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Digging into the 2nd Draft of the
Next Generation
Science Standards
January 31, 2013
Kevin J. B. Anderson, Ph.D.
CESA #2 STEM Education Consultant
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Welcome!
… to the CESA #2 workshop on the Next
Generation Science Standards.
Take 2 minutes to introduce yourselves at your
tables and discuss your goals for today’s
meeting.
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Norms and Agenda
• Meeting norms
• Overview of the day
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Brief NGSS background
Group review lesson w/ NGSS
Appendices discussions
Review by grade level
Vignettes/case studies
• Next steps
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Why new science standards?
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National consistency
STEM integration
Global competitiveness
Links to CCSS
Better science
New research
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What are we building upon?
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Research on learning science has
moved forward.
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NGSS Link to Reports
Research grew into a framework.
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The framework guides the NGSS.
“90% of what is in the
Framework will be in the
NGSS”
--Stephen Pruitt
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Structure of the NGSS
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Activity 1 –
Group review of lesson
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DCI
Practices, highlighting engineering
Crosscutting concepts
Nature of science
Performance expectations
CCSS connections
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Group review of lesson
• DCI – what’s the big idea?
• Earth and space sciences
• Engineering, technology and applications of
science
• Life sciences
• Physical sciences
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Group review of lesson
• Science and engineering practices
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Ask questions and define problems
Develop and use models
Plan and carry out investigations
Analyze and interpret data
Use math and computational thinking
Construct explanations and design solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtain, evaluate and communicate information
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Group review of lesson
• Science vs. engineering? What is the goal of the
activity?
• Is it to answer a question? If so, they are
likely doing science.
• Is the purpose to define and solve a
problem? If so, they are likely doing
engineering.
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Group review of lesson
• Crosscutting concepts (ccc) – connections
across science disciplines
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Patterns
Cause and effect
Scale, proportion and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter in systems
Structure and function
Stability and change of systems
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Group review of lesson
• Nature of science connections
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Use a variety of methods
Based on empirical evidence
Open to revision if evidence
Explain natural phenomena
Science = way of knowing
Assume order and consistency
Science is a human endeavor
Addresses specific questions
(see appendix H, p. 6-7)
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Group review of lesson
• Which performance expectations does it relate
to?
• Why might I hold off on a connection to a
performance expectation?
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Group review of lesson
• Common Core State Standards connections
• Mathematics content and practices
• ELA writing/skills, college and career readiness
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Other resources on the NGSS
website - www.nextgenscience.org
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Activity 2 - Appendices Review
For each appendix answer:
• What are the key ideas that are relevant
to your science instruction and
curriculum?
• How would you use it in your work?
• Is there anything you’d like to see that
isn’t there?
• Chart paper – Share (recorder, reporter)
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Activity 3 –
Grade level review of lesson
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Norms
DCI
Practices - highlighting engineering
Crosscutting concepts
Nature of science
Performance expectations
CCSS connections
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Discuss Activity 3 –
Grade level review of lesson
Discuss & share insights
• DCI
• Practices, highlighting engineering
• Crosscutting concepts
• Nature of science
• Performance expectations
• CCSS connections
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Activity 4 – Case Studies Review
• What best practices for teaching the NGSS are
suggested?
• What pedagogy does the case study suggest
for working with your student group?
• What other ideas do you have?
• Chart paper display – Gallery Walk
 What parallels do you see across groups?
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Next Steps – Support?
• What supports do we need to implement
these standards?
* Consider school structures, curriculum
and materials, professional development,
etc.
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Q&A
• Final questions or comments?
• Final release – March 2013 (goal)
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Contacts and resources
Please give me some feedback on this workshop
and let me know what will be helpful moving
forward.
Email me any time:
[email protected]
Resources:
www.cesa2.org/programs/stem/
www.nextgenscience.org
www.nsta.org/ngss - practices, ccc webinars!
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