1. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction STEM Update October 2014 Chris Breazeale Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Office Professional Learning Support Division California Department of Education

2. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction State Board of Education Meeting- September 3-4, 2014 Items related to Science: Item 2: Update on California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Activities Item 9: Update on the State Implementation Plan for California Next Generation Science Standards for Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve More information: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr14/agenda201 409.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr14/agenda201 409.asp

3. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Pending Legislation AB 1539: Content standards: computer science http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1539http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1539 AB 1764: School curriculum: mathematics: computer science http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1764http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1764 SB 1200: Public postsecondary education: academic standards http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1200http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClien t.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1200

4. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools (CA NGSS) State Implementation Plan for California Next Generation Science Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp Schedule of Significant Events for the 2016 Revision of the Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/ http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/

5. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools (CA NGSS) Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC) Public Meetings –September 9–10, 2014 at CDE –October 9–10,2014 at CDE –November 5–6, 2014 at 900 N Street at the State Library –December 11–12,2014 at CDE –January 22–23,2015 at CDE –February 26–27, 2015 at CDE

6. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools (CA NGSS) CA NGSS State Symposiums –October 16-17, 2014 in Fresno –October 20-21, 2014 in Oakland –October 23-24, 2014 in Red Bluff –https://live.iplanevents.com/index.cfm?fuseact ion=reg.info&page=Welcome&event_id=2530& regid=~-~&flow=reghttps://live.iplanevents.com/index.cfm?fuseact ion=reg.info&page=Welcome&event_id=2530& regid=~-~&flow=reg

7. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CDE Presentations Come On In, the Math is Fine! Dive into the CA Math Framework –CA Mathematics Council South Conference: October 24-25, 2014 –CA Mathematics Council North Conference: December 5-7, 2014 More information: http://cmc- math.org/conferences/ http://cmc- math.org/conferences/

8. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction California State Science Assessments New Science Assessments Aligned to the CA NGSS California Assessment of Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Office Assessment Development and Administration Division California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/

9. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Mathematics State Finalists Andrew Kotko, a first grade teacher at Mather Heights Elementary in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Sara Norris, a first grade teacher at the Mills College Children’s School, School of Education at Mills College

10. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Science State Finalists Kirsten Johnson: 5 th grade, 93 rd Street Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District Julie McGough: 1 st /2 nd combination, Valley Oak Elementary School, Clovis Unified School District Stefanie Pechan: 5 th grade, Robert Down Elementary, Pacific Grove Unified School District Erica Rood: 3 rd grade, CHIME Charter School, Los Angeles Unified School District (charter authorizer)

11. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Environmental Education Environmental Literacy Task Force (ELFT) Facilitated by the Glen Price Group Developing recommendations for the SSPI Public listening sessions: –Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the STEM Symposium in San Diego, CA –Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Green Schools Summit in Pasadena, CA

12. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Other News and Resources Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014 STEM Symposium! Next Generation Science Standards questions: ngss@cde.ca.gov ngss@cde.ca.gov STEM Questions: cbreazeale@cde.ca.gov