Essential Standards ImplementationScience 6-12

Nash Central Middle SchoolAugust 23, 2012

Melissa Butts, STEM Educational Specialist

Ensuring bright and prosperous futures for ALL students by deliberately and intentionally providing

rigorous and relevant instruction in every classroom, every day

Welcome

LET’S WARM UP

Clock Buddies

Introductions

STEM Support Team

Melissa ButtsMS HS

Curriculum Writers

Beginning with the End in Mind AGENDA

TOPIC TIME WHO

Welcome/Introductions 5 minutes Educational Specialists, Coaches, and Curriculum Writers

Overview of Maps 30 minutes Curriculum Writers, Educational Specialists and Coaches

Content Area Resource Sharing 15 minutes Ed. Specialist/Coaches

Break 10 minutes All Participants

Model Lesson 45 minutes Educational Specialists and Coaches

Afternoon ExpectationsExit Ticket

15 minutes Educational Specialists and Coaches

North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards

• Standard II (element b): Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students

• Standard III (element b): Teachers know the content they teach

• Standard IV (elements c, e, f, g):Teachers facilitate learning for their students

Learning Targets- Where do we begin?

I will be able to locate curriculum mapsI will be able to plan my lessons based on

new essential standardsI will understand the process for submitting suggestions for

revisions to pacing, content, and orderI will be able to locate assistance for resources

I will understand that we are all in this together and that I have support

I will understand that the increased rigor and relevance of the common core may require me to

restructure how I teach

Curriculum Maps

Where do I begin to find resources?

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Do I have to follow them?

Wha

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What if I have a better idea?

Do they include pacing?

What if I find a mistake?

Will we have benchmarks based on them?

Curriculum Maps

• Located on the website under departments• Log in and access department tab• Click on Middle School or High School • Click on Common Core and NC Essential

Standards Curriculum Maps tab on the left side of page

• http://nrms.schoolwires.net/Page/19862

Scroll down to your subject area

Let’s Take a at the Maps

Talking Points at your TablesWhere are you at?

How do they look? How do I go from the map to a lesson plan?

OVERVIEW OF MAPS

• Go to the NRMPS homepage http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/

• Go to Staff – Sign in• Go to Departments• Choose the appropriate grade level• If Elementary go to Common Core State Standards (2012-

2013) then you will have access to maps• If Middle and High go to Common Core and NC Essential

Standards Curriculum Maps then you will have access to maps.

BREAKUse the Parking Lot for Burning ?s

A SAMPLING OF RESOURCES

NC WISE OWL

Teachers can access NC WiseOwl from the home screen on their school computers OR anywhere

they have internet access by using the password “wiseowl”.

Key Features

Elementary Zone Middle School Zone High School Zone

Search for Articles by subject and Lexile LevelInfo-bits (Elementary Zone)Research toolsVideo CollectionE-book CenterNewspaper Source

Discovery Education aka United STREAMING

Inspiring Curiosity

What is Discovery Education?

Discovery Education transforms classrooms, empowers teachers and captivates students by leading the way in providing high quality, dynamic, digital content to school districts large and small, rural and suburban and everything in between.

Empowers Teachers

• Content aligned to Common Core State Standards and Essential Standards

• High quality, dynamic, digital content• Supports classroom instruction regardless of

technology platform• Professional Development opportunities

Other Resources

• Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/– Primary Text

• NC Department of Public Instruction: http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

• Content Area Resources– Elementary– Middle– High

Creating a Model Lesson

“Ensuring bright and prosperous futures for all students by deliberately and intentionally providing Rigorous and Relevant

instruction in every classroom, everyday.”

Read closely

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development

Historical Perspectives

Summarize

Real-life Connections

Interpret words and phrases Critical Thinking Skills Creativity

Analyze the structure of texts

Primary and Secondary Sources

Evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media Compare and

contrast

Engage effectively in a range of collaborativediscussions

PLANNING A LESSON – PD REQUIREMENTS

All teachers are asked to plan a lesson for the first 6 weeks using the essential standards curriculum maps.This is intended to be something you will implement in your classroom.Please pick up wherever you have left off planning – whether it is the first day of instruction or the 10th… makes no difference. Work in groups where possible.Use the template provided and turn into your principal by Friday afternoon. He or she will forward to us for feedback. Template is located on the Math and Science PD link on Secondary Sites.This will enable teachers to receive a full day of staff development credit with completed assignment.

EXIT TICKET

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

PLEASE COMPLETE THE EXIT TICKET AND PLACE IN THE CENTER OF YOUR TABLE!

REMEMBER …..

WHATEVER IT TAKES…IT IS POSSIBLE!!!

Closing remarks