Michigan Science K7 Grade Level Content Expectations

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Michigan Science K-7Grade Level Content
Expectations

• GLCE Writing Team
• Kickoff Meeting
• January 25, 2007

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National Trends

• Representative Ehlers Bill of 2006
• Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for
  Kids (SPEAK) Act
• National Assessment for Educational Progress
  (NAEP)

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NAEP

• Derived and consistent with NSES and Benchmarks
• Crossing Content and Practices
• (p11, 76, 79)

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NAEP

• NAEP content organization (pp17-22)
• Physical Science (pp 23-35)
• Life Science (pp 36-46)
• Earth Science (pp 47-59)
• Progressions and Cognitive Demand (pp 86-89)

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Other Resources

• Michigan Curriculum Framework ()
• SREB examples of expectations
• Taking Science to School
• Pages 2.7-2.11
• Chapter 8
• Content Expectations
• High School Science
• K-8 Math GLCE

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Other Resources

• Atlas of Science Literacy
• Atlas Volume 2
• NSES
• Benchmarks of Science Literacy

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Process

• NAEP to Content Statements
• Organize Content Statements (L-E-P and K-4
  and 5-7)
• Content Statements to Content Expectations
• Content Statements to Grade Level
• Draft GLCE for review

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HS Science Content Expectations

• Hierarchy
• Format
• Content Statements
• Content Expectations
• Prerequisites
• Coding

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Non-negotiable Tasks

• Grade Level
• Coding
• NAEP as Foundation
• Prerequisites
• Number of Standards
• Dates and Deadlines
• Group Assignment

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Negotiable Tasks

• Your Participation
• Subgroup meeting dates/times
• Integrated or Discipline specific
• Degree of Spiraling
• Group Leader and Assignments
• Number of Expectations
• Names of Standards

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Practice writing Content Statement

• Relationship between NAEP 2009 and HSCE
• Practice
• Group Work
• Sharing

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HS Science Content Expectations

• Hierarchy
• Format
• Content Statements
• Content Expectations
• Prerequisites
• Coding

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MDE Contact Information

• Co-Chairpersons
• Liz Niehaus niehaus_p_at_msn.com
• Larry Casler lcasler_at_geneseeisd.org
• Science Education Consultant
• Kevin Richard richardke_at_michigan.gov