1. LKSD Science Curriculum Committee 2010-2011

2. symbol (noun) --something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Choose one item that symbolizes your thoughts about the task ahead of us.
Be ready to share with the group.

3. Change.... STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
RTI: Response to intervention

4. Curriculum Review Process
Select committee members
Confirm the unifying concepts, essential questions, assessments, align GLEs to our “plan”
Review resources and textbooks, looking for resources that match our curriculum goals
Accept public comment on curriculum and resources
Seek Board approval
Purchase resources
Map curriculum in Rubicon
Provide district inservice(s) to train staff

5. Our “team”:
53 years of teaching in LKSD; 85 years total teaching experience
Masters degrees, NASA trained, Highly qualified, conference presenters, NSTA members, curriculum developers, UAF collaborators.....
Experience teaching in other Alaskan school districts and outside teaching experience
Are also reading, writing, math, social studies, PE, art, technology, etc trained
Bethel and village experience
Junior high and/or high school teachers
9 individuals deeply interest in science

6. Objectives LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES CONTENT OBJECTIVE TEACHERS WILL:
-REVIEW AND REVISE LKSD SCIENCE CURRICULUM, USING STATE SCIENCE FRAMEWORKS AND PSGLES
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES
TEACHERS WILL:
-DISCUSS IN SMALL GROUPS REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS
-WRITE NEW CONTENT AREA COURSE

7. Feb 20 Formative assessment Review current curriculum and pink book
Propose additions or changes
Science Frameworks document from Dept. of Ed.
Division of GLEs for current courses
Review Webb’s depth of knowledge; Assign depth of knowledge to GLEs

8. Science PSGLEs-AK Unifying concepts science strands
SYSTEMS, ORDER, AND ORGANIZATION
EVIDENCE, MODELS AND EXPLANATIONS
CHANGE, CONSTANCY AND MEASUREMENT
EVOLUTION AND EQUILIBRIUM
FORM AND FUNCTION
science strands
A-PROCESSES
B-PHYSICAL
C-LIFE
D-EARTH
E-SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
F-PERSONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL
G-HISTORY & NATURE

9. LKSD’s Current Curriculum
SCIENCE STRANDS
A-processes
B-PHYSICAL
C-LIFE
D-EARTH
E-SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
F-PERSONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL
G-HISTORY & NATURE
IN LKSD’S SCIENCE CURRICULUM, STRANDS A,E,F, AND G ARE REPEATED IN EVERY COURSE, 7-12 GRADE.
CONTENT STRANDS
6TH GRADE-D
7TH GRADE-C
8TH GRADE-B
BIOLOGY-C
EARTH SCIENCE-D
ECOLOGY-C
PHYSICS-B
CHEMISTRY-B

10. Current curriculum plan

11. Science Curriculum Frameworks
A tool for aligning science curriculum to the GLEs
The GLEs were “unpacked” and skills added to show examples for meeting that GLE

12. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
DOK LEVELS
LEVEL ONE: RECALL
LEVEL TWO: SKILL/CONCEPT
LEVEL THREE: STRATEGIC THINKING
LEVEL FOUR: EXTENDED THINKING