Overview of CA ’s Science Framework: The Next Generation Science Standards

California Style

Hilary Dito STEAM Coordinator Contra Costa County Office of Education

Overview

• Framework Update • Assessment Update • NGSS Resources

Science Framework - update at CSTA / NSTA Long Beach

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference December 4, 2014 Maria C. Simani, Ph.D., Executive Director, California Science Project J. Kirk Brown, Director, Delta Sierra Science Project Director of Science and STEM Integration/Innovation San Joaquin County Office of Education Bryan Boyd Ed.D., Lead Science Consultant, Instructional Resources Unit, CDE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Science Framework Revision

TOM TORLAKSON

State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Guide the field in implementing the

CA NGSS

• Provide guidance in implementing the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science • Provide guidance on how to implement the three dimensions of NGSS: Science and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, Disciplinary Core Ideas • Provide guidance on the middle school and high school course models • Provide evaluation criteria for instructional materials in science.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The Science Framework Development Process (Per SBE Approval January 2014)

This chart shows the major steps of the curriculum framework development process.

All meetings are open to the public.

1. Recruitment of Focus Groups Members October/December 2013.

Superintendent appoints Educators for Focus Group Late December 2013 2. Meetings of Five Focus Groups Held to Solicit Input on New Framework January/February 2014 3. IQC Reviews Focus Group Report. IQC Recommends CFCC Members and Guidelines for Revision of the Framework to the SBE.

4. SBE Appoints Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC) July 2014 5. CFCC Meets 6 Times to Draft Framework September-February 2014/2015 6. Draft Framework Presented to IQC May 2015 7. IQC Conducts 60-Day Field Review; Draft Framework Posted on Internet June-July 2015 8. IQC's Science Subject Matter Committee Meets; Suggests Edits to Draft Framework August 2015 9. IQC Meets; Recommends Draft Framework to SBE September 2015 10. Recommended Framework Posted on Internet for 60-Day Public Review October-November 2015 11. SBE Meets; Acts on IQC's Recommendation to Adopt Framework January 2016

12. Framework Posted on Internet; Print Edition Published 2016

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The Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC)

• Members are recruited and recommended by the Instructional Quality Commission, and appointed by the SBE • CFCCs have 9-20 members – A majority are credentialed K-12 teachers – At least 1 Content Review Expert – At least 1 experienced with English learners – At least 1 experienced with students with disabilities

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Science CFCC Members 1 The SBE officially appointed the CFCC members at its July 9-10, 2014, meeting .

Name

Maria Blue Juanita Chan Tina Cheuk Caleb Cheung Teresa De Diego Forbis Anna Gaiter John Galisky Susan Gomez Zwiep Nicole Hawke Lisa Hegdahl Tatiana Lim-Breitbart Shawna Metcalf Laura O'Dell Stefanie Pechan Anthony Quan Helen Quinn Robert Sherriff Jo Topps David Tupper Jeanine Wulfenstein

Employer

Saugus Union School District Rialto Unified School District Stanford University Oakland Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District Plainview Academic Charter Academy Lompoc Unified School District CSU Long Beach Coachella Valley Unified School District Galt Elementary School District Aspire Public Schools Glendale Unified School District El Rancho Unified School District Pacific Grove Unified School District Los Angeles County Office of Education Retired, Stanford University San Juan Unified School District WestEd/K-12 Alliance Lakeside Union School District Temecula Valley Unified School District

Position

Teacher CaMSP Science Lead Project Manager Science Manager Teacher Teacher Teacher Associate Professor Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Consultant II, STEM Professor Emerita Teacher Regional Director Teacher Teacher

Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee

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Meeting Dates in 2014-2015

•September 9–10, 2014 •October 9–10,2014 •November 5–6, 2014 •December 11–12,2014 (Canceled) •January 22–23,2015 •February 26–27, 2015 All meetings held at the CDE Office in Sacramento

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What is in the

Science Framework

?

• Universal Access • Overview and Guiding Principles • Instructional Strategies • Supporting High-Quality • Grade Level Chapters TK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 • Assessment • Instructional Materials to Support the CA NGSS (including the evaluation criteria for the science adoption)

Characteristics of Grade-level Sections TOM TORLAKSON

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Grade level chapters organization: • TK and K-2 • 3-5 • 6-8 • 9-12

At each grade

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Example

of unit sequence • Review of core ideas (teacher background) • Addressing students’ pre conceptions • Suggestions for integrating all three NGSS dimensions

Additional Features

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Grade-Span At-A-Glance Example Grade K

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Unit at-a-Glance Example Grade 5

5 -Unit 3: Earth Systems and Processes

How much water can be found in different places on Earth?

How does matter cycle through ecosystems?

What can we do to protect earth ’s resources?

Crosscutting concepts

: Scale, Proportion & Quantity; Systems & System Models; Cause and Effect 5-ESS2-2 Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. [Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns could include the position and motion of Earth with respect to the sun and selected stars that are visible only in particular months.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include causes of seasons.] 5-ESS2-1 Develop a model using an example to describe ways in which the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/ or atmosphere interact. [Clarification Statement: Examples could include the influence of the ocean on ecosystems, landform shape, and climate; the influence of the atmosphere on landforms and ecosystems through weather and climate; and the influence of mountain ranges on winds and clouds in the atmosphere. The geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere are each a system.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to the interactions of two systems at a time.] 5-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth ’s resources and environment . [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ground water, and polar ice caps, and does not include the atmosphere.]

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

TOM TORLAKSON

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Preferred Integrated MS Model

http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp

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Grade Eighth Cross cutting concepts

Stability and change; scale, proportion and quantity

Life

Natural Selection

Earth and Space Physical

History of the Earth Waves and EM radiation Space systems Energy

Human Impact

Human Impact

Engineering

ETS

Seventh

Energy and Matter; cause and effect Ecosystems Natural resources Forces and Interactions Structure and property of matter Human Impact ETS

Sixth

Patterns; structure and function; systems and system models Cells and Organisms Weather and climate Energy Human Impact ETS

Discipline Specific Model

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– Grade 6: all ESS PEs – Grade 7: all LS PEs – Grade 8: all PS PEs

High School Models

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High School – 4 course model

Biology Chemistry Physics ESS ETS

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High School – 3 course model

Biology Chemistry Physics ESS ETS

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High School – 3 course model Conceptual integration

Biology Chemistry Physics ESS ETS

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NGSS Resources

Current resources include: • EQuIP Rubric for Science • Classroom Sample Assessment Tasks • NGSS Evidence Statements www.nextgenscience.org/resources

Sample NGSS Classroom Assessment Tasks

• Tasks for MS & HS (elementary coming soon) • Developed by math & science teachers • Bundles CCSS-ELA, CCSS-Math and NGSS • Can be modified to meet local needs • Process outlined for local development of tasks www.nextgenscience.org/classroom-sample assessment-tasks

NGSS Evidence Statements

• Evidence statements for HS (K-8 coming soon) • Developed by educators and scientists • Identify clear, measureable components of Performance Expectations • Describe how students can use the practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas www.nextgenscience.org/ngss-high school-evidence-statements

Hilary Dito [email protected]

• NGSS Listserv: [email protected]

• Science Framework Website www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/ • NGSS Resources