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Transcript of November 2012. Clarity Consistency Constancy Communication.
STE Program UpdateImprovement Planning and Initiatives
November 2012
Clarity Consistency Constancy Communication
The Four C’s of STE
ELEMENTARY, K-5 MIDDLE, 6-8 HIGH, 9-12
Curriculum Mapping Curriculum Mapping Curriculum Mapping
Textbook Correlations Textbook Correlations Program of Studies
Report Card Benchmarks
Curriculum Topic Study
CLARITY
MA DESE Strand Map Example
ELEMENTARY, K-5 MIDDLE, 6-8 HIGH, 9-12
Learning Priorities Learning Priorities Learning Priorities (core)
Science Celebrations Common Syllabi Common Syllabi
Common Assessments
Common Assessments
Common Mid-year Exams/Final Exams
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Data Analysis Protocol Student Choice in Assessment
CONSISTENCY
Learning Priorities Example
MA LS 14MA LS 1
Grade 6 Life Science Strand
MA LS 6
MA LS 13
MA LS 15MA LS 5
Data Analysis Protocol Example
QuestionAre our students more successful when a visual is provided with the question?
Observation(s)Specifically with regard to students with special needs, the average percent correct on questions with visuals is 6% lower than those without visuals over a six-year period. Regular education students present a similar trend, but the percentage correct is considerably lower (2%).
Inference(s)We are not giving our students ample opportunity to analyze and interpret visuals.
Extension(s)We must provide additional practice with visuals (i.e., assessments, informational text).
ELEMENTARY, K-5 MIDDLE, 6-8 HIGH, 9-12
Interactive Notebooks Student Choice in Assessment
Student Choice in Assessment
Formative Assessment Probes
Formative Assessment Probes
Objectives and Assessment
Science Fair
CONSTANCY
Source: Science and Children. Washington, D.C: National Science Teachers Association, 2012. Online.
Formative Assessment Probe Examples
ELEMENTARY, K-5 MIDDLE, 6-8 HIGH, 9-12
For Your Information Newsletter (monthly)
For Your Information Newsletter (monthly)
For Your Information Newsletter (monthly)
Workshop-related (grade-level) Meetings
Aspen STE Page Aspen STE Page
Department Heads
COMMUNICATION
“I have found that our recent department meetings have had more of an impact on my teaching than any from the past. I am taking away simple, usable ideas that affect my teaching every day.”
-Dave Yaeger, PSHS Physics Teacher
Department Heads