Summer Science Symposium

Chemistry

Presented by Dr. Jose AlmeidaJuly 12-16, 2013

Day 1

Sebastian Oddone, District Supervisor

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Office of Academics and Transformation

Name Tent

• Use blank sheet of paper to make a name tent

• Front: First Name

• Back: School Name and years teaching

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Summer Science Symposium Logistics

• Guidelines for 2013 Summer Symposium• Lunch: 11:30 – 12:30 pm• Stipends requirements: 100% attendance for all

three days and turn in follow-up• Daily Reflection • Follow up assignment

– Handout of Modeling activity presented by group with questioning strategies and product expectation

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Norms

• Make sure to be kind to the presenters and give them your full attention, and please be on time

• Don’t be afraid to ask and share, we are all life-long learners

• Care for your profession and be kind to others

• Please remember we are guests at Miami SHS

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Agenda - Day 1

• Pacing Guide Updates– Review of changes to the Course Description– Common Core State Standards– NGSS?? NGSS!!

• Introduction to the Modeling Approach (HOT Labs)– Density– From What Planet Does This Soil Come From?

• Whiteboarding

• Action plan - Develop a Modeling Lesson– Brainstorming and Topic Selection– Infusion of CCSS

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Session Outcomes

• Participants will be able to:– Develop a Modeling Lesson using existing resources– Address CCSS in Math and Language Arts throughout

the lesson– Present Modeling Lesson on Day 3

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Pacing Guides

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Activity 1

• Pacing Guide revision and updates– Why do it? Pacing guide revisions…– Who did it? The revisions were made by…

• Compare the Chemistry Year at a Glance of 2012-2013 to the updated 2013-2014– What is different? Does it make sense?– How are the Regular and Honors courses different?– Is there a perceived flow to the expected content?

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Course Descriptions

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Activity 2

• Course Description updates– Form groups of 3– Each group will receive 2 Pacing Guide topics to review– Review the course description benchmarks addressed

by each topic and compare the benchmark definitions from 2012-2013 to the updated course descriptions

• Do not forget to compare both Regular and Honors course

– How similar (or different) is the instruction you are used to teaching to the expectations determined by the course description?

– How are the Regular and Honors courses different?– Present your findings to the class

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• Currently we continue to use the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); however, during teaching and learning, connections to Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and Mathematics need to be established.

• Common Core benchmarks are aligned to Science courses in the M-DCPS Pacing Guides.

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Review of Copyrights

• Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. It is a form of intellectual property.

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Copyright facts

• Copyright law recognizes the right of an author based on whether the work actually is an original creation, rather than based on whether it is unique; two authors may own copyright on two substantially identical works, if it is determined that the duplication was coincidental, and neither was copied from the other.

• The use of copyright notices has become optional to claim copyright, because the Berne Convention makes copyright automatic.

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So can I copy it?

• Several exclusive rights typically attach to the holder of a copyright:– to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell those

copies (including, typically, electronic copies)– to import or export the work– to create derivative works (works that adapt the original work)– to perform or display the work publicly– to sell or assign these rights to others– to transmit or display by radio or video

• The phrase "exclusive right" means that only the copyright holder is free to exercise those rights, and others are prohibited from using the work without the holder's permission.

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Next Generation Science Standards• The NGSS are based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education developed

by the National Research Council. The Framework provides a sound, evidence-based foundation for standards by drawing on current scientific research -including research on the ways students learn science effectively -and identifies the science all K-12 students should know.

• The NGSS were developed collaboratively with stakeholders in science, science education, higher education, and industry. The NGSS can be found at http://nextgenscience.org/.

• The Framework outlines the three dimensions that are needed to provide students a high quality science education. The integration of these three dimensions provides students with a context for the content of science, how science knowledge is acquired and understood, and how the sciences are connected through concepts that have universal meaning across the disciplines.

– Dimension 1: Practices; Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts; Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas

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The Power of Science

• Science isn’t just memorizing facts• The new standards are designed to help students

understand how science works• The scientific skills and attitudes students learn will

provide them with powerful problem-solving skills• Every student deserves to benefit from scientific

thinking (HOQS and HOTS)

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HOT Science Labs - Density

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HOT Science Labs – From What Planet does this Soil come from?

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Exit Slip Day 1

What items in the professional development session were useful to your instructional practice?

What information would you like to see in future professional development?

How could this professional development be modified to address your specific needs?

Additional question(s) or comment(s)

Please leave your reflections on the table

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Science Department

Dr. Ava Rosales, Executive Director

Elementary Middle School High School

Dr. Millard LightburnDistrict Supervisor

Yoly McCarthy,Instructional Supervisor

Mr. Sebastian Oddone, District Supervisor

Ms. Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support

Specialist

Mr. Kirk Nieveen, Curriculum Support

Specialist

Ms. Keisha Kidd, Curriculum Support

Specialist

Ms. Mildred Farber Administrative AssistantPhone: 305- 995-1939

SAVE the Date: October 24 -26, 2013

Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference 2013

DoubleTree by Hilton HotelMiami Airport Convention Center

October 24-26, 2013

Join the magical experience of learning new science curriculum and methods while gaining new resources and skills

that will spark magic in your teaching.

Go to https://sites.google.com/site/dcstaonline/stem-conference

Presenters Needed

The presenter application is available at: http://form.jotform.us/form/31128863541150

Why Update the Pacing Guides

• The Pacing Guides are updated to make sure that:– Changes from the state are being addressed when it

comes to basic curriculum expectations (Course Descriptions)

– Instructional flow is enhanced to improve academic performance of students

– Teachers are provided with the latest instructional strategies and resources available

– To try to keep everybody informed of the expected curriculum in M-DCPS

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Who Updated the Pacing Guides

• The M-DCPS Pacing Guides in Chemistry and Physics were updated through a collaboration with FIU professors, district supervisors, curriculum specialists, and teachers.

• The objective was to make the District curriculum better aligned to the course description determined by the state while still maintaining the integrity of the course expected by content experts.

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