Building a Building a Presence for Presence for

ScienceScienceMarsha S. Winegarner,Marsha S. Winegarner,

Coordinator for FloridaCoordinator for FloridaFacilitator for CSSSFacilitator for CSSS

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Science EducationScience EducationGoalsGoalsState CoordinatorState CoordinatorKey LeadersKey LeadersPoints of Contact in Each Points of Contact in Each

SchoolSchoolPartnersPartners

Goals of Goals of Building a Presence for Building a Presence for

ScienceScienceTo establish a network of science Key To establish a network of science Key Leaders in each state and a Point of Leaders in each state and a Point of Contact for science for every U. S. Contact for science for every U. S. Public and private schoolPublic and private schoolTo put into practice national and To put into practice national and state science education standardsstate science education standardsTo link state and national education To link state and national education organizations, organizations, governmentgovernment agencies, agencies, and businesses in a collaborative and businesses in a collaborative partnershippartnershipTo establish Building a Presence for To establish Building a Presence for Science network in all states.Science network in all states.

Essential PeopleEssential People

Key LeadersKey Leaders - share standards and inquiry - share standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with 30based teaching and learning with 30++ Points of Contacts in area schoolsPoints of Contacts in area schools

Points of ContactPoints of Contact - share standards and - share standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with inquiry based teaching and learning with educators in their schooleducators in their school

State/National Partners in EducationState/National Partners in Education - share - share standards and inquiry based teaching and standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with all learning with all BaPBaP members. members.

Florida Quick StatsFlorida Quick Stats

Schools 3908

State Partners 14

Key Leaders 80

Points of Contact 774

Percent of Schools with a POC 20%

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The Launch of BaPThe Launch of BaP

October 17 – 19, 2002Results: Results: Everyone on Everyone on the same the same page for page for Standards-Standards-Based Based Teaching & Teaching & Learning Learning =Success for =Success for studentsstudents

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• -   -   Bring standards alive (July Bring standards alive (July 2002)2002)

• -   -   Study inquiry (Feb. 2003)Study inquiry (Feb. 2003)

• - Focus on inquiry in - Focus on inquiry in instruction instruction

(Oct. 2003)(Oct. 2003)

• - Use data to increase student - Use data to increase student achievement (Oct. achievement (Oct. 20042004))

Florida Key Leaders Florida Key Leaders LeadingLeading

Key Leader Institute on Key Leader Institute on Inquiry at the Orlando Inquiry at the Orlando

Science Center Science Center

SSS Benchmark Review

http://data.fldoe.org/sss/

Results in higher student Results in higher student achievement andachievement and

better communicationbetter communication

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There is growing consensus among educational reformers that professional development for teachers and school administrators lies at the center of educational reform and instructional improvement.Richard Elmore, assisted by Deanna Burney. “Investing in Teacher Learning: Staff Development and Instructional Improvement in Community School District # 2, New York City. Report prepared for the National Commission of Teaching and America’s Future and

supported by CRPE, April, 1997.

•Mike Kestner, U.S. Dept. of Ed. MSP program

Implementing Educational Reform

National Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP)2009 Science Framework and Specifications Project

Regional Feedback Meeting

in collaboration with

Council of State Science Supervisors

Characteristics of Main NAEP

• Large-scale, nationally-representative assessmentat grades 4, 8, 12; not a test for individual students

• State-level assessments in reading, mathematics, science, and writing (grades 4 & 8)

• Reading and math administered every two years at the state-level (grades 4 & 8)

• Science given every four years• Trial urban district NAEP started in 2002; continued in 2003 and 2005

*Matthew Goff, Pensacola, Pensacola High, Escambia Co.

*Aaron Wysocki, Newberry, Buchholz High, Alachua Co.

*Eric Stansifer, Melbourne, West Shore Jr. Sr. High, Brevard Co.

*Neal Bhutiani, Winter Haven, Bartow High, Polk Co.

*Nataliya Kilevskiya, Coral Springs, J. P. Taravella High, Broward Co.

*Scott Rabin, Miami, Miami Palmetto Sr. High, Miami-Dade Co.

Sunshine State Sunshine State ScholarsScholars

http://www.unf.edu/dept/sunshine/

Science SafetyScience SafetyNational Safety National Safety Indexing ProjectIndexing Project

Compliance with Florida Statutes

and State Board Regulations

"Life is not a journey to the "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of grave with the intention of

arrivingarrivingsafely in a pretty and well safely in a pretty and well

preserved body, but rather to preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,skid in broadside,

thoroughly used up, totally worn thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --out, and loudly proclaiming --

WOW--WOW--what a ride !! "what a ride !! "

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