Elementary Science Curriculum Adoption Board of Education Meeting - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Elementary Science Curriculum Adoption Board of Education Meeting May 13, 2020 California Dept of Education Timeline Adopted California NGSS-Aligned Standards - 2013 Adopted California Science Framework - 2016 Administered California
March/April 2019 Science Curriculum Adoption process, plan, and timeline were shared with teachers and classified staff March/April 2019 Prescreening of all state-adopted materials Evaluated 11 programs using the State Adoption Toolkit June 2019 Paper screening of two programs Selected Amplify Science to pilot in Fall 2019 May - Nov 2019 Pilot Committee members selected, were trained, and taught Amplify Science pilot units December 2019 Adoption Committee determined that we should NOT move forward with adopting Amplify Science
January 2020 Adoption Committee completed paper screening of two additional programs January 2020 Adoption Committee recommended Piloting Smithsonian: Science in the Classroom Jan - March 2020 Pilot Committee trained on Smithsonian: Science in the Classroom, taught, and collected data on pilot unit April 2020 Pilot Committee evaluated pilot unit based on lessons taught prior to school closure and unanimously recommended adopting Smithsonian: Science in the Classroom April - May 2020 Instructional materials available for public preview virtually and Science Adoption Committee presents to the School Board
Kindergarten - Diana Thomas 1st grade: Melina Rinehart, Helen Brown, Michelle Gary 2nd grade: Nancy Roscelli 3rd grade: Emily Wong, Joanie Sears 4th grade: Aileen Finney, Jennifer Kessler 5th grade: Tammy Medress, Ken Taylor, Tracy Broback Administrators: Anne Dolid, Cheryl Wozniak
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District lens 3 Dimensions of NGSS Standards Student learning experiences Assessments Individual analysis Group analysis Consensus score Determined which materials to Paperscreen Curricula Prescreened without Advancing Scores 1. FOSS Next Generation 2. CA Inspire Science - Different Environments 3. Discovery Education - Science Techbook 4. Twig Science 5. National Geographic Exploring Science 6. Building Blocks of Science 7. Pearson- California Elevate 8. TCI Bring Science Alive & CA Integrated Program 9. California Dimensions - HMH Science Curricula Prescreened with Advancing Scores 1. STEMscopes - CA-NGSS 3D 2. Amplify 3. Smithsonian- Science in the Classroom
Meets Questions/Concerns Reasons for Selection STEMScopes Did not make it past Rubric 1: Foundations Not selected Amplify Scored with all 5 Rubrics and found to be medium or high quality in regards to potential in all assessed areas. Piloted and not recommended (see next slide) Smithsonian- Science in the Classroom Scored with All 5 Rubrics and found to be medium or high quality in regards to potential in all assessed areas. Piloted and recommended (see next slide)
Rubric 1 – Foundations Rubric 2 – Student Learning Rubric 3 – Monitoring Student Progress Rubric 4 – Teacher Support Rubric 5 – Program Evaluation (Optional)
Meets Strengths Limitations Amplify *No consensus Grounded in a real world problem Overarching phenomena Strong vocabulary development Technology Literacy component Lack of rich 3-dimensionality Time Slow Pace Limited hands on experiences Not enough student discovery (lots of teacher explanations) Smithsonian- Science in the Classroom High student engagement Hands on Varied learning experiences Science Notebooks Time Appropriate Pace Cost of consumables Lack of EP&Cs- teachers would need to
*Did not get to final unit assessments
Recommendation: Smithsonian- Science in the Classroom