Florida Education: The Next Generation DRAFT

1. Florida Education: The Next GenerationDRAFT March 13, 2008 Version 1.0 Fine Arts Framers’ Meeting Todd Clark Florida Department of Education Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner March 23, 2010

2. What is Standards-based Instruction? • Standards-based instruction is designed to answer these questions: • 1. What knowledge will my students be learning? • 2. What will be done to help my students learn the required knowledge? • 3. How will I know if my students have learned the required knowledge? • 4. How can the unit be improved? • 5. How can the unit be prepared for use by others?

4. “Big Ideas” in Mathematics • Three per grade level • For example, in Grade 2: • BIG IDEA 1Develop an understanding of base-ten numerations system and place-value concepts. • BIG IDEA 2Develop quick recall of addition facts and related subtraction facts and fluency with multi-digit addition and subtraction. • BIG IDEA 3Develop an understanding of linear measurement and facility in measuring lengths.

5. “Big Ideas” in Science • 18 big ideas that thread throughout the K – 12 plan for science learning: • Examples in grade 2: • Earth Structures (Big Idea 6)Humans continue to explore the composition and structure of the surface of Earth. External sources of energy have continuously altered the features of Earth by means of both constructive and destructive forces. All life, including human civilization, is dependent on Earth’s water and natural resources. • Forms of Energy (Big Idea 10) A. energy is involved in all physical processes and is a unifying concept in many areas of science. B. energy exists in many forms and has the ability to do work or cause a change.

6. Standards Database • Standards and Course Descriptions are available online at this Web site: http://www.floridastandards.org

7. QUESTIONS? • Todd Clark: todd.clark@fldoe.org • BCI: http://www.fldoe.org/bii/

8. Florida Education: The Next GenerationDRAFT March 13, 2008 Version 1.0 Ann Whitney, Director Office of Humanities, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction Ann.Whitney@fldoe.org

9. FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.41

10. The State Board of Education shall review the Sunshine State Standards and replace them with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

11. These standards will: • establish and specify core content knowledge and skills that K-12 students are expected to acquire • establish specific curricular content • include distinct grade level expectations for knowledge and skills by each individual grade level from kindergarten through grade 5. The standards for grades 6 through 12 may be organized by grade clusters of more than one grade level.

12. be rigorous and relevant provide for logical, sequential progression of content the incrementally increases content knowledge and skills over time integrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills integrate reading, writing, mathematics, collaboration, contextual, applied-learning, technology-literacy, information and media-literacy and civic-engagement skills

13. The standards must: • be written in a format consistent for each subject • be aligned to expectations for success in postsecondary education and high-skill, high-wage employment

14. T-SHAPED LEARNING

15. I-shaped people have their feet on the ground And Their heads in the clouds “These thinkers have their feet firmly planted in the practical world, can stretch their heads to the clouds, and simultaneously span all the space in between.” -- Bill Buxton