

Foundation Boxes

Connection Boxes

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NGSS Structure

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Two Ways to View NGSS

Topic View:The writers arranged the DCIs into topics.* In order to eliminate potential redundancy * Seek an appropriate grain size* Seek natural connections among the

Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs)

DCI View:All coding is by disciplinary core idea.

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Storylines

Read the appropriate storylines that represent the grade band of your team.

*K-2: kindergarten ,1st, and 2nd grades

*3-5: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades

*Middle School: physical science, life science, and earth and space science

*High School: physical science, life science, and earth and space science

NGSS Supporting Documents:Appendices

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Appendix A – Conceptual Shifts

Appendix B – Responses to Public Drafts

Appendix C – College and Career Readiness

Appendix D – All Standards, All Students

Appendix E – Disciplinary Core Idea Progressions

Appendix F – Science and Engineering Practices

Appendix G – Crosscutting Concepts

Appendix H – Nature of Science

Appendix I – Engineering Design in the NGSS

Appendix J – Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment

Appendix K – Model Course Mapping in Middle and High School

Appendix L – Connections to CCSS-Mathematics

Appendix M – Connections to CCSS-ELA

Conceptual Shifts in the NGSS(Appendix A)

1. K-12 Science Education should reflect the interconnected Nature of Science as it is practiced and experienced in the real world

2. The Next Generation Science Standards are student performance expectations – NOT curriculum

3. The science concepts build coherently from K-12

4. The NGSS focus on deeper understanding of content as well as application of content

5. Science and Engineering are integrated in the NGSS from K–12

6. The NGSS and Common Core State Standards (English Language Arts and Mathematics) are aligned

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Responses to Public Drafts(Appendix B)

Changes made between the second public draft and the final NGSS

*75% of the PEs were edited

*Removal of about 33% of the PEs and associated DCIs while retaining the progression of DCIs across the grade bands

*Separate ETS1: Engineering Design performance expectations were added to each grade band

* “Storylines” with essential questions were added to the beginning of each grade band and section

*The “All Standards, All Students” appendix was expanded to include several vignettes about implementation of the NGSS with diverse student groups

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College and Career Readiness (Appendix C)

Challenges in determining CCR1. There are very few remediation courses in science

2. Most postsecondary options do not include a placement test to determine the appropriate level of science course

3. There is no general consensus on pre-requisites students should take as entry-level science courses

4. The role of science in college and career is changing dramatically and the new standards must stand ready to meet that change

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All Standards, All Students(Appendix D)

*Learning opportunities and challenges that NGSS presents for student groups that have traditionally been underserved in science classrooms

*Effective strategies for implementation of NGSS in the science classroom, school, home, and community

*Context of student diversity by addressing changing demographics, persistent science achievement gaps, and educational policies affecting non-dominant student groups

*Vignettes about implementation of the NGSS with diverse student groups

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DCI Progressions (Appendix E)

*Matrix describes the content at each grade band for each disciplinary core idea across K-12

*Helped the NGSS writers ensure progression across grades or grade bands

*This progression is for reference only. The full progressions can be seen in the Framework

*This document in no way endorses separating the disciplinary core ideas from the other two dimensions

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Earth and Space Science Progression (Appendix E)

Science and Engineering Practices (Appendix F)

Guiding Principles

*Students in grades K-12 should engage in all of the eight practices over each grade band

*Practices grow in complexity and sophistication across the grades

*Each practice may reflect science or engineering

*Practices represent what students are expected to do, and are not teaching methods or curriculum

*The eight practices are not separate; they intentionally overlap and interconnect

*Performance expectations focus on some but not all capabilities associated with a practice

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Practices Matrix: Asking Questions

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Crosscutting Concepts Guiding Principles (Appendix G)Crosscutting concepts (CCC)

*help students better understand core ideas in science and engineering

*help students better understand science and engineering practices

* should grow in complexity and sophistication across the grades

*provide a common vocabulary for science and engineering

* should not be assessed separately from practices or core ideas

*are for all students

*Repetition in different contexts will be necessary to build familiarity

*Performance expectations focus on some but not all capabilities associated with a crosscutting concept

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Progression of CCCs Across the Grades: Scale, Proportion and

Quantity

Nature of Science (NOS)(Appendix H)

The basic understandings of the NOS that align to Practices:

*Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods

*Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence

*Scientific Knowledge is Open to Revision in Light of New Evidence

*Scientific Models, Laws, Mechanisms, and Theories Explain Natural Phenomena

The basic understandings of the NOS that align to Crosscutting Concepts:

*Science is a Way of Knowing

*Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems

*Science is a Human Endeavor

*Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World

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Nature of Science (Appendix H)Practices Matrix

Nature of Science (Appendix H)Crosscutting Concepts Matrix

Engineering Design in the NGSS (Appendix I)

A foundation in engineering design allows students to better engage in and aspire to solve the major societal and environmental challenges they will face in the decades ahead.

Go to the DCI arrangement of the NGSS

*K-2 – page 21

*3-5 – page 46

*Middle school – page 67

*High school – page 95

Discuss Engineering Design PEs – denoted with an *

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Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment (Appendix J)

Two Core Ideas*The Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and

Technology

*The Influence of Science, Engineering and Technology on Society and the Natural World

There is a broad consensus that these two core ideas belong in the NGSS but a majority of state teams recommended that these ideas could best be illustrated through their connections to the natural science disciplines.

Go to Appendix J – pages 3-557

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Workshop Evaluation

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ADEsciplan

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REFERENCES1. Achieve Inc. “Developing for Next Generation

Science Standards.” Achieve Inc. PowerPoint presentation. January 2012.

2. Molding, Brett. Vision for Science Education A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Professional development BCSSE workshop. PowerPoint presentation. 2011.

3. National Research Council (NRC). 2012. A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

4. Sherman, M. (2011). “Brian Reiser on expert panel that issues new science education framework.” Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy. Available on-line at http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/news/2011/07/reiser-nrc-report-science-framework.html.

5. Next Generation Science Standards (2013). Available online at www.nextgenscience.org.

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Contact Information

*Lori Cingolani,

*Science Specialist

*870.723.2086

*www.searkscience.pbworks.com

*Lori.cingolani@se2.k12.ar.us