Standards

What would we see in the classroom if the Standards were in place?

Science Teaching standards:
Students engaged in active and extended inquiry
A curriculum tailored to student needs and characteristics
Students cooperating and sharing responsibility for learning
Teachers gathering and analyzing data about student learning

Professional development standards:
Teachers observing each other/s classrooms
Teachers demonstrating an understanding of science concepts

Assessment standards:
Continuous assessment and use in planning and adjusting instruction
Use of multiple methods of assessment
Assessments consistent with valued outcomes
Assessment tasks that require students to apply scientific knowledge and reasoning to real-world situations and those that resemble how scientists work

Science content standards:
Teacher goals for science learning reflect the Standards
Teachers use curriculum framework to select and design classroom work

Science education program standards:
Students have easy, equitable, frequent opportunities to use equipment and materials for investigations
Students learn science outside the classroom