New UT Science Standards. An Overview of Timeline, Process, and Outcomes Sarah Young K-12 Science Specialist Utah State Office of Education

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1 New UT Science Standards An Overview of Timeline, Process, and Outcomes Sarah Young K-12 Science Specialist Utah State Office of Education "

2 Agenda Welcome from USOE Why are we changing standards? What do the new standards look like? When is this going to happen? What can I do to prepare? Questions and Comments

3 Introductions Sarah Young, K-12 Science Specialist, Utah State Office of Education Role designed to support science teachers in Utah Work with licensing, designing community resources, and development and messaging around the science standards

4 Science Standards in Utah are over 10 years old What has really changed since the drafting of the last UT science standards? 2000 GPS goes mainstream 2000 Text messaging introduced by AT&T 2001 Apple releases the first ipod 2003 Human genome map is completed 2003 Social Networking is launched with Friendster 2006 Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet 2006 Direct evidence confirms the existence of dark matter 2007 Apple releases the iphone 2008 First planet outside of our solar system observed by Hubble Space telescope 2008 NASA Rovers discover evidence of water on Mars 2009 Robotic limbs with advanced movement by connecting electrodes and wires to human nerve endings 2010 Creation of the first synthetic genome for a bacterial cell 2013 Voyager 1 spacecraft goes beyond the edge of our solar system

5 Community Concerns in Utah WHAT IS THE THEME? (Grade specific) Why is 7 th grade so light? / Why is 8 th grade so heavy? Where is the scope and sequence from elementary to high school? We have ILO s??? What do you mean we have literacy standards too? Does our current model reflect current research on how children learn science?

6 New Science Standards Gives us an opportunity to address both community concerns and advancements in science, technology, and best practices in science education for UT kids. Gives our science community an opportunity to have a discussion about increasing the focus on resources to support science learning. Engage current community members (teachers, university professors, museums, etc.) to create a document that represents today s knowledge and reality.

7 What do the new standards look like? They are not complete yet. Teams of teacher writing teams are working this summer 2014 to create a draft for 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade. They are NOT EXACTLY the same as Next Generation Science Standards. They are informed by both the K-12 Framework for Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards.

8 Built on the Three Dimensions: For both SCIENCE and ENGINEERING. (These are similar to our current ILO s.) This represents for knowledge from Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science. These are the themes that exist across all science disciplines. This is not currently explicitly articulated in our standards.

9 How are these all connected? Performance Expectation - that state what students should be able to do in order to demonstrate that they have met the standard, thus providing the same clear and specific targets for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Prior standards documents listed what students should know or understand. Different interpretations sometimes resulted in assessments that were not aligned with curriculum and instruction. This isn t what they do in the classroom, but what they should be able to do AFTER instruction. As a teacher you determine the curriculum and learning progression that helps them reach this goal.

10 UT Standards Academy Although we do NOT yet have performance expectations completed (drafts being worked on summer 2014), we are focused on giving you a clear understanding of the three dimensions. When the drafts DO come out, you will have a better understanding of the language and intent to provide feedback in public review. We will provide exemplars from NGSS to help as examples NOT as finalized standards.

11 UT Standards Academy How does this help me for next school year? Crosscutting concepts, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Science and Engineering Practices support the current UT science standards. There is a very strong focus on technology. The resources are presented digitally to be easily adapted and shared.

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14 Preparation Be signed up for the science teacher list with USOE (link at the bottom of Standards Academy Resources) Learn about the three dimensions and start incorporating them into your planning. Be prepared to participate in public review and tell community members about the changes. Advocate for science, and share resources with your community.

15 Questions and Comments This is your time to ask questions. If you have questions that come up later DO NOT HESITATE to use my to ask. Rumors are unnecessary. You are doing great work with our students, and this process and new standards will give you a platform for goals that address concerns and provide more clarity.

16 THANK YOU You have given your summer to participate in this effort. Your facilitators have worked hard to prepare an experience that is informative, engaging, and valuable to your role as a science teacher. sarah.young@schools.utah.gov