2. • What are the NGSS?
• NGSS = Next Generation Science
Standards
• Will replace National Science
Education Standards and Benchmarks
for Science Literacy
• Represents a balance of
inquiry/investigation and content
• Are not Common Core for Science
3. • Who wrote this?
• Not the federal government
• Not legislators
• The National Research Council, the
National Science Teachers
Association, the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, and
Achieve
• Writing and review teams consist of K–12
teachers, state science and policy
staff, higher education
faculty, scientists, engineers, cognitive
scientists, and business leaders.
12. • Comparing SC to NGSS
• You will now compare the Next
Generation Science Standards to the
current State Curriculum
• Pay attention to what you notice
regarding the rigor and the concepts
(when they are currently taught vs.
when they are taught in the NGSS)
Editor's Notes
NGSS = Next Generation Science Standards Will replace National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy (both of which are 15 years old, this is what MSDE currently uses as the basis for the SC) Represents a balance between mainly just doing science (inquiry/investigation) (MSPAP days) and mainly just learning content (MSA days) Is not Common Core for Science
Not by the federal government Not by legislators this is a state led initiative and states decided whether or not to adopt it (Maryland is a lead state in the development of the NGSS) The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve Writing and review teams will consist of K–12 teachers, state science and policy staff, higher education faculty, scientists, engineers, cognitive scientists, and business leaders. For BCPS Jodi Lavin from Title One and George Newberry the director of the Science Office are two of BCPS’s reviewers for the NGSS
An important note…NO CHANGES will begin until the standards are adopted by MSDE. We’re currently in the 2nd draft phase, with the expectation to be finalized this summer 2013. After formal adoption, school systems will be doing a gap analysis to determine if current curriculum needs to be revised or completely rewritten. The Office of Science is hoping to not do a major curriculum change at least until the PARCC assessments are finalized and released.
This is an example of a 5th grade standards page for Space SystemsUnlike the SC, which segments Skills and Processes and Content learning, the NGSS integrates both skills and processes and content onto one page. This emphasizes the importance that students are doing hands-on science while still understanding how and why things happen/work.
These are the standards themselves. They are read by: Grade level Area of Science (Physical Science, Earth-Space Science, etc) The objective Standards include a measureable objective, and often a clarification statement will accompany it Assessment boundaries are also included
These are the Science and Engineering Practices These are similar to the Skills and Processes section of the SC However, instead of being separate, they are directly integrated into the standards
These are the disciplinary core ideas. These correlate to the Framework for K-12 Science Education Each relates to one or more of the Standards listed in the white section above
These are the Crosscutting Concepts These are interdisciplinary connections to math, reading/language arts, etc. They can be connection to standards by identifying the standard/s in parenthesis at the end of the statement
These are the Common Core Connections These are identified with the Science standard in parenthesis at the end of the statement. The applicable CCSS that it aligns to is found in the front of the statement
Here’s an example page that has all of the elements put together.An important note…NO CHANGES will begin until the standards are adopted by MSDE. We’re currently in the 2nd draft phase, with the expectation to be finalized this summer 2013. After formal adoption, school systems will be doing a gap analysis to determine if current curriculum needs to be revised or completely rewritten. The Office of Science is hoping to not do a major curriculum change at least until the PARCC assessments are finalized and released.
You will now compare the Next Generation Science Standards to the current State Curriculum Pay attention to what you notice regarding the rigor and the concepts (when they are currently taught vs. when they are taught in the NGSS)Distribute the comparison worksheet, and the current SC
