BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Building Capacity in State Science Education - BCSSE Project Support from the Merck Institute for Science Education and the Council of State Science Supervisors

Window of Opportunity for Science Education NRC Framework NGSS State Standards Development 15+ Years Since NSES & Benchmarks States Need Guidance on Science BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors

Design of BCSSE Project BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Increased Understanding of NRC Framework & Implementation of NGSS Phase I 1. State Science Supervisors Framework Conference (Sept-2011) 2. State Leadership Teams Framework Workshop (Jan/Feb-2012) Phase II 1. State Science Supervisors CSSS Annual Meeting Focus on Draft of NGSS 1 st Qtr State Leadership Teams NGSS Meeting Summer, State Leadership Teams NGSS Workshop at the Release of the Standards Fall 2012 Phase III 1. State Science Supervisors CSSS Annual Meeting Focus on Implementing NGSS April Regional and State Workshops on the Implementation of NGSS, Summer of 2013 through 2014.

Leadership from the States BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors State Leaders Framework State Leaders Team Building Statewide Capacity Building CSSS Capacity Building with Framework Phase I State Leaders Standards State Leaders Team Building Statewide Capacity Building State Capacity with Building Next Generation Science Standards Phase 2

Leadership from State and Regional Alliances BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors State Leaders Team Building as Part of Regional PD Work. Statewide and Regional Capacity Building Capacity Building with Implementation and Adoption of NGSS Framework Phase 3

Project Outcomes BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Develop Capacity State Science Supervisors Framework &NCSS Communications Strategies State and District-Based Professional Development Strategies Leadership Effectiveness Develop State-Based Teams Effective coordination between goals of NGSS process and BCSSE Leadership with critical stakeholder groups Develop dissemination and implementation network for Framework and NGSS Construct Comprehensive PD Plans Based on State Needs Coordinated work with LEA-based science leaders Coordinated work with state science & math alliances, partnerships, and science education organizations

State-Based Teams Teams have a complementary role in each project NGSS & BCSSE teams have same PD experiences State Supervisor to facilitate state-based team State Science Supervisors State Based NGSS Teams State Based Teams

Influence of Framework and Standards in Changes on Science Education System BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Framework Standards Assessment Curriculum Instruction Teacher Development Leadership from the States (CSSS)

BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors NGSS Standards Curriculum Instruction Assessment TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

Strategic Project Deliverables BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Facility with Framework Capacity to Act on Standards Leadership at State Level

Phase I Meeting Nashville, TN September 30- October 1 BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Framework Communication State Leadership to build capacity for using the Framework to Implement Standards

Contact Information: BCSSE Collaborative – Council of State Science Supervisors Peter McLaren President, Council of State Science Supervisors