Creating STEM Units

from NGSS Standards

New Urban Teacher Seminars
May 18, 2015
5:30-7:00pm
Dr. Katherine Brandon

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Handouts

Math CC Standards
ISTE Student NETS Standards
NGSS Standards
Building a STEM Unit
Orange Card - Info

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S = Science - NGSS
T = Technology Student Nets ISTE
E = Engineering - NGSS
M = Math CC Math

Shift for Partners

Table Groups:
K-2
3-5
6-8 (MS)

Math Common Core

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/common_core/pdf/Math_common_core_stan

http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-students

Science & Engineering

DCI

Topic

Same Standard
More Units

Less Units

DCI

Unit Planning

Standards
Central Focus
Lesson Foci
Key Concepts
Academic Language

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Sample

Made with

Select Standards
Grade Level
STEM

Topic

STEM Science,
Technology,
Engineering, Math:
Code + Standards
Grade Level

Unit Concept
Map Final
Version

Unit Central
Focus

Key
Conce
pt
LC
F
Key
Conce
pt
VO F/F
C

LC
F

Key
Conce
pt

Key
Conce
pt
VOC

F/ F

LC
F
Key
Conce
pt

Key
Conce
pt
VOC

F/ F

Discuss Critique Maps

Begin May 18, 2015

Concept Map -> Lesson?

Connects
Standards
Central Focus
Lesson Key Concepts/ Foci
Academic Language
Objectives
Assessment
Activities for Lesson

Lesson Plan Layout

Principal Require?
Standards = standards
Key Concepts = key concepts
Objectives = Key Concept + F/F
terms
Assessment = Key concepts +
criteria
Key
Sequence
Conce
Activities
pt
Questions
Materials
Key
Technology
Conce
Safety
pt
VO F/
F
C

STEM Science,
Technology,
Engineering, Math:
Code + Standards
Grade Level
Unit Central
Focus

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C
F

L
C
F

L
C
F

Key
Conce
pt

Key
Conce
pt
VO
C

F/
F

Key
Conce
pt

Key
Conce
pt
VO
C

F/
F

Objectives
Name audience
Use F/F term
Key concept
1/objective
Write for objective

Assessment
Write Rubric
Key concepts
Central Lesson foci
Detail expectations

Individualized Work
Next Time
pick up where we left off.

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Contact Info
Website for posted presentation
http://kbrandoncuchicago.weebly.com