[Osta-board] Resources from Science Assessment (Presented at board retreat)

Mon Jan 23 10:34:30 PST 2012

Thank you so much, Rachel.  I am getting them out to the teachers in my
school.  AND emailing to the other teachers.  Thanks for all you do!

>>> AAZZERAH Rachel <rachel.aazzerah at state.or.us> 1/23/2012 8:55 AM
>>>

Dear OSTA Board:

Thank you for allowing me to come and present to the board what is
happening at the assessment department here at ODE.
Here are copies of almost all of the documents that were presented at
your annual board retreat.  I will send the math CCSS crosswalk
documents later today.  I would really appreciate any feedback that you
may have on the Plain Language Student Scoring Guides (High School,
Middle School, 4&5, 3).  

To clarify, you can access the OAKS Online Practice tests on
www.oaks.k12.or.us (for Science, Reading, Writing, Math and Social
Sciences)

  You will need to be using either  Mozilla Firefox and or Safari in
order to access the practice tests, because they are adaptive, just like
the real assessment.  (i.e. Internet Explorer does not work).

Thank you,

Rachel Aazzerah

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Cheryl
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:19 PM
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Subject: [Osta-board] Links and information from ODE Update

Hi All,

Good to see you all again.  Below are the links related to the
information that we discussed this morning at Menucha.  Please let me
know if you have comments or questions.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend
retreat and safe travels home.

1. Next Generation Science Standards ( http://www.nextgenscience.org/ )
(NGSS)
·         National Research Council's 2011 Framework for K-12 Science
Education ( http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165 ) is the
source document upon which the NGSS will be based.
·         The NSTA Readers Guide to A Framework for K-12 Science
Education (
http://teachscience4all.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/free-nsta-readers-guide-to-the-framework-for-k-12-science-education/
) is intended for many audiences—including science teachers, science
supervisors, curriculum developers, administrators, and other
stakeholders in science education—to help them better understand and
effectively implement the new standards when they are released.
·         Oregon is a Lead State (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?id=7842&typeid=5
) in this work.  The next Lead State review of the full set of NGSS will
be in first two weeks of February
·         First public review of the full set of NGSS is scheduled for
early April (I have emailed Achieve to ask how long the feedback period
will be.)
·         I will send more information about the process for the public
feedback as soon as I receive it. 
2. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Education
·         ODE STEM webpage (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=382 ) contains the Oregon
STEM Education Initiative Framework (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/stem/stem-education-initiative-draft-for-public-review-11-3-11-.pdf
) and more information about this work is coming soon.
·         The Portland Region Oregon STEM Education Partnership (
http://www.pdxstem.org/ ) is moving forward with their work to develop a
STEM Education Partnership to measurably increase the college and career
readiness of K-12 students by engaging schools in collective impact
partnerships that employ a networked improvement community to transform
the learning and teaching of science engineering, and mathematics
(STEM).  They are working on a business plan and will have a conference
in April to continue moving forward with their planning. 
3. Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
·         These K-12 standards for math (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/Newspaper_Section.aspx?subjectcd=MA
) and for ELA and Literacy in Science, Social Science, and Technical
Subjects (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/newspaper_section.aspx?subjectcd=ELA
) were adopted by Oregon in October of 2010, and should be fully
implemented for all grades by the 2013-14 school year, so that students
are prepared for the SMARTER Balanced Assessment (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3298 ) (SBAC) in the spring
of 2014-15.  The SMARTER assessment will test the CCSS and replace the
OAKS for those content areas.
·         ODE CCSS webpage (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2860 ) contains that
standards and resources to support implementation.  The information is
arranged by stakeholder group and includes a CCSS Toolkit (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3430 ) to provide guidance
and resources to aid implementation.
4. ESEA Waiver ( http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3475 )
·         In recent months, states around the country, including
Oregon, have taken the lead in calling for changes to this law. In
September, President Obama announced that states would have the
opportunity to request flexibility from specific mandates while
maintaining a strong commitment to accountability and high standards for
all students.
5. National Youth Science Camp (
http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=7925&TypeID=4
)
·         The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC), hosted and sponsored
by the National Youth Science Foundation ( http://www.nysc.org/ ), is an
intense all expenses paid three-week camp (June 27-July 21, 2012) that
honors and challenges two graduating high school students from each
state.
·         To apply, students must download the application packet from
http://2012.nysc.org/delegates/apply/ and follow the enclosed
instructions. Applications must be received by Cheryl Kleckner at the
Oregon Department of Education no later than February 17, 2012.
6. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching  
·         The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the Nation's highest honors for teachers
of mathematics and
science.  The online nomination period for Elementary Mathematics and
Science Teachers (K‐6) is now open.  Please visit www.paemst.org/ for
more information and to nominate outstanding teachers.
·         We have a mentoring program available to all Oregon nominees
through a national network of previous Awardees.  Nominate teachers now,
so they may access this mentoring program as soon as possible.

Thank you all for all you do every day for Oregon students!

Best regards,

Cheryl Kleckner
Education Specialist | CCSS ( http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/commoncore
)| Science ( http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=22 )  | Board
of Directors | Council of State Science Supervisors (
http://www.csss-science.org/ )
Oregon Department of Education ( http://www.ode.state.or.us/ )|255
Capitol Street NE | Salem, OR 97310 | Fax: 503.378.5156
Office: 503.947.5794 | Cell: 503.507.9037 | cheryl.kleckner at state.or.us

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