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Next Generation Science Standards For New York State

The Next Generation Science Standards are currently being developed based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education. The “Framework” was developed by the National Research Council, the staff arm of the National Academy of Science. It was finalized in 2011 – Development of K –12 Science Standards

Twenty-six states have joined in this initiative. Lead Partner States: 26Achieve: guiding the process State Adoption: Whether individual states decide to adopt the standards and whether they become consistent between the states will ultimately be up to the states themselves.

As part of the development process, the standards will undergo multiple reviews from many stakeholders. This includes two public drafts, allowing all who have a stake in science education an opportunity to inform the development of the standards. State Teams Writing Teams Critical Stakeholders Public Review NYS Team

Elementary, middle and high school science from both urban and rural communities Special education and English language acquisition Postsecondary education State standards and assessments Cognitive science, life science, physical science, earth/space science, and engineering/technology Mathematics and Literacy Business and industry Workforce development Education policy Individuals with expertise in:

Public Review (March/April 2012) Public Review (Aug./Sept. 2012) Release of NGSS (Jan. 2013)

Reference: The State of the State Science Standards (2012), Thomas Fordham Institute 27 at “D” or “F”

Reference: The State of the State Science Standards (2012), Thomas Fordham Institute

Framework - What grounded in the most current research on science and science learning identifies the science all K–12 students should know. Framework - Who a committee of 18 individuals who are nationally and internationally known in their respective fields four design teams, in physical science, life science, earth/space science, and engineering

Dimension 1: Practices Thinking like a scientist. Thinking like an engineer. Dimension 2: Cross-cutting Concepts These concepts help provide students with an organizational framework for connecting knowledge from the various disciplines into a coherent and scientifically based view of the world. ie. Cause – Effect, Patterns, Scale, Proportion and Magnitude Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science Engineering Science

Our Goal: Center

Print: Online/Printable: Online: Capstone

Goal: Utilize teacher expertise by soliciting input from teachers on science teaching pedagogy, content related activities, assessments, resources, “field-testing” related to implementation of the NGSS. Create Evaluate 6 FIELD TEST TEACHER TEAMS