1. The Next Generation Science Standards
K-12 Alliance
Welcome
The Next Generation Science Standards
Roll Out Symposium #1

2. It Takes A Village California Department of Education
California Science Project
California Science Teachers Association
County Offices of Education
K12 Alliance/WestEd

3. NGSS Setting a New Course

4. NATIONAL PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
NATIONAL PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT

5. NGSS Lead States
Currently 11 states, the District of Columbia and 2 territories have adopted the NGSS.

6. Lead NGSS Partners

7. Building on the Past; Preparing for the Future
Phase I
Phase II
1/ /2011
1990s-2009
7/2011 – April 2013

8. Goals for Science Education
Educating all students in science and engineering.
Providing the foundational knowledge for those who will become the scientists, engineers, technologists, and technicians of the future.

9. NGSS for California SRT: (80) + 1000s input to national
SEP: (27) + 3 public meetings + SRT recommendations to the Superintendent for adoption
SBE: September 2013-Adoption of the NGSS for CA
SBE: November 2013-Adoption of preferred integrated model for middle grades and request for discipline specific alternative model

10. Implementation Timeline
2013: Adoption of the CA NGSS 2014: State Implementation Plan Adopted : Science Framework Development; anticipated adoption in September : CST 5, 8, 10 Science Assessment on 1998 CA Science Standards for ESEA* : Development of new CA NGSS-aligned assessment begins to meet ESEA requirements for science assessment : Pilot Test CA NGSS Assessment : Science Instructional Materials Field Test CA NGSS Assessment : Anticipated operational assessment of CA NGSS
ESEA: Elementary Secondary Education Act: Federal Gov’t Reporting Mandate for NCLB
* Dependent on the new revision of ESEA that is just now beginning at the federal level

11. Lots of Work Completed, Underway, and Left To Do
Teacher Development
Curricula
Assessment
Instruction

12. I touch the future
I teach.
-Christa McCauliff