Ⅰ Sarah Young, K-12 Science Specialist, Utah State Office of. Education. Ⅰ Role
designed to support science teachers in Utah. Ⅰ Work with licensing, ...
New UT Science Standards An Overview of Timeline, Process, and Outcomes Sarah Young K-12 Science Specialist Utah State Office of Education
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Agenda
Welcome from USOE Why are we changing standards? What do the new standards look like? When is this going to happen? What can I do to prepare? Questions and Comments
Introductions
Sarah Young, K-12 Science Specialist, Utah State Office of
Education Role designed to support science teachers in Utah Work with licensing, designing community resources, and
development and messaging around the science standards
[email protected]
Science Standards in Utah are over 10 years old What has really changed since the drafting of the last UT science standards?
2000 – GPS goes mainstream 2000 – Text messaging introduced by AT&T 2001 – Apple releases the first iPod 2003 – Human genome map is completed 2003 – Social Networking is launched with Friendster 2006 – Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet 2006 – Direct evidence confirms the existence of dark matter 2007 – Apple releases the iPhone 2008 – First planet outside of our solar system observed by Hubble Space telescope 2008 – NASA Rovers discover evidence of water on Mars 2009 – Robotic limbs with advanced movement by connecting electrodes and wires to human nerve endings 2010 – Creation of the first synthetic genome for a bacterial cell 2013 – Voyager 1 spacecraft goes beyond the edge of our solar system
Community Concerns in Utah “WHAT IS THE THEME?” (Grade specific) “Why is 7th grade so light? / Why is 8th grade so heavy?” “Where is the scope and sequence from elementary to high
school?” “We have ILO’s???” “What do you mean we have literacy standards too?” “Does our current model reflect current research on how children learn science?”
New Science Standards Gives us an opportunity to address both community concerns
and advancements in science, technology, and best practices in science education for UT kids. Gives our science community an opportunity to have a
discussion about increasing the focus on resources to support science learning. Engage current community members (teachers, university
professors, museums, etc.) to create a document that represents today’s knowledge and reality.
What do the new standards look like? They are not complete yet. Teams of teacher writing teams
are working this summer 2014 to create a draft for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. They are NOT EXACTLY the same as Next Generation
Science Standards. They are informed by both the K-12 Framework for Science
Education and the Next Generation Science Standards.
Built on the Three Dimensions: For both SCIENCE and ENGINEERING. (These are similar to our current ILO’s.)
This represents for knowledge from Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science.
These are the themes that exist across all science disciplines. This is not currently explicitly articulated in our standards.
How are these all connected? Performance Expectation - that state what students should be able to do
in order to demonstrate that they have met the standard, thus providing the same clear and specific targets for curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Prior standards documents listed what students should “know” or
“understand.”
Different interpretations sometimes resulted in assessments that were not
aligned with curriculum and instruction.
This isn’t what they do in the classroom, but what they should be able to
do AFTER instruction. As a teacher you determine the curriculum and learning progression that helps them reach this goal.
UT Standards Academy Although we do NOT yet have
performance expectations completed (drafts being worked on summer 2014), we are focused on giving you a clear understanding of the three dimensions.
When the drafts DO come out, you will
have a better understanding of the language and intent to provide feedback in public review.
We will provide exemplars from NGSS to
help as examples NOT as finalized standards.
UT Standards Academy
“How does this help me for next school year?” Crosscutting concepts, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Science
and Engineering Practices support the current UT science standards. There is a very strong focus on technology. The resources are presented digitally to be easily adapted
and shared.
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