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Macomb Science Leadership Council
Macomb Science Leadership Council
The purpose of this group is to provide professional learning, support, and
networking opportunities for district-level science curriculum and instruction leaders in
Macomb County.
Our work will center on supporting districts as we plan for the Next Generation Science
Standards.
This year, the best science professional learning in our district happened when…
Move to your group and discuss your answers:
• K-5 teachers
• 6-12 teachers
• Building
Leadership
• District
Leadership
Thriving in times of change
It is unreasonable to ask a professional to
change much more than 10 percent a year,
but it is unprofessional to change by much
less than 10 percent a year.
~Steven Leinwand
Objectives for today
Sharing: Where is your district now? Solution Room
NGSS Update: MDE Update
Getting Started in your District: Engineering Design Planning for next year
Guideposts for Designing Effective Professional Development
What are some ways your district might ensure that science professional development is…
…coherent? …integrated?
…engaged? …practical?
Read page 5
Developing a Professional Development Plan
What are our priorities for
this year?
What PD opportunities are
available?• MISD workshops• Pages 8-13 of
book• Webinars• Book study• Call Jen or Mike
or Paul• Etc…
What time might we capture?• PLC• Department
Mtgs• Staff Mtgs• PD Days• After School• Etc…
“As-Is” ModelWhere are we now?
“To-Be” ModelWhere do we want to
be?
Culture
Competencies
Conditions
A Model for Change
Culture
Competencies
Conditions
Based on Harvard Change Leadership Group
?
What’s the plan to move toward
the “To-Be” Model?
Adopting NGSS in your District
Instructional Alignment3 Dimensional Teaching and Learning
Curricular AlignmentScope and Sequence
When do they learn about volcanoes?
Science and Engineering
PracticesCrosscutting Concepts
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Some Possible NGSS Readiness Pathways
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Option 1
NGSS Awarenes
s and Urgency
Instructional Alignment
Adopt Curricula
r Materials
Curricular
Alignment
Option 2
NGSS Awarenes
s and Urgency
Curricular and
Instructional
Alignment
Instructional Alignment
Option 3
NGSS Awarenes
s and Urgency
Curricular Alignment in grades K, 3,
6, 9
Curricular Alignment in grades 1, 4,
7, 10
Curricular Alignment in grades 2, 5,
8, 11
Curricular Alignment in
grade 12
Instructional Alignment
All dates are speculative…
Finding resources from previous meetings
http://www.macombscience.org/science-leadership-council.html
Where is your district now?
Work as a district team to complete the charts around the room.
Write your district name on each sticky note.
What % of the teachers in your district have an “awareness-level”
understanding of the NGSS?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0
Where are we now?
What patterns do you notice?
What questions do you have?
MDE Updates
New standards were presented to the State Board of Education in November as the Michigan Science Standards
Adoption vote has been postponed until May or June
MISD (along with other ISDs) is moving forward as if they have been adopted
Getting Started in your District
Activity 9: Exploring Crosscutting Concepts
Pages 81-84
Activity 7: Engineering Design
Pages 58-65
Activity 7: What are the characteristics of the engineering
design process?
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/adptech12.sci.engin.design.ds205/designing-swimming-prosthetics-for-a-dancer/
Brainstorm at your tables
Activity 7: Touchdown Activity
What dangers would astronauts face if they landed here?
Activity 7: Touchdown Activity
The Challenge: Design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land.
Activity 7: How does the Touchdown Activity connect to content?
What are some ways students could connect an experience like this to content?
Activity 7:A New Model for the Practice of
Science…
…and Engineering
In this sphere, engineers define a
problem’s specifications and
constraints and collect data that informs
possible solutions.
In this sphere, engineers critique and analyze proposed
solutions. They engage in argumentation to evaluate
solutions with the purpose of creating a design that
effectively meets the problem’s specifications and constraints.
In this sphere, engineers
identify possible solutions to a problem and
develop models and prototypes
that can be tested,
analyzed, and improved.
How did you engage in
each of these during
the Touchdown
Activity?
Critique the Touchdown Activity
Is the design activity connected to appropriate science content?
Are students engaged in defining a problem?
Are students encouraged to brainstorm multiple possible solutions?
Do students have the opportunity to test and improve designs?
Does the activity provide an opportunity for students to engage in argumentation from evidence – justifying their design decisions and/or critiquing the solutions of others?
Activity 7: Engineering Design
Pages 58-65
How might Activity 7 be useful in your work as a leader?
Adopting NGSS in your District
Instructional Alignment3 Dimensional Teaching and Learning
Curricular AlignmentScope and Sequence
When do they learn about volcanoes?
Science and Engineering
PracticesCrosscutting Concepts
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Middle School Course Sequencing
Conceptual Progressions Model
Domains Model
Adopting NGSS in your District
Instructional Alignment3 Dimensional Teaching and Learning
Curricular AlignmentScope and Sequence
When do they learn about volcanoes?
Science and Engineering
PracticesCrosscutting Concepts
Disciplinary Core Ideas
High quality professional learning is…
…job-embedded
…ongoing and routine
…impacts student learning
…sustained over time
DRAFT Professional Learning Options at MISD for 2015-16 and Beyond…
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Overview Day
3-D Teaching
and Learning
Action Research
Managing Exploration and Modeling
Argument and Explanation Development
Embedding Engineering
K Physical Science
Grade 1 Physical Science
Grade 2 Physical Science
Grade 3 Physical Science
Grade 4 Physical Science
Grade 5 Physical Science
Data Analysis
Day
Evening Learning
Showcase: Action
Research Projects
Displayed
Prerequisite: Understand the vision and conceptual shifts of the NGSS
Prerequisite: Understand the vision and conceptual shifts of the NGSS
Ways to meet the prerequisite:
At MISD:Attendance at any 2013-14 or 2014-15
MISD science workshopsMISD Workshop: Introduction to the Next
Generation Science Standards (June 23, 2015 OR August 10, 2015)
In your district:Workshops in your district facilitated by
Mike, Jennifer, or Paul during the 2013-14 or 2014-15 school years (ask us if you’re not sure….)
Department NGSS Book Study, etc…
Self-Study:NSTA Webinars A
Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
What might you add to your district
professional learning plan?
OCTOBER 1, 2015
JANUARY 13, 2016
APRIL 14, 2016
1:00 – 4 :00 PM
Science Leadership Council2015-16
Paul Drummondpdrummond@misd .net
Jenni fer Gott l i ebjgot t l i eb@misd .net
Mike Kle inmkle in@misd .net
Questions?
