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As you settle in…
You may wish to Download
Prepare
(or open) NGSS, TEKS on your
laptop/phone
If you use NM or other standards, feel
free to open those files instead
A program outline you want to align to
standards
TEKS App for your mobile phone
A QR reader or open a browser if you
do not have one..
Wifi is TBD
Are You My Match? EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE STANDARDS RESEARCH AND PD PLANNING
MANDY KIRCHGESSNER, ED.D.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSIGHTS EL PASO SCIENCE CENTER
Topics and Workshop Activities
A. Standards Alignment: Tools and
Practice
B. Key Subject Identification: Meeting
Teacher’s Needs
C. Engaging and Maintaining Teacher
Communication: Discussion
0A B Chttp://INFsciED.participoll.com/
When We Say Standards…
Teachers Students Interpreters
But really…
How familiar are you with the Standards?
A. I’m a previous Formal Educator
(aka Teacher).
B. I’ve been to training.
C. I’m self-taught.
D. I feel like I’m looking for a
needle in a haystack. Where do
I begin?
0A B C Dhttp://INFsciED.participoll.com/
What experience do you have with
Standards Alignment?
A. I’ve never done this before.
B. I’m a beginner.
C. I’ve done this for a while now.
D. I’ve done this so much I can do
it in my sleep.
0A B C Dhttp://INFsciED.participoll.com/
How connected are your programs to
Standards?
A. It keeps getting pushed to the bottom of my to-do list…
B. Have tried, but not gotten far…
C. We’ve done some, but not all I would like…
D. I’m satisfied with our standards-connections.
E. Are you kidding? I am/my team is a pro!
0A B C D Ehttp://INFsciED.participoll.com/
Texas Education Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Standards
Alignment
DON’T REINVENT THE WHEEL
FIND THE CONNECTIONS
The Tools
Your Program Outline May have the bones
The Tools
Your Program Text can be quickly dissected
Wordle.com
The Tools
Your Program Outline
Wordle.com
TEKS App
The Tools
Your Program Outline
Wordle.com
TEKS App
TEKS & NGSS files
Science
Math
Tech
History
English
The Tools
Your Program Outline
Wordle.com
TEKS App
TEKS & NGSS files
Science
Math
Tech
History
English
CTRL + F 4
Let’s give it a tryPick your key word, then a platform… TEKS App… Online File… Saved File…
Help making the
connections…
Staff
Volunteer
Intern
Teachers
Pre-Service Teachers
…Requires infrastructure.
Topic
IdentificationMEETING TEACHERS NEEDS
WITHIN YOUR MISSION
Existing Resources
Science Misconceptions*
National
State
STAAR
Grade 5
Grade 8
EOC’s
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Technology Deficient
Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans
Soliciting Information
Getting the information
Surveys to Existing teachers
Simple email
1 question, 1-3 responses
Survey Monkey (<10 ?s)
Incentives
How many teachers?
Looking at the results
mQliqer or other audience survey
software
Networks to solicit
Existing listserves
District Science/Tech leads
Science Teacher Clubs
In-service Days
Teacher’s already in PD
Strategies to Surveying
Content
Prescribed Responses
Based on Misconceptions
Based on your Existing programs
Based on your developing programs
Grade level/topics
Open-Ended to science
Open-Ended to all educators
Sample “Of the following… which is most important to you?”
Adaptation, lunar cycle, cell function, food webs
Kitchen Chemistry, dinosaurs…
Robotics, coding with Arduino…
Science for K-3, 4-6, 7-8, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
What two topics, developed as a PD, would benefit you and your students most
(Keep in mind we can do technology, interdisciplinary and other non-science-centered topics)
Keeping
Engagement
Strong
MUTUALLY BENEFIT WITH
SIMPLE PRACTICES
How do we keep teachers engaged?
Newsletter
Monthly Club
Skype webinar
In-Person Webinar
FaceBook Page with shared content*
FB Live!
Google Groups?
Other…?
*great for limited resources
Other resources
Informal-Formal
Collaboration IdeasConnected Science Learning http://www.nsta.org/publications/csl/
ID’ing Misconceptionshttp://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/pages/miscon/subject-index.php
Technologies Used• PowerPoint-friendly Audience
Polling
• ParticiPoll (free or $99/yr)
• QR Code Generator
• http://www.qr-code-
generator.com/
• SurveyMonkey.com
• Free account = 10 questions
• Automated analysis – intuitive
and easy!
Standards Linkshttp://www.nextgenscience.org/print/121
http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=6148
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/standards/