Moving NGSS to KCAS and Beyond Terry Rhodes

Next-Generation Science Standards Update In accordance with objectives of Senate Bill 1 (2009), it is the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) and Kentucky Department of Education’s expectation that ALL grades would begin full implementation of the Next-Generation Science Standards in the school year. Work to do so has been underway for nearly a year in our Science Leadership Networks with that intent. Regarding testing, as directed at the board’s April meeting, the department will be taking a proposal to the KBE in June concerning science testing at the elementary and middle school levels for the school year. The proposal will address how to align assessment issues with the new instructional emphasis on Next- Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities Common Core State Standards

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities NGSS

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities C3 Framework

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities NHES/NASPE Standards

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities Career and Technical Education

Kentucky Core Academic Standards KCAS English/ Language Arts Science Math Social StudiesPractical Living Technology Vocational Studies Arts & Humanities Program Review/State Standards

INTERPRETING THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS

Performance Exp. Assessment Box Foundation Boxes Connection Box Title and Code Clarification Statement Assessment Boundary Engineering Connection Science and Engineering Practices Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Connections to Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science Connections to Nature of Science Connections to other DCI’s Articulation of DCI’s CCSS Connections: ELE/Literacy and Mathematics P.E. Codes

Assessable Component Foundation Boxes How What Why Connection Box

VS Unpacking vs Deconstruction

Life Science Standard CCD-4.1/POS Life Science Standard NGSS

Components Core Ideas Clarification Statement Assessment Boundary Practices XCC Math Connections Literacy Connections Grade Specific 4.1 Y Y Some N N N N Minimal NGSS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y “Unpacking”

Components Core Ideas Clarification Statement Assessment Boundary Practices XCC Math Connections Literacy Connections Grade Specific Targets 4.1 Y Y Some N N N N Minimal N NGSS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N “Deconstructing”

Types of Learning Targets

Knowledge The underlying facts and concepts of the discipline that students need to know (describe, explain, recall, identify) 17

Reasoning Students use and apply what they know to reason and solve problems (use, formulate, Analyze, infer) 18

Skill Students perform an action or task that must be observed to be assessed (measure, observe, use equipment) 19

Product The product itself is the focus of the standard and there must be a product to determine if the student can create it (constructs, creates, develops) 20

Flowchart for Deconstructing Performance Expectations (PEs) 21

What content needs to be addressed?? What Practices need to be addressed?? What XCC’s need to be addressed? What else?? Math? Literacy? Misconceptions? Connections Boxes, other resources Appendix F Framework Appendix G Framework Appendix E Framework Performance Expectation, Clarification Statement, Assessment Boundary

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Moving NGSS to Implementation Terry Rhodes