Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

1. Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards Comparing Standard Sets and Modifying Current Curriculum

2. Current Standards – Grade 12 • Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Science Instruction • A: Science Connections • B: Nature of Science • C: Science Inquiry • D: Physical Science • E: Earth and Space Science • F: Life and Environmental Science • G: Science Applications • H: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives JoAnn Miller 2012

3. NGSS - Elementary • K.OTE Organisms and Their Environments • K.SPM Structure and Properties of Matter • K.WEA Weather • 1.SF Structure and Function • 1.LS Light and Sound • 1.PC Patterns and Cycles • 2.ECS Earth’s Changing Surface • 2.SPM Structure, Properties, and Interactions of Matter • 2.IOS Interdependence of Organisms and Their Surroundings • 2.PP Pushes and Pulls JoAnn Miller 2012

4. NGSS – Elementary (con’t) • 3.WCI Weather, Climate, and Impacts • 3.EIO Environmental Impacts on Organisms • 3.SFS Structure, Function, and Stimuli • 3.IF Interactions of Forces • 4.LCT Life Cycles and Traits • 4.PSE Processes that Shape the Earth • 4.E Energy • 4.WAV Waves • 5.SPM Structure, Properties, and Interactions of Matter • 5.MEE Matter and Energy in Ecosystems • 5.ESI Earth Systems and Their Interactions • 5.SSS Stars and the Solar System JoAnn Miller 2012

5. NGSS – Life Sciences (LS) • Middle School • MS.LS-SFIP Structure, Function, and Information Processing • MS.LS-MEOE Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems • MS.LS-IRE Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems • MS.LS-NSA Natural Selection and Adaptations • MS.LS-GDRO Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms • High School • HS.LS-SFIP Structure, Function, and Information Processing • HS.LS-MEOE Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems • HS.LS-IRE Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems • HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution • HS.LS-IVT Inheritance and Variation of Traits JoAnn Miller 2012

6. NGSS – Earth and Space Science (ESS) • Middle School • MS.ESS-SS Space Systems • MS.ESS-HE The History of Earth • MS.ESS-EIP Earth’s Interior Processes • MS.ESS-ESP Earth’s Surface Processes • MS.ESS-WC Weather and Climate Systems • MS.ESS-HI Human Impacts • High School • HS.ESS-SS Space Systems • HS.ESS-HE History of Earth • HS.ESS-ES Earth’s Systems • HS.ESS-CC Climate Change • HS.ESS-HS Human Sustainability JoAnn Miller 2012

7. NGSS – Physical Science • Middle School • MS.PS-SPM Structure and Properties of Matter • MS.PS-CR Chemical Reactions • MS.PS-E Energy • MS.PS-FM Forces and Motion • MS.PS-IF Interactions of Forces • MS.PS-WER Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation • High School • HS.PS-SPM Structure and Properties of Matter • HS.PS-CR Chemical Reactions • HS.PS-E Energy • HS.PS-FM Forces and Motion • HS.PS-FE Forces and Energy • HS.PS-IF Interactions of Forces • HS.PS-W Waves • HS.PS-ER Electromagnetic Radiation • HS.PS-NP Nuclear Processes JoAnn Miller 2012

8. NGSS – Engineering, Technology, and Society • Middle School • MS-ETS-ED Engineering Design • MS-ETS-ETSS Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society • High School • HS-ETS-ED Engineering Design • HS-ETS-ETSS Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society JoAnn Miller 2012

9. NGSS – Generalizations About Curriculum • K-5: More prescriptive at each grade level. Teachers more directed what to teach each year providing basis for subsequent years’ learning • Middle School: District and faculty decide sequence. All standards must be covered to provide basis for high school standards. • High School: District and faculty decide sequence. All standards must be covered in the 3 years of required science. JoAnn Miller 2012

10. Modifying Curriculum • FIRST REMEMBER: The Next Generation Science Standards are not teaching boundaries, they are assessment boundaries. They are the minimum of what we want Wisconsin students to know and be able to do. • Much of what is already being taught covers many of the standards • BE FLEXIBLE! You may have to give up or modify long-used activities to better correlate to the new standards • COLLABORATE! The standards are meant to vertically integrate knowledge and skills so that students will transfer learning from one grade or one class to the next. Their knowledge and skills are meant to develop and expand along a continuum from kindergarten through 12th grade. JoAnn Miller 2012

11. First Steps • Analyze current curriculum for cross-over from current state standards to the NGSS • Determine content and skills which need to be added or augmented to meet the new standards • Decide if the volume of material and activities which don’t fit into the NGSS is practical within the school year timeframe • Cull content and activities which don’t fit within the NGSS or directly lead to student learning. Everything done in the classroom should maximize student learning. JoAnn Miller 2012

12. Continuing Steps • REFLECTIVE TEACHING: Continue to re-analyze curriculum choices as most effectively meeting standards AND leading to maximized student learning • COLLABORATION: Continue to work with colleagues to bounce ideas off of, align activities, and coordinate standards coverage JoAnn Miller 2012

13. Timeframe for Change • The teaching practices (active, inquiry-based learning and critical thinking) of the Framework are sound pedagogy – START NOW! • https://sites.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/science-dl/home/classroom-components JoAnn Miller 2012

14. Timeframe for Change • NGSS scheduled for adoption at the beginning of 2013 • Should be in place for 2013-14 school year • Assessment to the NGSS standards will follow in a few years • Teaching to the NGSS will more than amply prepare students for the interim WKCE testing in science JoAnn Miller 2012

15. Science Standards Coordinate with English Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core State Standards “NGSS are aligned with the CCSS to ensure a symbiotic pace of learning in all content areas. The three sets of standards overlap in meaningful and substantive ways and offer an opportunity to give all students equitable access to learning standards.” Conceptual Shifts in the Next Generation Science Standards, Achieve, Inc. JoAnn Miller 2012