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North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction: Elementary Science K-5
North Carolina Science Teachers’ Association
42nd Annual Professional Development Institute
November 10-11, 2011
Koury Convention Center
Greensboro, NC
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Presenters
Debra Hall, K-5 Science Consultant
Donna Kenestrick, K-5 Science Consultant
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Session Objectives:
By the end of today’s session, participants will be able to:
• Locate K-12 Science Essential Standards and
support documents.
• Summarize what is new, better, and different
about the 2009 NC Science Essential
Standards.
• Identify key resources and processes to
transition from the 2004 Standard Course of
Study to the 2009 NC Science Essential
Standards in the 2012-2013 school year.
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Agenda
• Introductions
• Essential Standards
• RBT
• DPI Resources & Initiatives
• Best of the Best Online
• Assessment
• Opportunities for Professional Development
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Let us know who you are…
• Introduce yourself
• Let us know what brings you here and
what you anticipate learning here today
• Sign our guest book and get added to
our list serves
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…saying Goodbye to the SCOS…
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Remember!
Even though we are preparing for the
new Essential Standards, the SCOS will
be taught and tested during the 2011-
2012 school year.
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Instructional Resources for SCOS
• K-12 2004 Units
http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/
• Differentiation Strategies
http://dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/units/
• EOGs grade 5 & 8
http://dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eog/science/
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SCIENCE Essential Standards
• Approved since February, 2010
• Can be accessed at
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new-standards/
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Essential Standards Aligned with:
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The Conceptual
Framework & Next
Generation Science
Standards
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• Students who are proficient in
Science:
• 1: Understanding Scientific
Explanations
• 2. Generating Scientific Evidence
• 3. Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge
• 4. Participating productively in
Science
Ready, Set, Science!
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Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Provides the framework
used for all NC Science
Essential Standards
• Common language used
for all curriculum areas
• Two-Dimensional
Taxonomy: Cognitive
Process and Knowledge
Dimension
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Supports for
Implementation
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DPI Modules
• On the DPI ACRE web site, find the PD
menu on the left side of the page:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/
• Includes online, onsite, real-time and
asynchronous offerings
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LIVE Training Sessions
• Summer Institutes for LEAs, IHE Institutes
completed
• RESA presentations in all regions during
November, January and February
• Informal Educator Institutes planned for
December
• Live Webinars throughout the 2011-2012
school year
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January 26, 2012
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Region 5
January 24, 2012
Senator Bob Martin
Eastern Agriculture Ctr,
Williamston, NC
Region 1
February 16, 2012
A-B Tech
Candler, NC
Region 8 January 31, 2012
Mid Pines Inn
1010 Midland Road
Southern Pines, NC
Region 4
January 12, 2012
River Landing
Clubhouse
116 Paddle Wheel Dr.
Wallace, NC
Region 2
January 19, 2012
Holiday Inn Express
N. Wilkesboro
Region 7
November 2, 2011
NCSBA Building
Raleigh, NC
Region 3
January 9, 2011
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
Region 6
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Science Webinars
September 22, 2011 Webinar I
November 29, 2011 Webinar II
February 28, 2012 Webinar III
April 26, 2012 Webinar IV
*all webinars will be archived and posted to
our Science WIKI
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Science Web Pages
• Science WIKI
http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
• Science Sharp School site
http://science.ncwiseowl.org/
• ACRE Science
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/new-standards/
• SCOS http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/
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Science
WIKI
• http://scnces.ncdpi.wiki
spaces.net/
• Enter as a guest OR
create a wiki account
and send a request
to join us
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Curriculum Topic Study
National Standards
Research on Learning
Classroom Practice
State Standards
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Notable PD Resources
• Annenberg media
• NSTA and NCSTA
• Thinkfinity
• NSDL
• Science LiveBinder
• NCDENR
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Assessment Updates
• Test Development
• ACT framework
• ABCs
• Test specifications
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A Word about Assessment…
Online Assessment Website -
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assess
ment/online/
Please contact the following NC DPI staff for
more information:
• Kayla Siler [email protected]
• Jim Kroening [email protected]
• Tracey Greggs [email protected]
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…Assessment continued…
Best Practices Guide -
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/
Roadmap -
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/pai/ai/Products/NextGeneration/r
oadmap.htm
NC Education - https://center.ncsu.edu/nc (includes tutorials and other
informative links – to access NC FALCON, Online Writing Instruction,
Primary Artifact Questions (PAQs), NC Test, etc.) NC Education is a
large-scale managed Moodle system with specialized additions to
support professional development, student learning, accountability
processes, and information delivery.
Online Assessment Tutorial -
http://center.ncsu.edu/nctestv3/NCTestSim.html#StudentSignIn(access
ed through NC Education)
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NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL REPORT
CARDS NOW AVAILABLE
School Report Cards website features
data from the school, district and state
levels for the 2010-11 school year and
is now available at
www.ncreportcards.org.
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…Assessment continued…
*TEST SPECIFICATIONS
for grades 5, 8, and HS Biology
Go here and click on the Science
document.
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Opportunities
• Webinars
• Test Development
• Upcoming Conferences
• PAEMST
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Time to say Goodbye…