Task B : Equity in the Framework & NGSS-Inspired Classroom

"..equity is not a singular moment in time, nor is it an individual endeavor. It takes an educational system and groups of individuals in this system. This includes the school administration and community, school partners, community agencies and families as well as curriculum developers and professional development facilitators to work toward, promote, and maintain a focus on equity." - Gallard, Mensah, and Pitts from Supporting the Implementation of Equity

Approximate time: 30 minutes

Components: reading, survey response, watch video

Prior to Zoom Session:

1. Open Chapter 11: NRC Framework and skim the chapter by scrolling through it online.

Choose a section of the chapter that you are interested in reading and find relevant for your classroom. As you read:

1. Find three things you have learned (explore the text until you find three things new to you)
2. Look for two things you found very interesting and would like to discuss with your group.
3. Come up with one question you have about equity in the NGSS classroom.

2. Open and complete Survey 3.B(a)

3. Watch the video: 3 Dimensions of the NGSS (9:01)

During the Zoom session, be ready to discuss the implications for NGSS's emphasis on equity and increasing access to engaging and rich science experiences for more of Oregon's students.

During Zoom:

1. Each participant share their responses to survey 3.B(a) as the group goes through each prompt.

2. As a group, discuss the implications of providing access to engaging and rich science experiences for Oregon's students. Discuss the following:

• How are the 3-Dimensions of the NGSS (science practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas) designed to engage more students. How can shifting towards more NGSS-inspired science teaching help engage your students who need more support than others to participate in science.

As Oregon Science Project NGSS Learning Facilitators you are an advocate for science, especially an advocate for science at the elementary level. It's important that all secondary teachers get a glimpse of what science can look like in the elementary classroom. Science in elementary is a large equity issue in Oregon where we are 50th in the nation for time spent teaching science K-5.

3. As a group, open and complete Survey 3.B.