Heather Click-Cuellar KSDE Science Consultant Kansas Science Update KSDE Fall Assessment Conference

Standards Adopted in February of 2007 Marked with deltas to indicate a tested indicator Asterisks noted newly marked assessment indicators Asterisks have been removed now Updated Science Education Standards onlineonline

New Resources Recommended K-4 grade-by-grade set of standards available at Click Educators > Standards > Science Grades 5-7 Integrated Subject specific (5 th E/S; 6 th Physical; 7 th Life)

New Resources High School Earth/ Space indicators distributed Target assessment vocabulary lists Assessed indicator checklistschecklists

New Resources Flipcharts Focus on assessed indicators Each indicator has one sample test item (new items coming soon) Available at grade 4, 7, and HS (Life & Physical) Educators > Science > Assessment

Assessment Science will be assessed annually beginning in Cut-scores will be set in summer of 2008 Science scores will be used in school QPA calculations Science is not used in AYP calculations at this time Students assessed at 4 th, 7 th, and high school

Assessment All questions will be multiple choice Two questions per tested indicator Number of tested indicators 4 th grade th grade- 30 High school- 30 Physical Science- 15 Life Science- 15

Assessment Two or more forms for general education and one KAMM Available in paper/pencil form and KCA Updated item specification document is posted online on Science Assessment page (same info found on flipcharts)item specification document KAMM item specification also available KAMM item specification Reading accommodations manual See “General Assessment”

Assessment Cohort group for science will be juniors All juniors must take both halves of the test in Spring of 2008 Used to set cut scores Freshmen or sophomores may also take assessment if district chooses, but scores not used for cut-score setting Opportunity to Learn without retesting will be functional in There will be no retesting for science Testing window for science is March 17 th through May 9 th Alternate testing window is January 2 nd through May 9 th

Formative Assessment The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) will roll-out formative items for the KCA Test BuilderKCA Test Builder Written by WestEd Aligned to same item specs as assessment Delivery date is December Released sample items on flipcharts

Instructional Resources KERC Kansas Education Resource Center KERC The NSTA Learning Center-Learning Center Science Objects Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE): Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies

Instructional Resources Flinn Scientific- Science Department Meeting Safety Notes Flinn Scientific Ed Heads- weather and simple machines

Additional Endorsements Regulation Changes adopted by the State Board on June 13, 2007 Additional methods for adding endorsements to a teaching license are now available: Secondary licensed science teacher can add an additional science endorsement by verifying a score on the appropriate science content assessment Any licensed teacher can add a middle level content endorsement (math, science, history/gov., English language arts) by verifying the following: verification through a teacher education institution that they have 15 semester credit hours in the content a middle level pedagogy course OR recent accredited experience of one year of more in grades 5-8 passing score on the appropriate middle level content assessment Any secondary licensed teacher can add any new secondary endorsement OR Any teacher with a middle level content endorsement (math, science, history/government, English language arts) can add the secondary level to that content endorsement by verifying the following: Completion of 50% or more of the approved content area program including the methods course A passing score on the appropriate secondary content assessment (Special education endorsements are not included in the above options ) Direct any questions to Beth Fultz

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