Earth & Space Science The connecting sciences About the Charge A noble but presumptuous endeavor From a mile wide and an inch deep to focus and mastery We may be an F state but our efforts were the foundation stones for todays A states Identify the key concepts that are most important to teach to every Florida high school graduate About the Team Teachers elementary, middle, high, ESE Administrators curriculum coordinators, science supervisors, assistant principals Higher Ed. content specialists About the Process BrainstormingBrainstorming General to specificGeneral to specific CritiquingCritiquing ComparingComparing RearrangingRearranging EliminatingEliminating CombiningCombining RedefiningRedefining About the Sources All available resources consulted Massachusetts provided some text The AAAS Atlases were the arbiters of grade level appropriateness About the Nature of Science Explicitly addressed Embedded throughout At all grade levels About the Product Work in progress BOKS Bodies of Knowledge and Skill K-8 grade level benchmarks Benchmarks will be legislated Clarifications will add teacher-friendly detail Floridated benchmarks Webb rated benchmarks About Limits These are standards These are not curriculum These will result in new Course Descriptions Clarification statements will give considerable guidance to teachers About Alignments Content coverage needs to be assured All must be developmentally appropriate Longitudinal sequencing must be rational Cross disciplinary alignment must be considered Standard grain size must be established About Needs Productive critique Time for reflection Time for revision Standard grain size Explicit and embedded nature of science Gap closure Cross-disciplinary alignment What We Really Want World Class Standards World Class Teachers World Class Students World Peace Glaciers for our grandchildren