what every principal should know about stem education

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

ELA

Source: Working Draft, 12-6-11 by Tina Cheuk, ell.stanford.edu

Question and Comments?

Contact Information

• Anita Bernhardt – MDOE Science and Technology Specialist: anita.bernhardt@maine.gov 207-624-6835

• Michele Mailhot – MDOE Mathematics Specialist: michele.mailhot@maine.gov

207-624-6829