1. Michigan Science K-7 Grade Level Content Expectations GLCE Writing Team Kickoff Meeting January 25, 2007

2. 2 National Trends  Representative Ehler’s Bill of 2006  “Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids” (SPEAK) Act  National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP)

3. 3 NAEP  Derived and consistent with NSES and Benchmarks  Crossing Content and Practices (p11, 76, 79)

4. 4 NAEP  NAEP content organization (pp17-22)  Physical Science (pp 23-35)  Life Science (pp 36-46)  Earth Science (pp 47-59)  Progressions and Cognitive Demand (pp 86-89)

5. 5 Other Resources  Michigan Curriculum Framework (+)  SREB – examples of expectations  Taking Science to School Pages 2.7-2.11 Chapter 8  Content Expectations High School Science K-8 Math GLCE

6. 6 Other Resources  Atlas of Science Literacy  Atlas – Volume 2Volume 2  NSES  Benchmarks of Science Literacy

7. 7 Process 1. NAEP to Content Statements 2. Organize Content Statements (L-E-P and K-4 and 5-7) 3. Content Statements to Content Expectations 4. Content Statements to Grade Level 5. Draft GLCE for review

8. 8 HS Science Content Expectations  Hierarchy  Format  Content Statements  Content Expectations  Prerequisites  Coding

9. 9 Non-negotiable Tasks  Grade Level  Coding  NAEP as Foundation  Prerequisites  Number of Standards  Dates and Deadlines  Group Assignment

10. 10 Negotiable Tasks  Your Participation  Subgroup meeting dates/times  Integrated or Discipline specific  Degree of Spiraling  Group Leader and Assignments  Number of Expectations  Names of Standards

11. 11 Practice writing Content Statement  Relationship between NAEP 2009 and HSCE  Practice  Group Work  Sharing

12. 12 HS Science Content Expectations  Hierarchy  Format  Content Statements  Content Expectations  Prerequisites  Coding

13. MDE Contact Information Co-Chairpersons Liz Niehaus niehaus_p@msn.comniehaus_p@msn.com Larry Casler lcasler@geneseeisd.orglcasler@geneseeisd.org Science Education Consultant Kevin Richard richardke@michigan.govrichardke@michigan.gov