NSTA 2015 PDI Developing Next Generation Science Assessments
2015
This bundle includes materials from the Professional Development Institute held at the National Science Teachers Association meeting in Chicago on March 11, 2015.
Session Description
The prior generation of science standards treated content and inquiry as fairly separate strands of science learning, but the new standards aim to involve learners in using science and engineering practices to develop and apply their understanding. This tight coupling of content and practice represents a different way of thinking about science learning and practitioners will need effective strategies for assessing the NGSS performance expectations. In this session, participants will be introduced to a design process for creating summative and formative assessments aligned to NGSS. Participants will learn how to interpret the NGSS performance expectations (PEs) with a focus on using PEs to design classroom-based assessments. Through group work, discussion, and video, participants will learn formative assessment strategies to apply when engaging students actively in using disciplinary core ideas through argumentation, modeling, and constructing explanations. Participants will also learn strategies that recognize and draw on the diverse cultural and linguistic resources that students bring to the science classroom. Participants will receive formative assessment materials for classroom use.
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Practical Tool, Web Link
Contingent Pedagogies
http://contingentpedagogies.org -
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NSTA 2015 Forum on NGSS Assessment Slides
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Building an Assessment Argument Worksheet
5.1-Building-an-Assessment-Argument-v3.pdf -
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Classroom Norms for Thinking and Acting Like a Scientist
6.2-Classroom-Norms-for-Thinking-and-Acting-Like-a-Scientist.pdf -
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Explanation and Argumentation Article - Reiser, Berland, Kenyon
4.3-Reiser_Explanation_Agrumentation_NSTA_2012.pdf -
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High School Sample Assessment Tasks
2b.-Sample-Assessment-Tasks-for-HS-LS-2-1.pdf -
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Middle School Sample Assessment Tasks
2a.-Sample-Assessment-Tasks-for-MS-LS-4-4.pdf -
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Modeling Article - Krajcik and Merritt
4.4-Krajcik_Modeling_NSTA_2012.pdf -
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NGSS Appendix F for Practices 2_5_6
4.2-Appendix-F-Practices-2_5_6.pdf -
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NSTA PDI 2015 - List of Online Resources
1.1-NSTA-PDI-List-of-Resources.pdf -
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NSTA PDI 2015 - Agenda
1.1-Agenda.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Classroom Assessment and Next Steps Presentation 2015
6_7-NSTA-Classroom-Assessment-and-Next-Steps-2015.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Developing an Assessment Argument Presentation 2015
5_Developing-an-Assessment-Argument.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Unpacking Practices Presentation 2015
4_Unpacking-Practices-Presentation.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Our Design Process Presentation 2015
3_Our-Design-Process.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Task Analysis Presentation 2015
2_NSTA-Assessment-PDI-Task-Analysis-Presentation.pdf -
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NSTA PDI Intro Slides 2015
1_NSTA-PDI-Introduction-2015.pdf -
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Teacher and Student Talk Moves
6.3-Teacher-and-Student-Talk-Moves.pdf -
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Unpacking Practices Examples
4.5-Practices-unpacking_examples.pdf -
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Unpacking Practices Worksheet
4.1-Unpacking-Practices-Worksheet.pdf -
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STEM Teaching Tool #34 - Assessment System in 3D
1.1-STEM-Teaching-Tool-34-Assessment-System-in-3D.pdf