Transcript The Common Core State Standards

TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
STEM Update
October 2014
Chris Breazeale
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Office
Professional Learning Support Division
California Department of Education
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Meeting- September 3-4,
2014
Items related to Science:
• Item 2: Update on California Assessment of
Student Performance and Progress Activities
• Item 9: Update on the State Implementation Plan
for California Next Generation Science Standards
for Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade
Twelve
• More information:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr14/agenda201
409.asp
Pending Legislation
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• AB 1539: Content standards: computer science
• http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien
t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1539
• AB 1764: School curriculum: mathematics:
computer science
• http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien
t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1764
• SB 1200: Public postsecondary education:
academic standards
• http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien
t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1200
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Next Generation Science
Standards for California Public
Schools (CA NGSS)
• State Implementation Plan for California Next
Generation Science Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp
• Schedule of Significant Events for the 2016 Revision of
the Science Framework for California Public Schools:
Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Next Generation Science
Standards for California Public
Schools (CA NGSS)
Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation
Criteria Committee (CFCC) Public Meetings
– September 9–10, 2014 at CDE
– October 9–10,2014 at CDE
– November 5–6, 2014 at 900 N Street at the
State Library
– December 11–12,2014 at CDE
– January 22–23,2015 at CDE
– February 26–27, 2015 at CDE
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Next Generation Science
Standards for California Public
Schools (CA NGSS)
CA NGSS State Symposiums
– October 16-17, 2014 in Fresno
– October 20-21, 2014 in Oakland
– October 23-24, 2014 in Red Bluff
– https://live.iplanevents.com/index.cfm?fuseact
ion=reg.info&page=Welcome&event_id=2530&
regid=~-~&flow=reg
CDE Presentations
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Come On In, the Math is Fine! Dive
into the CA Math Framework
– CA Mathematics Council South
Conference: October 24-25, 2014
– CA Mathematics Council North
Conference: December 5-7, 2014
• More information: http://cmcmath.org/conferences/
California State Science
Assessments
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• New Science Assessments Aligned to the CA NGSS
• California Assessment of Performance and
Progress (CAASPP) Office Assessment
Development and Administration Division
California Department of Education
• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Mathematics
and Science Teaching
Mathematics State Finalists
• Andrew Kotko, a first grade teacher at Mather
Heights Elementary in the Folsom-Cordova Unified
School District
• Sara Norris, a first grade teacher at the Mills
College Children’s School, School of Education at
Mills College
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Mathematics
and Science Teaching
Science State Finalists
• Kirsten Johnson: 5th grade, 93rd Street Elementary
School, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Julie McGough: 1st/2nd combination, Valley Oak
Elementary School, Clovis Unified School District
• Stefanie Pechan: 5th grade, Robert Down
Elementary, Pacific Grove Unified School District
• Erica Rood: 3rd grade, CHIME Charter School, Los
Angeles Unified School District (charter authorizer)
Environmental Education
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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Environmental Literacy Task Force (ELFT)
Facilitated by the Glen Price Group
Developing recommendations for the SSPI
Public listening sessions:
– Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the STEM Symposium in
San Diego, CA
– Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Green Schools
Summit in Pasadena, CA
Other News and Resources
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014
STEM Symposium!
• Next Generation Science Standards questions:
[email protected]
• STEM Questions: [email protected]