MidYear Science Check In Principals Meeting January 24

Mid-Year Science Check In - Principal’s Meeting January 24, 2013 Walter Harris & Kate Williams

K-5 In’s & Out’s As the Chief Instructional Leader of your school, we want to help your teachers… What’s In? What’s Out?

Framework for K-12 Science Education & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Nope…not another Star Trek feature! NGSS have been released for public viewing and comment until January 29, 2013 v Final release is slated for March 2013 v Implementation will not be immediate – transition year of 2013 -2014 v 2014 -2015 school year is the expected implementation date v

How can you assist teachers at this point in the school year? Help them become content experts by… q Referring them to CMAPP/science resources on Science Wiki /Next Steps Document q Investigate grade level planning for science q NCDPI Science Live Binder to look at Standard 3 Content, NSTA modules, Annenberg Media

NAEP Activity NAEP website Given th by 4 th at the NAEP gr i random ade student s taken sa , import it is even m t an or contin t that scien e ce con ue to b te e taug stude ht to a nt nts. ll K-5 ~Cracking Concrete Supports – K-5 Physical Science, supplemental lessons in 4 th grade Landforms unit, grade Changes unit 3 rd ~Here Comes the Sun Supports – Kindergarten Weather unit, 2 nd grade Weather unit, 3 rd Grade Objects in the Sky unit ~Mystery Plant Supports – 1 st grade organisms, 3 rd grade units

Need Help? Walter Harris – wharris@wcpss. net Coordinating Teacher Elementary Science 431 -7432 Kate Williams – kwilliams 3@wcpss. net Senior Administrator Elementary Science 7457 431 -