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October 24, 2011
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Ellen Ebert ◦ Science Director
Teaching and Learning, OSPI
Gilda Wheeler◦ Program Supervisor, Environmental and
Sustainability Education, OSPI
Cinda Parton ◦ Director of Assessment Development
Assessment and Student Information, OSPI
Linda Cabe Smith ◦ Science Assessment Coordinator
Assessment and Student Information, OSPI
Presenters
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Assessment Information and Update
Washington State Environmental and Sustainability Literacy Plan Dissemination
November 21 Webinar Information
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Biology EOC in 2012 will be administered to:
Any student enrolled in a course credited as high school level biology (Course codes: Biology 03051)
All 10th graders to meet the requirements of NCLB
First retake opportunity will be January/ February 2013
Who Takes the Biology EOC?
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Testing window: May 7 through June 15, 2012
Locally determined schedule, during last three weeks of the course
May be administered in three 50 minute class settings, or in a single session of approximately 150 minutes
First retake opportunity will be Winter 2013
How will the Biology EOC beadministered?
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Biology EOC Test Map
EALRPercent of EOC
1: Systems (crossed with Life Science and alone)
At least 15
2: Inquiry (crossed with Life Science and alone)
20 – 25
3: Application (crossed with Life Science and alone)
15
4: Life science domain of EALR 4 (alone) 45 – 50
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Biology EOC Test Map
Life Science Domain of EALR 4Percent of EALR 4 Items
Percent of EOC Points
Processes in cells (LS1) 40-45 20-23
Maintenance and stability of populations (LS2)
30-35 15-18
Mechanisms of Evolution (LS3) 25-30 14-16
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Science Assessment WebpageScience Assessment Webpage
http://http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspxwww.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx
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Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
11http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspx
Updates for 2012 Biology EOC
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Contents: •Background information on the biology EOC•Student pages with sample scenarios and items
• Inquiry scenario• Two systems scenarios• Application scenario• 17 items, multiple choice
and short answer•Teacher pages
• Scoring guides/rubrics• Sample student
responses• Annotations with scoring
notes for the sample responses
http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/pubdocs/ScienceBioEOCUpdate2012.pdfhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/pubdocs/ScienceBioEOCUpdate2012.pdf
Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
13http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspx
Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
14http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ItemTemplates.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ItemTemplates.aspx
Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
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http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/EducatorResources.aspx
http://http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspxwww.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx
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Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/TestItemSpec.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/TestItemSpec.aspx
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Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
http://http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspxwww.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.aspx
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Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ProfDevelopment.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/ProfDevelopment.aspx 19
Science Assessment Webpage, cont.
Teacher Resource ToolTeacher Resource Tool
http://www.k12.wa.us/TeacherResourceTool2010-11/default.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/TeacherResourceTool2010-11/default.aspx20
Science Assessment Contact Information
Cinda Parton, Director of Assessment Development Linda Cabe Smith, Secondary Science Assessment Kara Monroe, Elementary Science Assessment Jessica Cole, Administrative Assistant
Science Assessment Web Pagehttp://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Assessments.asp
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Questions?
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This Webinar and PowerPoint will be available at:
http://www.k12.wa.us/Science/Standards.asp
Thank you for your participation!
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Washington State Environmental and Washington State Environmental and Sustainability Literacy PlanSustainability Literacy Plan
October 2011
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• Road map for ensuring that K-12 Road map for ensuring that K-12 students are environmentally and students are environmentally and sustainability literate.sustainability literate.
• Audience: School Districts, Schools, Audience: School Districts, Schools, Teachers, Students, Informal Teachers, Students, Informal educators, Agencies, and educators, Agencies, and Community Partners. Community Partners.
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• Leverage existing Washington State environmental and Leverage existing Washington State environmental and sustainability education policies, programs, and resources sustainability education policies, programs, and resources
• Funding and implementation opportunities Funding and implementation opportunities • President Obama’s policy priorities in 2011President Obama’s policy priorities in 2011
• Environmental Education part of basic educationEnvironmental Education part of basic education• Sustainability Education a national priority Sustainability Education a national priority
• Proposed amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Proposed amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965Education Act of 1965
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Would Provide for:Would Provide for:
Competitive state sub-grants for teacher professional Competitive state sub-grants for teacher professional developmentdevelopment
Matching grants to improve activities and support Matching grants to improve activities and support environmental and sustainability educationenvironmental and sustainability education
Up to $1.5 million in a state the size of WashingtonUp to $1.5 million in a state the size of Washington
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States to develop a statewide environmental literacy plan States to develop a statewide environmental literacy plan that includes environmental education standards and that includes environmental education standards and teacher professional development teacher professional development
Students understand, analyze and address major Students understand, analyze and address major environmental challenges. environmental challenges.
Field experiences as part of regular school curriculum.Field experiences as part of regular school curriculum.
Programs that contribute to healthy lifestyles through Programs that contribute to healthy lifestyles through outdoor recreation and sound nutrition.outdoor recreation and sound nutrition.
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• Leverage existing environmental and Leverage existing environmental and sustainability education programs and sustainability education programs and initiativesinitiatives
• Ensure that students in Washington have Ensure that students in Washington have opportunities to increase their opportunities to increase their environmental literacy and enhance their environmental literacy and enhance their academic achievement through real-world, academic achievement through real-world, integrated, project based learningintegrated, project based learning
• Position Washington State to obtain private Position Washington State to obtain private and public fundingand public funding
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1.1. Multi-stakeholder Steering Committee Developed Multi-stakeholder Steering Committee Developed Draft Plan - Jan-March, 2011Draft Plan - Jan-March, 2011
2.2. Public Review Draft and Online Survey - March-Public Review Draft and Online Survey - March-April, 2011April, 2011
3.3. Final Plan Approved by State Superintendent- July, Final Plan Approved by State Superintendent- July, 20112011
4.4. Launch Event – October 18, 2011Launch Event – October 18, 2011
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• Executive SummaryExecutive Summary• Introduction and BackgroundIntroduction and Background• Lifelong Learning and Community Lifelong Learning and Community
ConnectionsConnections• Standards, Content Areas, Courses, and Standards, Content Areas, Courses, and
CurriculumCurriculum• Graduation Requirements Graduation Requirements • Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development• AssessmentAssessment• Implementation and Funding Implementation and Funding
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Excellent and relevant environmental and sustainability education for each student, in and outside of school, at all grades.
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• The Plan includes outcomes and key The Plan includes outcomes and key strategies in each of the six goal areas.strategies in each of the six goal areas.
• To ensure that the Plan would be realistic, To ensure that the Plan would be realistic, attainable, and transformational, the attainable, and transformational, the steering committee developed a set of steering committee developed a set of criteria to guide the development of the criteria to guide the development of the Plan’s outcomes and strategies.Plan’s outcomes and strategies.
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Each goal area includes a theory Each goal area includes a theory of change statement articulating of change statement articulating the underlying assumptions that the underlying assumptions that were made as to why the were made as to why the strategies will achieve the strategies will achieve the desired goals and outcomes. The desired goals and outcomes. The theory of change shows a causal theory of change shows a causal pathway from action to pathway from action to outcome.outcome.
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• The Plan reflects the E3 (Education, The Plan reflects the E3 (Education, Environment, Economy) initiative to link Environment, Economy) initiative to link educators and systems thinkers in order to bring educators and systems thinkers in order to bring environmental and sustainability education to environmental and sustainability education to scale. scale.
• A systems thinking perspective can help A systems thinking perspective can help decision-makers better understand the system decision-makers better understand the system and its complexity resulting in resilient, and its complexity resulting in resilient, responsive, and effective policies.responsive, and effective policies.
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The community surrounding the K-12 system supports The community surrounding the K-12 system supports students’ environmental and sustainability literacy. students’ environmental and sustainability literacy. Environmental and sustainability education resources Environmental and sustainability education resources and opportunities are available to all and accessed by and opportunities are available to all and accessed by many people in Washington State, from the youngest many people in Washington State, from the youngest children to senior citizens.children to senior citizens.
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School districts, schools, and School districts, schools, and teachers in Washington State have teachers in Washington State have the necessary resources to support the necessary resources to support integrated environmental and integrated environmental and sustainability education learning sustainability education learning opportunities for each student.opportunities for each student.
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All students in Washington State have the opportunity All students in Washington State have the opportunity to graduate from high school with proficiency in to graduate from high school with proficiency in environmental and sustainability literacy and are environmental and sustainability literacy and are prepared to continue their education and/or enter prepared to continue their education and/or enter related careers.related careers.
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A comprehensive environmental and sustainability A comprehensive environmental and sustainability education professional development program education professional development program addressing the needs of informal and formal addressing the needs of informal and formal educators is developed and implemented in educators is developed and implemented in Washington State.Washington State.
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Multiple assessments, including summative and Multiple assessments, including summative and formative assessment processes, are used to formative assessment processes, are used to measure students’ environmental and measure students’ environmental and sustainability literacy and inform teaching and sustainability literacy and inform teaching and learning.learning.
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Obtain ongoing diversified funding to implement, Obtain ongoing diversified funding to implement, track, measure, and manage the Washington State track, measure, and manage the Washington State Environmental and Sustainability Literacy Plan.Environmental and Sustainability Literacy Plan.
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• Washington State will participate in the pilot year of the Washington State will participate in the pilot year of the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools recognition program. recognition program.
• This voluntary federal program rewards schools that meet This voluntary federal program rewards schools that meet criteria in three pillars: criteria in three pillars: • Environmental Impact and Energy Efficiency Environmental Impact and Energy Efficiency • Healthy School Environments Healthy School Environments • Environmental and Sustainability EducationEnvironmental and Sustainability Education
• School Application will be available November 30School Application will be available November 30
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For more information:For more information:
Gilda Wheeler, OSPI : [email protected] Wheeler, OSPI : [email protected]
Abby Ruskey, E3 Washington: [email protected] Ruskey, E3 Washington: [email protected]
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