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STEM UpdateOctober 2014

Chris BreazealeScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

(STEM) Office

Professional Learning Support Division

California Department of Education

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State Board of Education Meeting- September 3-4,

2014Items related to Science:• Item 2: Update on California Assessment of

Student Performance and Progress Activities• Item 9: Update on the State Implementation Plan

for California Next Generation Science Standards for Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

• More information: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr14/agenda201409.asp

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Pending Legislation

• AB 1539: Content standards: computer science• http://

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1539

• AB 1764: School curriculum: mathematics: computer science

• http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1764

• SB 1200: Public postsecondary education: academic standards

• http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1200

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Next Generation Science Standards for California Public

Schools (CA NGSS)• State Implementation Plan for California Next

Generation Science Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssintrod.asp

• Schedule of Significant Events for the 2016 Revision of the Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/

TOM TORLAKSONState Superintendent of Public Instruction

Next Generation Science Standards for California Public

Schools (CA NGSS)Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC) Public Meetings

– September 9–10, 2014 at CDE – October 9–10,2014 at CDE– November 5–6, 2014 at 900 N Street at the

State Library– December 11–12,2014 at CDE– January 22–23,2015 at CDE– February 26–27, 2015 at CDE

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Next Generation Science Standards for California Public

Schools (CA NGSS)CA NGSS State Symposiums

– October 16-17, 2014 in Fresno– October 20-21, 2014 in Oakland– October 23-24, 2014 in Red Bluff– https://live.iplanevents.com/index.cfm?fuseacti

on=reg.info&page=Welcome&event_id=2530&regid=~-~&flow=reg

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CDE Presentations

• Come On In, the Math is Fine! Dive into the CA Math Framework– CA Mathematics Council South

Conference: October 24-25, 2014– CA Mathematics Council North

Conference: December 5-7, 2014• More information:

http://cmc-math.org/conferences/

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California State Science Assessments

• New Science Assessments Aligned to the CA NGSS

• California Assessment of Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Office Assessment Development and Administration Division California Department of Education

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/

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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics

and Science TeachingMathematics State Finalists• Andrew Kotko, a first grade teacher at Mather

Heights Elementary in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District

• Sara Norris, a first grade teacher at the Mills College Children’s School, School of Education at Mills College

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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics

and Science TeachingScience State Finalists• Kirsten Johnson: 5th grade, 93rd Street Elementary

School, Los Angeles Unified School District

• Julie McGough: 1st/2nd combination, Valley Oak Elementary School, Clovis Unified School District

• Stefanie Pechan: 5th grade, Robert Down Elementary, Pacific Grove Unified School District

• Erica Rood: 3rd grade, CHIME Charter School, Los Angeles Unified School District (charter authorizer)

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Environmental Education

• Environmental Literacy Task Force (ELFT)• Facilitated by the Glen Price Group• Developing recommendations for the SSPI• Public listening sessions:

– Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the STEM Symposium in San Diego, CA

– Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Green Schools Summit in Pasadena, CA

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Other News and Resources

• Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014 STEM Symposium!

• Next Generation Science Standards questions:

ngss@cde.ca.gov

• STEM Questions: cbreazeale@cde.ca.gov