1. Mid-Year Science Check In - Principal’s Meeting
January 24, 2013
Walter Harris & Kate Williams

2. What’s In? What’s Out? K-5 In’s & Out’s
As the Chief Instructional Leader of your school, we want to help you to help your teachers…
What’s In?
What’s Out?

3. Nope…not another Star Trek feature!
Framework for K-12 Science Education & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Nope…not another Star Trek feature!
NGSS have been released for public viewing and comment until January 29, 2013
Final release is slated for March 2013
Implementation will not be immediate – transition year of
school year is the expected implementation date

4. How can you assist teachers at this point in the school year?
Help them become content experts by…
Referring them to CMAPP/science resources on Science Wiki /Next Steps Document
Investigate grade level planning for science
NCDPI Science Live Binder to look at Standard 3 Content, NSTA modules, Annenberg Media

5. NAEP Activity NAEP website ~Cracking Concrete ~Here Comes the Sun
Given that the NAEP is taken by 4th grade students at random, it is even more important that science content continue to be taught to all K-5 students.
NAEP website
~Cracking Concrete
Supports – K-5 Physical Science, supplemental lessons in 4th grade Landforms unit, rd grade Changes unit
~Here Comes the Sun
Supports – Kindergarten Weather unit, 2nd grade Weather unit, 3rd Grade Objects in the Sky unit
~Mystery Plant
Supports – 1st grade organisms, 3rd grade units

6. Need Help? Walter Harris – wharris@wcpss.net
Coordinating Teacher Elementary Science
Kate Williams –
Senior Administrator Elementary Science