1 District Science District Science Plan Plan 2007-08 2007-08 Dr. Todd Ullah, Director, Secondary Dr. Todd Ullah, Director, Secondary Science Science Dr. Thomas Yee, Coordinator, Secondary Dr. Thomas Yee, Coordinator, Secondary Science Science Dr. Myrna Estrada, Secondary Science Dr. Myrna Estrada, Secondary Science Expert Expert Small Learning Community Winter Institute Small Learning Community Winter Institute University of Southern California University of Southern California Date 2/27/08 Date 2/27/08
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District Science PlanDistrict Science Plan2007-082007-08
Dr. Todd Ullah, Director, Secondary ScienceDr. Todd Ullah, Director, Secondary ScienceDr. Thomas Yee, Coordinator, Secondary ScienceDr. Thomas Yee, Coordinator, Secondary Science
Small Learning Community Winter InstituteSmall Learning Community Winter Institute
University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDate 2/27/08Date 2/27/08
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Building Capacity in ScienceBuilding Capacity in Science
Science Branch Staff (9)Science Branch Staff (9)
Science Experts in each Local District (16)Science Experts in each Local District (16)
Science Lead Teachers (SLT) at each school at Science Lead Teachers (SLT) at each school at each grade level (750)each grade level (750)
Science Centers and Staff (12)Science Centers and Staff (12)
University, Museum, and Business Partnerships University, Museum, and Business Partnerships (CSULA, CSUDH, SCALE, UCLA, Its About (CSULA, CSUDH, SCALE, UCLA, Its About Time, California Science Center)Time, California Science Center)
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Secondary ScienceSecondary ScienceLD Five major areas of responsibilityLD Five major areas of responsibility::
Science Immersion Units (Biology)Science Immersion Units (Biology)
Continuing Professional development:Continuing Professional development: Use of instructional guides and periodic assessmentsUse of instructional guides and periodic assessments Use protocols for Use protocols for datadata and and item analysisitem analysis to inform practice during to inform practice during
banked time and teacher workgroup meetingsbanked time and teacher workgroup meetings Use of protocols for looking student work during banked time and Use of protocols for looking student work during banked time and
teacher workgroup meetingsteacher workgroup meetings Use of instructional technologyUse of instructional technology
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Secondary ScienceSecondary Science
Central Science areas of responsibilityCentral Science areas of responsibility
PilotsPilots Alternative Chemistry Program (Active Chem)Alternative Chemistry Program (Active Chem)
5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain,
Elaborate, Evaluate)Elaborate, Evaluate)
Five Essential Features of InquiryFive Essential Features of Inquiry
Using Data to Inform InstructionUsing Data to Inform Instruction
Looking at Student Work (Critical Collaboration)Looking at Student Work (Critical Collaboration)
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ELs’ and Science AccessELs’ and Science Access
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Collaborative Work SessionCollaborative Work Session
Purpose: Purpose:
To engage in a conversation to…To engage in a conversation to…
1.1. Share the implemented vision(s) of your Share the implemented vision(s) of your SLCSLC
2.2. Cite ways that deepen instruction in your Cite ways that deepen instruction in your science-themed SLCscience-themed SLC
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Collaborative ActivitiesCollaborative Activities
Quickwrite (1 min.)Quickwrite (1 min.)
What instructional What instructional challenges are faced by challenges are faced by your science-themed SLC your science-themed SLC in your effort to deepen in your effort to deepen instruction?instruction?
Share your thoughts within Share your thoughts within your table group (5 min.)your table group (5 min.)
Author a Focus Question…Author a Focus Question…
(9 min.)(9 min.) that succinctly captures an that succinctly captures an
important instructional challenge important instructional challenge faced by science-themed SLCsfaced by science-themed SLCs
reached by consensus within reached by consensus within your table groupyour table group
write on chart paper and postwrite on chart paper and post
Share your focus question Share your focus question with the whole group (5 min.)with the whole group (5 min.)
““Adopt” a Focus Question… Adopt” a Focus Question… (25 min.)(25 min.)
either authored by a table either authored by a table group or others providedgroup or others provided
brainstorm potential solutionsbrainstorm potential solutions write potential solutions on write potential solutions on
chart paperchart paper post for whole group sharingpost for whole group sharing
Table Groups Share with Table Groups Share with Whole Group… Whole Group… (25 min.)(25 min.)
Each table group will:Each table group will: restate their “adopted” focus restate their “adopted” focus
questionquestion share potential solutions with the share potential solutions with the
whole groupwhole group
Facilitators will capture focus Facilitators will capture focus questions and potential solutions in questions and potential solutions in electronic format and distribute to electronic format and distribute to teachersteachers
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Focus QuestionsFocus Questions
How do you plan thematic units in science that are useful How do you plan thematic units in science that are useful in other disciplines?in other disciplines?How do you assess thematic units/content in a science-How do you assess thematic units/content in a science-themed SLC?themed SLC?What common instructional strategies can SLCs use What common instructional strategies can SLCs use across the content areas (English, History, Math and across the content areas (English, History, Math and Science) that will promote student achievement?Science) that will promote student achievement?What can SLCs do to deepen the district approved SLC What can SLCs do to deepen the district approved SLC attributes and improve instruction that traditional schools attributes and improve instruction that traditional schools cannot do?cannot do?How do you engage the ELs and Special Education How do you engage the ELs and Special Education students across the math/science-themed SLC?students across the math/science-themed SLC?
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Characteristics/Attributes of Characteristics/Attributes of “Small Learning Communities”“Small Learning Communities”