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Tom Burton April 18, 2011 Assignment: Action Plan Outline EDUC 520 This action plan outline is geared towards the transition between current science OAA/OGT standards and the new standards adopted as of June, 2010. The main goals and suggested time frames and personnel responsibilities are as follows: ¨ Iddentify key areas of focus pertaining to science standards, grades K-12 Basically, the action plan timeframe would follow the tentative state timeline where the new science standards are fully integrated (in other words, lesson plans use the new standards) by 2013-2014. Therefore, the basic goals and subsequent timeline and activities need to be started now (2011). Consequently, this should provide a timely working template for the above goals as well as for incorporating collaborative input along the way. Ideally, teachers at each grade level would ultimately be responsible for their particular crosswalk. However, the mindset should not be that each teacher has to do it alone. There needs to be confidence that support and guidance is always available. Furthermore, each teacher should realize that his/her particular part is an important contribution to the overall action plan. Additionally, other parts of the school community should also understand their responsibility to meaningfully contribute to the action plan. The ultimate success of the plan is tied to its collaborative success. All involved needs to see that their contributions are in fact real, needed and meaningful. Finally, for each of the action plan goals, evaluative frameworks and assessment tools need to be developed and agreed upon. Also, a time framework would need to be developed as to what is to be evaluated and when. Practically, this would be done primarily by the curriculum director and key/general staff. Also needed is a practical communication system to keep the entire learning community tied together and on track. A SMART goal for this proposed action plan (specific to crosswalk development) might be as follows: During the 2011-2012 school year science teachers (grades 7-12) will have completed final version crosswalks according to adopted template standards, collaborative input, and standards transition guidelines.
 * Goal ||  Responsibility  ||  Timeframe  ||
 * Develop a new school philosophy regarding the new standards (collaborative) || Curriculum director, key staff, admin, board members; also students, parents and community members || 2011 ||
 * Develop a plan to involve combined input from science staff, administration/school board members, curriculum director, students and general community || Same || 2011 ||
 * Goal ||  Responsibility  ||  Timeframe  ||
 * Develop a staff support/guidance system to help with phased integration of the new standards; includes support/resources targeting inquiry based instructional methodologies and related lab activities || Curriculum director, admin, key staff and general staff || 2011-2012 ||
 * Develop a common crosswalk template and methodology for science (grades 7-12) || Curriculum director, key staff and general staff || 2011 ||
 * Develop curricular content depth of learning/mastery while reducing content || Curriculum director/key staff and general staff; eventual input from rest of learning community || 2011-2012 ||
 * Plan to demonstrate learning progressions across grades 7-12 || Same || Same ||
 * Emphasize inquiry based learning strategies (especially lab activities) || Curriculum director/key staff || “ “ ||
 * Identify/develop methods by which students can demonstrate their learning || Curriculum director/key staff and general staff; eventual input from rest of learning community || “ “ ||
 * Develop performance tasks and other assessments that will help students prepare for new standards based evaluations (ex. End of course exams, national standards) || Same || “ “ ||
 * Identify/develop resources that relate classroom learning to the “outside” world || Same || 2011-2014 ||
 * Identify and address science misconceptions appropriate to grades 7-12 || Curriculum director/staff || 2011-2014 ||