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Next Generation Science Standards Framework Released

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 1:09 pm
Written by: lightle

JULY 19, 2011 – The National Academies of Science released a framework today that will serve as the foundation for the creation of Next Generation Science Standards. The Framework for K-12 Science Education describes key ideas and practices in the natural sciences and engineering that all students should be familiar with by the time they graduate from high school.
The Framework was developed by a committee representing expertise in science, teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and education policy. The National Research Council (NRC), the staffing arm of the National Academies of Science, coordinated the development of the Framework, which will be used as the basis for a state-led effort to create new K-12 science standards. Achieve will manage the process for developing the new standards.
“The National Research Council, working with the science and education communities, has done an excellent job creating a framework for the next generation of science education standards,” said Michael Cohen, president of Achieve. “This was a thorough and rigorous process and the NRC is to be congratulated.”
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Commerce released a report showing that jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields have grown at a much faster rate than non-STEM jobs over the past 10 years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
“In order to be scientifically literate and compete for the jobs of the future, our students must have a rigorous science education,” Mr. Cohen said. “This Framework is an important step in making sure all students have the opportunity to pursue postsecondary education and meaningful careers.”
Over the next year, content experts from states across the nation will work together to create science standards based on the Framework. The process will include the opportunity for input from those in the field, including K-12 educators, the scientific community, higher education, business leaders and the general public. The new standards should be released in late 2012.
“Creating the next generation of science standards will be a state-led process that takes into account the views of all stakeholders while staying firmly rooted in the NRC’s Framework,” said Stephen Pruitt, vice president for Content, Research and Development at Achieve. “The goal is to create a strong educational foundation in science so our students have the scientific background they need to be competitive in the 21st century.

Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing Across the Curriculum: Exit Tickets - teaching students to compose "exit tickets" as a formative assessment technique.

Exit tickets are one of the best teaching strategies for getting students to immediately focus on the essential core content of lessons. They are particularly effective because they are designed to not only require the student to concentrate on the essential elements of a lesson, but then the students communicate succinctly using organized writing strategies. 

The Exit Ticket will be used as a strategy for assessing learning in Science lessons. Students are often introduced to new vocabulary, information and facts that can be overwhelming. This is a tool that requires them to read and communicate the "essence" of the lesson which is a critical learning objective.

"At the heart of the Exit Ticket is an organized "hamburger" paragraph which contains a topic sentence, a minimum of three supporting details, and a concluding OR transitional sentence that leads to the next paragraph. By teaching the "hamburger" formula students will be immediately empowered and begin writing outstanding paragraphs in a matter of a few lessons.

Evaluation will become simpler we will employ peer grading and refer to a whole-class rubric for the first few lessons, teaching the students to recognize properly organized paragraphs and have them assess their own work as well as peer work. Students who are struggling with basic paragraph writing will be easily identified and receive additional attention. Once paragraphs have been mastered, the transition to short essays will be simple, and students will clearly grasp more subject-matter content in Science.

The Hamburger Paragraph Exit Ticket:

One Type of Exit Ticket we will use: The Hamburger Exit Ticket -

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  Important Book-inspired Exit Tickets.  These passages are similar to hamburger paragraphs students are still learning paragraph basics. Once students understand the format,they can use this exit ticket method  to write these paragraphs at the end of lectures, at the end of note-taking sessions, at the end of chapter readings: i.e.  The important thing about DNA is... The important thing about mean, median, and mode is.
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  Non-Linguistic Exit Tickets. Robert Marzano's research (from Classroom Instruction that Works) discusses the importance of using more non-linguistic representations with students as a way to deepen their thinking, and Corbett's Non-Linguistic Exit Tickets require students to respond to an Exit Ticket question with two sentences and three non-linguistic representations.i.e.