Supporting the CCSS in the Science Classroom through the Science and

Engineering Practices of theNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

John SpiegelSan Diego County Office of Education

Why are we here?

• California adopted NGSS in Fall 2013• Dramatic shift in the way science will look• NGSS and CCSS Connection• Assessment implications

But a collection of facts in no more science as a pile of rocks is a home

Science is made up of facts as a house is made up of stone

Developing the Standards

Step 1: Vision for Science

Step 2: Develop NGSS

2011-132011

Science Framework

Assessments

Curricula

Instruction

Teacher Development

State Adoption of NGSS

Fall 2013

2016???

Stay Tuned…

September

NGSS Timeline:From Awareness to Implementation

Beginning awareness

around NGSS

Understanding the nature of

the NGSS

Thinking about moving from standards to instruction

Beginning to plan for

implementation

Awareness

Transition

Implementation

---NSTA Readers Guide to the Next Generation Science Standards, 2013, page xi

California is adopting NGSS with the goal of transforming science teaching and learning by providing all students with the rigorous

and relevant education they need for success in college as well as careers and daily lives

Conceptual Shifts in the NGSS

1. Science education should reflect the interconnected nature of science

2. Standards are written as performance expectations 3. Science concepts build coherently from K-124. Deeper understanding of content as well as

application of content.5. Science and engineering are integrated6. Prepare students for college, career, and citizenship7. Alignment to CCSS

These new standards shift the focus from memorization of facts to having students

develop deeper conceptual understanding of core scientific ideas and be able to apply

the practices of science and engineering into real world problems

A Shift in Our Thinking

What do we want students to know and what do they need to do to know it.

What do we want students to do and what do they need to know to do it.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Crosscutting Concepts

Science and Engineering Practices

The Three Dimensions of NGSS

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems• Developing and Using Models• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations• Analyzing and Interpreting Data• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions• Engaging in Argument from Evidence• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating

Information

Science and Engineering Practices

The Crosscutting Concepts

• Patterns• Cause and Effect: Mechanism

and Explanation• Scale, Proportion, and

Quantity• Systems and System Models• Energy and Matter: Flows,

Cycles, and Conservation• Structure and Function• Stability and Change

Disciplinary Core Ideas

44 Core Ideas in

• Physical Sciences• Life Sciences• Earth and Space Sciences• Engineering, Technology, and the

Applications of Science

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Crosscutting Concepts

Science and Engineering Practices

Integration of the Three Dimensions

• Formative assessment for use in the classroom and to assist learning• Summative assessment for use at the

classroom, school, or district level to determine student attainment levels.• Assessment for program evaluation, used in

making comparisons across classrooms, schools, districts, states, or nations

Purposes for Assessment

Source: Framework for K-12 Science Education, NRC, 2011

Assessments must• Test students’ understanding of science as a content

domain and their understanding of science as an approach

• Provide evidence that students can apply their knowledge appropriately and are building on their existing knowledge and skill in ways that lead to deeper understanding of the scientific and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas

• Address all of these pedagogical goals while also meeting professional educators’ standards for reliability, validity, and fairness

Designing Assessments

Source: Framework for K-12 Science Education, NRC, 2011

Understand and implement the Science and Engineering Practices of NGSS

How can science teachers implement the CCSS in their

classrooms?

The NGSS Online

www.nextgenscience.org

Contact Information

John Spiegel, Science Coordinator San Diego County Office of Educationjohn.spiegel@sdcoe.net(858) 292-3854