Washington State’s Story of Building Capacity for Next Generation Science Standards

1. Washington State’s Story of Building Capacity for Next Generation Science Standards NGSS Annual Network Meeting for State Leadership Teams & National Partners February 18 – 19, 2014 Atlanta, GA

2. Ellen Ebert, PhD Science Director, Teaching & Learning, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington State NGSS Lead email: ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us • Peggy Willcuts, EdD STEM Education Outreach, Office of STEM Education Pacific Northwest Nat’l Laboratory Co-Director of SE LASER Alliance email: peggy.willcuts@pnnl.gov

3. Agenda for Presentation • Six conditions for Building Leadership Capacity – initial discussion • Washington State LASER’s story then and now • NGSS Timeline for Washington State • Closing discussion Q&A

5. HISTORICAL TIMELINE… • Prior to 1999: • Some NSF grants • School improvement efforts – no science • Culture of sharing and working together • Needed a model • National Science Resources Center/LASER • 1999: • Launch of Washington State LASER • Yearly Strategic Planning Institutes

8. LASER Model Pushes for Regional Capacity Building • Build upon 9 Education Service Districts • 296 school districts – many small • Engage in vision building • Help build resources and support (time, treasure, talent)

9. NW LASER ALLIANCE • Insert LASER map NS LASER ALLIANCE NC LASER ALLIANCE NE LASER ALLIANCE OLYMPIC LASER ALLIANCE SS LASER ALLIANCE M2H LASER ALLIANCE SC LASER ALLIANCE SE LASER ALLIANCE SW LASER ALLIANCE

10. Building a Team From all Stakeholder Groups • Business • K-12 Education • Higher Education • Informal Science • Parents & Community

11. Distributed Leadership with Key Stewards • Technical Assistance for School Improvement Efforts • Grassroots to Key Influencers • Mixed Funding • Partnerships • Alliance/Hub Concept • NSF-funded Implementation and Dissemination Center Models Scaling Up Strategies

12. Washington State LASERThen and Now… • Strategy – “Invest upstream for downstream results.” • Build the capacity of schools, districts and regions. • Build Awareness and Foster Leadership • Engage in Strategic Planning • Use a Curriculum-led Reform Strategy to Bridge the Gap Between Standards and Practice • Implement, Evaluate and Improve • Go to Scale and Sustain

13. Washington State LASER - The Convener… • Of schools and school districts • Strategic Planning Institute • STEM Education Leadership Institute • Of key science leaders across all ten LASER Alliances AND Regional Science Coordinators (ESDs) • Science Partnership Academies

14. Always using the same formula again and again… • Hearing from Experts • Reading the Research • Conversing Collegially • Building Action Plans

15. NGSS – a new innovation! • Turn to our trusted model • Study the Framework together • Study the NGSS • Begin to build capacity • Create “Awareness of NGSS” Presentations for Stakeholder Groups • Create “Action Plan” for Regional Alliance • Lots of “boots on the ground” using a trusted model of regional impact to expand leadership capacity! Deep Dives BC4NGSS

18. Ellen Ebert, PhD Science Director, Teaching & Learning, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington State NGSS Lead email: ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us • Peggy Willcuts, EdD STEM Education Outreach, Office of STEM Education Pacific Northwest Nat’l Laboratory Co-Director of SE LASER Alliance email: peggy.willcuts@pnnl.gov