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Essential Intent of the Science Department The essential intent
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The School District of the Chathams Essential Intent of the Science - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The School District of the Chathams Essential Intent of the Science - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Kristen Crawford K-12 Science Supervisor The School District of the Chathams Essential Intent of the Science Department The essential intent of the science department is to turn students' wonderings into exploration and experimentation to
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What’s new in Science?
Next Generation Science Standards are coming Fall of 2017 New Science resources that blend literacy, hands-on exploration and have students “think” like a scientist. Modeling in the elementary classrooms Continued Professional development for teachers
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The Next Generation Science Standards
A group of 26 lead states participated in the development Representatives from elementary, secondary and high education. Many colleges and universities participated. Based on the National Research Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education Partners include, National Research Council's, National Science Teachers Association, American Association for the Advancement
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Written for States by States
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What is Three-Dimensional Learning?
Crosscutting Concepts
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What Are Science and Engineering Practices? What Scientists Do
Practices are the behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems.
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Scientific & Engineering Practices
- 1. Asking Questions (for science) and Defining Problems (for
engineering)
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Solutions (for engineering)
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What does that look like in the classroom?
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What Are Crosscutting Concepts?
How Scientists Think
Crosscutting concepts are concepts that have application across all disciplines of science. As such, they provide a way of linking the different disciplines of science.
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Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect Systems Structure and Function Patterns Energy and Matter Scale Stability and Change
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What Are Disciplinary Core Ideas?
What Scientists Know
Disciplinary core ideas are the big ideas of science that provide scientists and engineers with the concepts and foundations to make sense of phenomena and/or design solutions to problems.
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Disciplinary Core Ideas
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NGSS and Common Core Standards
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New Jersey’s Implementation Plan
July 2014 New Jersey adopts NGSS September 2016 Implementation of NGSS for 6-12 Spring 2017 New Jersey Biology Competency Test updated September 2017 Implementation of NGSS for K-5 Spring 2017 NJ ASK 4 & 8 test updated
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Instructional Shifts
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School District of the Chathams’ Implementation Plan Kindergarten through Grade 5 Plan
Spring 2015 1 Unit in each grade level written for NGSS Standards September 2015 Staff members are introduced to Science and Engineering practices and Crosscutting Concepts October 2015 Staff members are given scope and sequence to focus on specific topics and integrate new units October & November 2015 NGSS aligned activities and resources are
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Winter/Spring 2016 Teachers attend NGSS workshops Ongoing Teachers implement new NGSS aligned unit Spring 2106 One more unit aligned to NGSS will be written for each grade level K-6 Fall 2016 Professional development classroom strategies
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Questions? Thank you!
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Denis Sheeran, K-12 Mathematics Supervisor The essential intent of the mathematics department is to develop students who can think critically and collaborate to solve problems creatively in preparation for an unexpected and ever changing world.
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Washington Elementary School K-3
Current Changes/Updates EnVisionMATH still being implemented Pacing Guides were reviewed and updated this past summer Exemplars Differentiated Problem Solving tasks with rubrics, aligned to CCSS, Holistically scored as Novice, Apprentice, Practitioner, Expert.
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2015-16 Goals
Compilation and organization of shared problem solving resources. Professional Development on the use of Centers for math instruction, grades K-3 Professional Development on Number Talks and Open Middle Problems
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Open Middle Problems
Multiplying a Two-Digit Number by a Single-Digit Number Directions: Using the numbers 1 – 4, no more than one time each, make the largest possible product.
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