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Aligning NGSS with Locally Grown Curriculum Dr. Jay Marquand, Principal Kristen Lively, 6th Grade Science Teacher and Science Department Chair Melody Jensen, 8th Grade Science and Technology Resource Teacher (TRT)

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Use this discussion forum to ask questions, answer questions, and share ideas.

Purpose Goal: Designing and implementing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum in the classroom through a digital platform Rationale: o NGSS o Assessments – Federal, state, local (mandates) o Preparing students and staff who are “Future Ready” o District – Mission, vision, board goals, strategic plan

Communication: ●

Shareholders - School board, district, students, staff and parents

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Education meetings - Board updates, staff meetings, parents (PTO), “face to face”

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Website, Emails, Facebook, Twitter

Collaboration: ● District – Technology support, hardware, software Jay notes = Policy(cies) Williams Law, equal access, Mission, working with district level / board, vision, strategic plan

Curriculum: ●

Freedom / “Give Permission” – classroom environment; quiet vs. engaged, working, “chaotic”

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Culture of Trust - Relationships, communication

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Classroom - Students are challenged, wrestle with discovery / knowledge (staff and students)

Before: The beginning of our implementation journey

After: OK, we are finally getting this!

NGSS Structure Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Science and Engineering Practices

Integrated Model of NGSS

NGSS Curriculum Design Translating the matrix into instruction: 1.

Begin by looking at the Performance Expectations. What will the students need to DO in order to demonstrate what they KNOW?

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Determine the content that students will need to learn in order to meet the PE—reference the Disciplinary Core Ideas

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What do the practices look like?

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Design activities and locate resources.

Misconceptions “It’s what I’m already teaching and it's how I’m already teaching it.” The danger is in shifting only the content instead of shifting to all three dimensions of NGSS and design of curriculum based upon performance expectations.

Old Standards Students know heat flows in solids by conduction (which involves no flow of matter) and in fluids by conduction and by convection (which involves flow of matter). NGSS Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer. Beat the Heat Project Project Graphic Organizer

Grade 6

Grade 8 Old Standards Students know the appearance, general composition, relative position and size, and motion of objects in the solar system, including planets, planetary satellites, comets, and asteroids. NGSS Students will develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Shifts in the Teaching and Learning of Science Shifts in student learning ● Active rather than passive learning ● Students will be challenged Shifts in teaching practice ● Disciplinary core ideas favor depth and coherence over breadth of coverage ● Disciplinary core ideas need to be revisited in increasing depth across years ● Guide on the side ● Focus needs to be on connections (crosscutting concepts) Shifts in curriculum ● Integrated Model ● Incorporate engineering

Technology in the Classroom ● ●

Over 50% of students bring their own device to school daily Classrooms have chromebook or netbook carts to supplement devices CMS BYOD Program video

Coronado Middle School Bring Your Own Device Program

CMS Implementation Experience - OER ● ● ● ●

Team commitment to developing a digital textbook Administrative support Advantages and disadvantages Importance of collaboration during textbook development ● Formatting consistency ● Accurate content aligned to standards ● Inclusion of supplemental features ● Determine the role of the textbook in instruction

http://www.ck12.org

Haiku Learning Management System ● ● ● ● ●

Post student resources (web links, notes, videos, assignments, etc.) Discussion Boards Wikiprojects Assessments Polls Tutorial: Navigating through Haiku

Example of a Haiku Chapter

Haiku Unit Example

Where Did You Get Your Resources??? OER ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

YouTube- Videos TedEd- Videos and lesson extensions Newsela- News aggregate resource with adjustable lexile levels Gooru OER Commons Khan Academy- Instructional videos NASA-NGSS aligned lessons National Geographic- Lessons, activities, articles, videos, images PhET- Interactive Science and Math Simulations Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Paid for by District ● ● ●

BrainPop- short animated videos, games, and extension activities Discovery Education- activities(ex. virtual volcano), videos, and science information Digital Content Portal- World Book, Video Streaming, EBSCO Research

NGSS-aligned Resources on the Web ● ● ● ● ● ●

RESA Lesson Plans Sample Assessment Tasks PBS: Teaching NGSS Engineering Design through Media Einstein Project NGSS on Pinterest CSTA- California Science Teacher Association NSTA- National Science Teacher Association

Technology Tools for Instruction ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Today’s Meet- Synchronous discussion forum tool Socrative- Instantaneous formative assessment tool aligned with BYOD Google Drive- Collaborative documents (research tool within Docs), presentations, forms Speak It- Google Chrome Extension Next Vista Resources- Aggregate site for different technology tools Vocaroo- Online voice recorder Screencast-o-matic- Screencasting Tool Animoto- Video making tool (produces video from images, video , and text and syncs with music) iMovie- Video making tool (ex. digital storytelling, PSA, news report)

Understanding NGSS ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Three Dimensions of NGSS NGSS Science and Engineering Practices DCI Learning Progressions K-12 NGSS How to Integrate NGSS NGSS Frequently Asked Questions from the CDE Anatomy of an NGSS Performance Expectation Bozeman Science NGSS Conceptual Shifts NGSS Sample Assessment Tasks How Will Science Education Change with NGSS?

Thank you for your time! Any Questions? Dr. Jay Marquand - [email protected] Melody Jensen - [email protected] Kristen Lively - [email protected]