What Every Principal Should Know about STEM Education
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What Every Principal Should Know about STEM Education
November 16, 2012Maine Principals Association Conference
Portland, ME
Introductions
My name is Dan Smith, Principal at…
Goals … You will
• Gain an understanding of the history of Science and Math Standards in Maine and why STEM is so important
• Gain an understanding of how new STEM standards should be used to guide instruction
• Discuss a instructional vignette aligned to NGSS
• Learn how to access available math and science resources
• Offer advice about supports for Maine Principals
History of Math and Science Standards in Maine
New approaches are needed to address:
• Reduction of the United States' competitive economic edge
• Lagging achievement of U.S. students• Essential preparation for all careers in the
modern workforce• STEM literacy for an educated society
• 1997 – State of Maine Learning Results• 2007 – State of Maine Learning Results revised• 2010 – Adopted Common Core State Standards
for Mathematics into the Maine standards • 2013 – Anticipated adoption of the Next
Generation Science Standards into the Maine standards
• 2014/2015 school year – First administration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment for mathematics and ELA
Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics
Math Shifts
• Change in culture focusing on the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practices (K-12)
• Domains begin and end, not all domains span grades K-12
• Deeper focus on Number & Number Sense K-5• Focus on fractions grades 3-5, application of fractions
grades 6-8• Probability & Statistics focus in grades 6-HS• Algebra focus begins in grades 6-8
http://maine.gov/education/lres/math/standards.html
Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
The Standards The Vision for the Standards
Maine Learning Results Design
NGSS Design
• Not separate treatment of “content” and “practices” and “crosscutting concepts”
• Curriculum and instruction needs to do more than present and assess scientific ideas – they need to involve learners in using scientific practices to develop and apply the scientific ideas.
Building Instruction from Standards
Aligning Instruction
Science Mathematics
The Vignette
Middle Level Science: Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
The NGSS Architecture
The Vignette
Middle Level Science: Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
Read from 2nd paragraph p. 6 through the end.
What is familiar about the instruction?
What is different about the instruction?
• Cluster performance expectations
• Focus on what students are doing
• Connect practices and content and crosscutting concepts for “seamless integration”
What supports do Maine Principals need?
Who should provide those supports?
What tools?
Available Math Resources
• MDOE Math Webpage: http://maine.gov/education/lres/math/index.html
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: http://maine.gov/education/lres/math/index.html
• Illustrative Mathematics Project: http://illustrativemathematics.org/
Available Math ResourcesNoteShare Notebooks:
•Grades K-2: http://mlti.cross.doe.msln.net/NoteShare/Notebooks/CommonCore/MathK2/
•Grades 3-5: http://mlti.cross.doe.msln.net/NoteShare/Notebooks/CommonCore/math35/
•Grades 6-8: http://mlti.cross.doe.msln.net/NoteShare/Notebooks/CommonCore/Math68/
•High School: http://mlti.cross.doe.msln.net/NoteShare/Notebooks/CommonCore/Math912/
SciTech Framework
http://www.scitechframework.wordpress.com
National Science Teachers AssociationPractices Webinars
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/Ngss/webseminar.aspx
Next Generation Science Standards and ELLs
Webinar with Helen Quinn and Okhee Lee
http://ell.stanford.edu/event/next-generation-science-standards-ells
S5. Use mathematics & computational thinkingM6. Attend to precision
M7. Look for & make use of structure
E3. Respond to the varying demands of audience, talk, purpose, & discipline
E1. Demonstrate independence
E7. Come to understand other perspectives & cultures
S2. Develop and use models
M4. Model with mathematics
M1. Make sense ofproblems & persevere in solving them
M8. Look for & expressregularity in repeated reasoning
S1. Ask questions &define problems
S3. Plan & carry outinvestigations
S4. Analyze & interpretdata
E2. Build strong content knowledgeE4. Comprehend as well as critiqueE5. Value evidenceM2. Reason abstractly & quantitativelyM3. Construct viable argument & critique reasoning of othersS7. Engage in argument from evidenceS6. Construct explanations & design solutionsS8. Obtain, evaluate & communicate informationE6. Use technology & digital mediaM5. Use appropriate tools strategically
MATH SCIENCE
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Source: Working Draft, 12-6-11 by Tina Cheuk, ell.stanford.edu
Question and Comments?
Contact Information
• Anita Bernhardt – MDOE Science and Technology Specialist: [email protected] 207-624-6835
• Michele Mailhot – MDOE Mathematics Specialist: [email protected]
207-624-6829