Building Capacity for NGSS and Communicating to ALL Stakeholders Presenters: Linda Braatz Brown, SBCSS Yamileth Shimojyo, RCOE Please use a template that includes your district logo and include the date of the presentation. Prepared for CA4NGSS by CDE Foundation, CSTA, and Children Now. Content represents coalition member input but does not reflect each member organization's formal endorsement. Visit CA4NGSS.org for more information.

The Goal Part 1 - Awareness Part 2 - Communicating to All Stakeholders The NGSS The Instructional Shifts The Timeline The Resources and Supports Part 2 - Communicating to All Stakeholders 1.Who is at the table? 2. Who are my communication channels? 3. Who can help me communicate the right message?

An Overview The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA-NGSS) Changes to classroom teaching and learning Next steps for [school district/site] leaders Timeline for implementation Supports for teachers CA Science Framework Building Funding Support for NGSS (LCAP) Q & A The purposes of this presentation is to introduce educators and school leaders to California’s Next Generation Science Standards (CA-NGSS), as well as provide a general overview of the key instructional and conceptual shifts required by the CA-NGSS to aid in the implementation of NGSS

1998 Last time CA Science standards updated Take a few moments to reflect and make a couple of notes. With your table group. Discuss “What has happened in the world of science, technology and engineering since 1998?” How does this impact our students, their learning, and our teaching? tablecloth activity - do individually then discuss as a group.

What Are the California Next Generation Science Standards ? CA-NGSS require science and engineering to be taught in every grade K-12 to build understanding and skills systematically year-on-year By introducing science to all students at an earlier age, the CA-NGSS embrace a young person’s innate curiosity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIEJjpVlZu0 ) The standards are a shift away from memorizing facts to doing science and engineering Students will ask more questions Emphasis will be placed on hands-on investigation and discovery (http://www.nextgenscience.org/ ) Specific shifts can be added to this or additional slides, but be mindful to not overwhelm the audience and delve too heavily into the “weeds”. Encourage school and grade level conversations that look at specific shifts.

Three-Dimensional (3-D) Learning 3-D learning refers to the deliberate integration of scientific and engineering practices (SEPs), disciplinary core Ideas (DCIs), and crosscutting concepts (CCCs) [Mobius Strip] This way of learning enables students to see science as it relates to the real world, rather than as an isolated set of disciplines We know this is more engaging and in-line with how students learn best It’s important to “know your audience.” How familiar are educators with these terms? How Students Learn is the title of an educational psychology book published by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, 2004.https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10126/ how-students-learn-history-mathematics-and-science- in-the-classroom

Science Learning Will Involve MORE: Will Involve LESS: Thinking and modeling to explain phenomena Conducting investigations, solving problems, engaging in discussions to support claims Reading and summarizing source materials Student work that offer explanations and arguments Student engagement in sophisticated science and engineering Learning ideas disconnected from phenomena Teachers providing information to the whole class Teachers posing questions with only one right answer Students reading and answering questions at the end of each chapter Worksheets Oversimplification of activities This slide is an opportunity to include examples of learning that is specific to the school or district. For example, if a school has a makerspace or garden, how could these spaces provide opportunities for learning that aligns with the CA-NGSS?

Environmental Principles & Concepts EP&C are incorporated into the new Ca Science Framework, Ca History/Social Science Framework and will be incorporated into the Ca Health Framework http://www.californiaeei.org/abouteei/whatistaught/epc/

What Is the Timeline? The state’s timeline allows for a gradual transition, with schools expected to fully transition for the 2018-19 school year Year CA-NGSS Curriculum Framework and Instructional Materials CA-NGSS General Assessment Alternate Assessment 2017 Framework Adoption Pilot Test 2018 Field Test 2019 Instructional Materials Adoption Operational Test 2020 This is another opportunity to discuss details, if available, that are specific to a school site or grade level.

Supporting Change

The Timeline California students grades 5,8, and a sampling of high school students participate in full-census pilot testing and field testing of new assessments during 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years The California Department of Education (CDE) submitted a waiver request to the U.S Department of Education (ED) to not report test scores on the science assessment for two years while state conducts pilot/field tests on new assessments The CDE received a response from the U.S. Department of Education on September 30, 2016, which provides the CDE the opportunity to resubmit a revised waiver request within 60 days. The CDE will be revising the waiver request and re-submitting as ED suggested, within 60 days of the receipt of the letter. add link to Science assessment on CDE website

CA Science Test CAST Training Test http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html CAA Information http://www.caaspp.org/administration/about/caa/

Communicating to ALL Stakeholders What do we need to communicate? Who do we need to communicate with? Who is going to help with this? Communication Matters - outreach to community District specific, group discussion community - parents and business teachers and administrators school and district committees

For Principals supporting principles in supporting teachers critical part of the change process

For My Teachers support for teachers in times of change sharing information on regular basis listening to teacher voices

For My Parents Parents can be your greatest advocate. Communication during change is critical support for parents as they help their children navigate the changes in teaching and learning

En Espanol reach out to all parents access to district and school site committees

Next Steps for [School or District] Leaders Ongoing professional learning and supports, including those in administrative practices and policies, are critical to helping make changes to classroom learning Work with teachers and the community to build a long-term plan that focuses on a vision for science education Elevate teacher leaders Communicate with parents and the community about these changes and why they are good for students Answer the following questions to complete this portion of the slide: What kind of professional learning is available for teachers and administrators? What standards-aligned instructional materials is the district reviewing for implementation? What will be the process and how will district/school leaders and teachers be engaged? How will the CA-NGSS be connected with California’s other updated standards? What steps are being taken to include CA-NGSS implementation in the District’s LCAP? Reference State Implementation Plan?

Building Your District/School Capacity Assessing the Need to Build District/School Capacity Review the Key Capacities and gather information Identify actions needed

Not sure about credentialing? http://www.cascience.org/csta/ngss_credentialing.asp

My teachers are pushing for materials http://www.cascience.org/csta/res_equipmentlists.asp

What about funding?

What about Professional Learning support for teachers? Also share here the capacity building we are building in our regions with teachers and district science leaders Leadership networks and SCASS

Action Items Where will you start? What support would you like? Where will you start or continue?

Questions?

Resources California Alliance for NGSS: CA4NGSS.org California Department of Education’s webpage: http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)’s webpage: http://www.cascience.org/csta/ngss.asp; and monthly newsletter, “California Classroom Science“: http://www.classroomscience.org/ Achieve’s Next Generation Science Standards website: http://www.nextgenscience.org/; and monthly newsletter, “NGSS Now”: http://www.nextgenscience.org/content/newsletter-signup National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)’s NGSS@NSTA website: http://ngss.nsta.org/ STEM Teaching Tools: http://stemteachingtools.org/

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